Turkish Naval Forces
The Turkish Naval Forces were represented under the title of the "Naval Undersecreteriat" at the Turkish General Staff Headquarters in Ankara from 1928 to 1949. The historic decree of the Higher Military Council on 15 August 1949 led to the foundation of the Turkish Naval Forces Command ("Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı".) After Turkey joined NATO on 18 February 1952, the Turkish Naval Forces were integrated into the organizational branches of the alliance.