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Yarbay
Found in: Turkish words and phrases Military ranks of Turkey
Yarbay is the Turkish military rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
In normal circumstance they serve 3 years (shorter than others) because of preparation rank. In the Turkish Army (Kara Kuvvetleri) and Turkish Gendarmerie (Jandarma) they serve as battalion commanding officer, in Turkish Navy battleship executive officer and in Turkish Air Force serve as squadron commander.
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