Turkish Military Academy

Turkish Military Academy
Kara Harp Okulu
Motto"Yıldızların İrfan Yuvası"
(eng: Wisdom House of Stars)
TypeMilitary Academy
Established1834 (1834)
FounderMahmud II
Parent institution
National Defence University
RectorErhan Afyoncu
Deanİbrahim Ethem Atnur
Students4,000 future commissioned officers in the Turkish Army.
Location,
ColorsBordeaux and Black   
NicknameHarbiye
Websitewww.kho.edu.tr

The Turkish Military Academy (Turkish: Kara Harp Okulu) or as it is known historically and popularly Harbiye is a four-year co-educational military academy and part of the National Defence University. It is located in the center of Ankara, Turkey. Its mission is to develop cadets mentally and physically for service as commissioned officers in the Turkish Army, and is the oldest of the academies of the Armed Forces (opened 1834).

After the 2016 coup d'état attempt, the Military Academy (along with the Naval Academy, the Air Force Academy and all the other military educational institutions) became part of the new National Defence University, which was formed under the Ministry of National Defence.