Turkish Stars
| Turkish Stars | |
|---|---|
| Türk Yıldızları | |
Turkish Stars emblem | |
| Active | November 7, 1992 |
| Country | Turkey |
| Branch | Turkish Air Force |
| Role | Aerobatic demonstration Team |
| Size | 7 Pilots, 6 Public affairs, 38 Maintenance personnel |
| Garrison/HQ | Konya Air Base |
| Motto(s) | A perfect harmony of skill, speed and discipline... |
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| Commanders | |
| Current commander | Major Kürşat KÖMÜR |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | 7 NF-5A Freedom Fighter 6 NF-5B Freedom Fighter |
| Transport | 1 C-130 1 C-160 1 CASA/IPTN CN-235 |
The Turkish Stars (Turkish: Türk Yıldızları) are the aerobatic demonstration team of the Turkish Air Force and the national aerobatics team of Turkey.
The Turkish Stars is the seventh and final aerobatic team established under the Turkish Air Force. The team was formed on November 7, 1992. The Turkish Stars are stationed at the 3rd Main Jet Base Command. The official name of the squadron is 134th Aerobatic Squadron Command. The Turkish Stars operate with NF-5A/B aircraft. The team's motto is "A perfect harmony of skill, speed, and discipline." When the Turkish Stars were first established, they started with 4 aircraft, increased to 6 aircraft in 1994, 7 aircraft in 1995, and reached 8 aircraft in 2004. They became the first aerobatic team to perform with 8 supersonic aircraft. The future aircraft for the Turkish Stars is planned to be the TAI Hürjet.
On 24 August 2001, the Turkish Stars demonstrated at an airshow to more than one million people in Baku, Azerbaijan, setting a world record.
As of May 2024, Major Kürşat Kömür serve as fleet commander of Turkish Stars.