Lieutenant colonel (Turkey)
Lieutenant colonel is the Turkish military rank of lieutenant colonel. It was first used in the Ottoman Army in 1870.
In normal circumstance they serve 3 years because of preparation rank. In the Turkish Army and Turkish Gendarmerie they serve as battalion commanding officer, in Turkish Navy battleship executive officer and in Turkish Air Force serve as squadron commander. In the normal circumstances, they have to wait a short period of time to be colonel.