The brigade was firstly involved in the
Turkish invasion of Cyprus. With the
1st Commando Brigade and
Amphibious Marine Brigade, it was involved in battle of
Kyrenia, which resulted in Turkish takeover of the city. After the invasion, brigade was awarded with
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice. It was awarded with its second
Turkish Armed Forces Medal of Distinguished Courage and Self-Sacrifice for its involvement in
the conflict against the
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). In 2010, the brigade was fully professionalized. The brigade participated in the
2020 Baku Victory Parade on
Freedom Square alongside the
Azerbaijani Armed Forces after the Azerbaijani victory in the
2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. == See also ==