After the
abolition of the
Janissary corps of the
Ottoman Empire in 1826, military organizations called
Asâkir-i Muntazâma-i Mansûre,
Asâkir-i Muntazâma-i Hâssa, and, in 1834,
Asâkir-i Redîfe were established to deliver security and public order services in
Anatolia and in some provinces of
Rumelia. Since the term Gendarmerie was noticed only in the Assignment Decrees published in the years following the
declaration of
Tanzimat in 1839, it is assumed that the Gendarmerie organization was founded after that year, but the exact date of foundation has not yet been determined. Therefore, taking the June 14 of "June 14, 1869", on which
Asâkir-i Zaptiye Nizâmnâmesi was adopted, June 14, 1839 was accepted as the foundation date of the Turkish Gendarmerie. After
1877–1878 Russo-Turkish War, Ottoman prime minister
Mehmed Said Pasha decided to bring some officers from Britain and France to establish a modern law enforcement organization. After the
Young Turk Revolution in 1908, the Gendarmerie achieved great successes, particularly in Rumelia. In 1909, the Gendarmerie was affiliated with the Ministry of War, and its name was changed to the
Gendarmerie General Command ().
Gendarmerie units both sustained their
internal security duties and took part in the national defence at various fronts as a part of the Armed Forces during the
World War I and the
Turkish War of Independence. ==References==