Turkey claims their army is over 2200 years old

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>Turkish Land Forces, the main branch of Turkish Armed Forces, turned 2226 on Tuesday. It is the first regular army in Turkic history.
>The army was founded by Xiongnu Emperor Modu Chanyu in 209 BC. Under his rule, The largest unit in the Turkish Regular Army was named a "division," comprising 10,000 horsemen; which were further divided into units of thousands, hundreds and tens. Each division was assigned a Division Commander, Major, Captain or Corporal who was interconnected within the chain of command.
>The army was reformed on November 8, 1920 as the Army of the Turkish Grand National Assembly.
>On July 1, 1949, it was renamed again to "Turkish Land Forces Command." The 1949 structure of the command has been the basis of modern-day Turkish army.
>The motto of the Turkish Land Forces is "Effective, deterrent, credible." The army is within the structure of Turkish Armed Forces, which is the second largest military power in NATO with 510.600 active, 378.700 reserve personnel.

How pathetic can you get?

https://www.dailysabah.com/turkey/2017/06/27/effective-deterrent-credible-turkish-land-forces-turns-2226/amp