THE TEN SYSTEM OF METEHAN

Before the Islamic period, in 209 B.C., Mete Han coming from Central Asia (Mo — Tun) is determined to be the first establishment date ofTurkish Army with ten thousands of soldiers founded under strict discipline. Soldiership was not a special profession in the Turkish society, Evreybody who had been healthy enough to hold a gun was a soldier. Act was a most to protect oneself, his family, property, people and nation one had to be a perfect warrior inorder tol ive safe in the steppes. Family and the army consisted of the soul of the state and the army was considered to be in union with the society and in great harmony in all cases. It was the rules of the steppes which ordered the army to be in constant discipline all the time. Sports, amusement and hunting of the daily life were part of being a perfect warrior and military education. Mete Hon, has established his army on the 10 systme.Thpe largest unit of soldiers called "division" consisted of ten thousand soldiers. The division has been divided into thousand, hundred and ten soldires and the commanders are called division commander, major, captain and corporal. And Metehan Had been a perfect sample to all the armies of the world The Turkish army consisting of light arm and moving cavalry, established on war systems of sudden and surprising attacks system. The coordination in between unions, and the relations establishend in between the small units.The Turkish army carrying on the command system with the presence of commanders in the right and the left (east and west) in the war, accomplished to protect itself from tribal traditions with the establishment of I 0 sytem serving to protect the state from the tribal traditions and thus be a perfect state. In short, all forces of the state, both in peace and war, came together in common goals. And this perfect state of being, made the state strong and mighty. Through this system,many Turkish states like the great Huns, European Huns, Gokttirks, Uyghurs have been established on broad areas of settlement and carried on very important missions all thhroughout the world history and had always been successful.