Its headquarters is in Ankara, and it is directly responsible to the Commander of the Land Forces (as of 2023).

"Turkish Land Forces went through a very significant reorganisation program between 1991 and 1993.

Thus, the old 1st Infantry Division which had been abolished many years ago was reactivated and renamed as 1 TU Mech Inf Div (1.

Mekanize Piyade Tümen Komutanlığı) and attached to 4 TU Corps on 30 November 1993.

Major General tr:Ergin Sagun was also Deputy Commander of 4th Corps and Commander 1st Mechanized Infantry Division as a major-general, before he was promoted in 2001.