Turkish Air Force Academy

The Turkish Air Force Academy (TAFA; Turkish: Hava Harp Okulu) is a co-educational military academy located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is part of the National Defense University. The Air Force Academy covers an area of 4.5 million square meters. Indoor and outdoor facilities are at Yeşilyurt, Istanbul and flight and encampment facilities are at Yalova.

It was founded in 1951, replacing the Army Flight School, with the mandate to train the officers of the Turkish Air Force. The academy provides an engineering education to Air Force cadets from Turkey as well as a number of other countries, and prepares them for careers in their respective Air Forces. Since 1992, the academy has accepted female cadets and allied countries' cadets for enrollment. TAFA is recognized by the Turkish Council of Higher Education, as a university accredited to grant engineering degrees. It is distinct from the Turkish Air War College (Turkish: Hava Harp Enstitüsü), which functions as a postgraduate staff college.