Military power of Russia & Turkey
Russia vs Turkey
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Russia is a country located in North Asia bordering the Arctic Ocean with an area of 17,098,242 km2 (land boundries: 22,407 km and costline 37,653 km). The capital of Russia is Moscow. The number of inhabitants is 146,171,015.
On 24 February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine with an estimated 150 k troops. Russia is the leading member of the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The Russian Federation's military is equipped with domestically-produced weapons systems. Russia is the world's second largest exporter of military hardware and has the world's largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.
More about Russia militaryTurkey is a country located in Southeastern Europe and Southwestern Asia (that portion of Turkey west of the Bosporus is geographically part of Europe) with an area of 783,562 km2 (land boundries: 2,816 km and costline 7,200 km). The capital of Turkey is Ankara. The number of inhabitants is 83,614,362.
Turkey has been a member of NATO since 1952 and hosts NATO's Land Forces Command in Izmir. Under a long-range strategic plan, the Turkish Armed Forces continued efforts to modernize its equipment and force structure. The Turkish Armed Forces inventory is mostly comprised of a mix of domestically-produced and Western weapons systems. In 2019 Turkey purchased the Russian S-400 air defense system. That complicated its relationship with NATO. Turkey has a strong defense industry capable of producing a range of weapons systems for both export and internal use.
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Military expenditures
 RU |  TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 65.9 billion $ | 15.5 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 4.1% | 2.1% |
Manpower
| RU | TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 1,000,000 | 425,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 2,000,000 | 200,000 |
| Available for military: | 34,765,736 | 21,079,077 |
Land Forces
| RU | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 12,267 | 3,017 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 24,172 | 11,450 | |
| Total artillery: | 18,266 | 2,521 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 6,443 | 943 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 4,331 | 399 |
Air Forces
| RU | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 4,418 | 1,573 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 340 | 48 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 382 | 245 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 689 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 1,665 | 676 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 100 | 172 |
Navy
| RU | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 653 | 154 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 14 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 11 | 16 | |
| Corvettes: | 80 | 10 | |
| Submarines: | 66 | 12 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Russia
The second most important state when it comes to researching, developing, and then storing nuclear weapon. Although the Russians managed to catch up with Americans later on, it was only in 1949 that the first nuclear test conducted by then the Soviet Union occurred. It was still quite a surprise for the Western Powers, who believed that Russia won’t be capable of producing nuclear warheads until 1953-1954. After the first test, the nation in question started to rapidly increase the amount of warheads they possessed. In the end of 1980s, they were the leading power when it comes to total number of warheads stored. It was approximately 40,000 warheads.
Nowadays, similarly to United States, the Russians store a total number of 6490 warheads, what is scarcely more than USA. When it comes to the number of deployed warheads, the amount is the same as in case of Americans, namely 1600 deployed warheads. We should also remember about the fact that Russia conducted over 700 tests, what makes them the second most important nation when it comes to developing nuclear weapons. However, it was the Soviet Union that managed to create the biggest bomb in the world. Known as Tsar Bomba, it had blast yield of 50 megatons of TNT.
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
Russia
18-27 years of age for compulsory or voluntary military service; males are registered for the draft at 17 years of age; 1-year service obligation (conscripts can only be sent to combat zones after 6 months of training); reserve obligation for non-officers to age 50; enrollment in military schools from the age of 16, cadets classified as members of the armed forces.
Turkey
21-41 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary service; 12 months conscript obligation for non-university graduates, 6-12 months for university graduates (graduates of higher education may perform 6 months of military service as short-term privates, or 12 months as reserve officers); conscripts are called to register at age 20, for service at 21; women serve in the Turkish Armed Forces only as officers; reserve obligation to age 41; Turkish citizens with a residence or work permit who have worked abroad for at least 3 years (1095 days) can be exempt from military service in exchange for 6,000 EUR or its equivalent in foreign currencies; a law passed in December 2014 introduced a one-time payment scheme which exempted Turkish citizens 27 and older from conscription in exchange for a payment of $8,150.