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Military power of Switzerland & Turkey
Switzerland vs Turkey
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Switzerland is a country located in Central Europe with an area of 41,285 km2 (land boundries: 1,770 km and costline 0 km (landlocked)). The capital of Switzerland is Bern. The number of inhabitants is 8,570,146.
Switzerland has long maintained a policy of military neutrality, but does periodically participate in EU, NATO, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe. Swiss law excludes participation in combat operations for peace enforcement, and Swiss units will only participate in operations under the mandate of the UN or OSCE. The Swiss Armed Forces inventory includes a mix of domestically-produced and imported weapons systems. The United States is the leading supplier of military armaments.
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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
 CH |  TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 6.3 billion $ | 15.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 0.7% | 1.5% |
Manpower
| CH | TR | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 140,000 | 425,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 80,000 | 200,000 |
| Available for military: | 1,852,580 | 21,079,077 |
Land Forces
| CH | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 224 | 2,203 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 1,808 | 9,323 | |
| Total artillery: | 176 | 3,103 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 176 | 1,034 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 0 | 322 |
Air Forces
| CH | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 178 | 1,408 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 27 | 19 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 25 | 234 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
| Helicopters: | 57 | 349 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 0 | 443 |
Navy
| CH | TR | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 0 | 191 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 1 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 0 | 17 | |
| Corvettes: | 0 | 9 | |
| Submarines: | 0 | 12 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Switzerland
Does not have nuclear weapons.
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
Switzerland
19-26 years of age for male compulsory military service; 18 years of age for voluntary male and female military service; every Swiss male has to serve at least 260 days in the armed forces; conscripts receive 18 weeks of mandatory training, followed by seven 3-week intermittent recalls for training during the next 10 years.
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.
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