Military power of Turkey & Germany
Country: | Turkey (TR) | Germany (DE) |
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Capital: | Ankara | Berlin |
Population: | 83,614,362 | 83,166,711 |
Area: | 783,562 km2 | 357,168 km2 |
More: | Turkey military forces description | Germany military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 21.9 billion $ | 57 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.9% | 1.4% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 355,200 | 183,907 |
Reserve personnel: | 378,700 | 30,050 |
Available for military: | 21,079,077 | 18,529,299 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 3,017 | 328 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 11,450 | 3,874 | |
Total artillery: | 2,521 | 401 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 943 | 121 | |
Rocket artillery: | 399 | 38 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1,573 | 662 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 48 | 141 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 245 | 90 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 676 | 347 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 172 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 154 | 65 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 16 | 12 | |
Corvettes: | 10 | 5 | |
Submarines: | 12 | 6 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Germany
Germany participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Military service
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.
Germany
17-23 years of age for male and female voluntary military service; conscription ended 1 July 2011; service obligation 8-23 months or 12 years; women have been eligible for voluntary service in all military branches and positions since 2001.