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Military power of Turkey & NATO without USA

Turkey vs NATO without USA

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Turkey 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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An artificial alliance showing what NATO would look like without the United States of America which accounting for three quarters of North Atlantic Alliance defence spending. The supported countries included in this alliance: Belgium, Canada, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, United Kingdom, Greece, Germany, Turkey, Spain, Hungary, Poland and Romania.

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Military expenditures

Military budget

15.8 billion $

405.7 billion $

Percent of GDP

1.5 %

0 %

Manpower

Active personnel

425,000

1,895,839

Reserve personnel

200,000

1,834,232

Available for military

21,079,077

133,633,500

Land Forces

Tanks

2,203

6,676

Armoured fighting vehicles

9,323

43,277

Total artillery

3,103

9,306

Self-propelled artillery

1,034

2,918

Rocket artillery

322

1,046

Air Forces

Total aircraft

1,408

7,812

Fighter

19

526

Multirole

234

1,179

Attack

0

142

Helicopters

349

3,017

UCAV (combat drone)

443

521

Navy

Total naval

191

1,530

Aircraft carriers

1

10

Destroyers

0

24

Frigates

17

111

Corvettes

9

31

Submarines

12

75

Nuclear weapons

Turkey

Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.

NATO without USA

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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.

NATO without USA

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