Military power of Turkey & North Korea
Turkey vs North Korea
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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.
More about Turkey militaryNorth Korea is a country located in Eastern Asia with an area of 120,540 km2 (land boundries: 1,607 km and costline 2,495 km). The capital of North Korea is Pyongyang. The number of inhabitants is 25,549,604.
The KPA is equipped with older weapon systems originally acquired from the former Soviet Union, Russia, and China, as well as some domestically-produced equipment. The North Korea produces a diverse array of military hardware like light armored vehicles, tanks, naval vessels and submarines, and advanced weapons systems, such as ballistic missiles. North Korea developing also nuclear weapons.
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Military expenditures
 TR |  KP | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 15.5 billion $ | 1.6 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 2.1% | 4.9% |
Manpower
| TR | KP | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 425,000 | 1,280,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 200,000 | 600,000 |
| Available for military: | 21,079,077 | 6,515,279 |
Land Forces
| TR | KP | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 3,017 | 6,000 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 11,450 | 4,000 | |
| Total artillery: | 2,521 | 13,000 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 943 | 4,500 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 399 | 4,000 |
Air Forces
| TR | KP | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,573 | 960 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 48 | 349 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 245 | 35 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 188 | |
| Helicopters: | 676 | 202 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 172 | 0 |
Navy
| TR | KP | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 154 | 967 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 16 | 2 | |
| Corvettes: | 10 | 8 | |
| Submarines: | 12 | 72 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
North Korea
Although at the beginning North Korea joined the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, they withdrew from it on January 2003. It was a consequence of the United States accusation. The USA government claimed that North Korea was unofficially funding a program of uranium enrichment. Because of that, they cancelled the 1994 Agreed Framework treaty and cut off the energy assistance. Two years after withdrawing, the officials from North Korea claimed that they own operational nuclear arsenal. In spite of North Koreans assurances, the United States did not believe that North Korea really posses such weapons. As a result, the government of North Korea decided to conduct tests.
There were three tests that North Korea initially conducted. The first one, with the yield of less than a kiloton, took place in 2006. However, to show that this was in fact a nuclear detonation, North Koreans conducted second and third tests, respectable in 2009 and 2013. The maximum power of the blast of the aforementioned tests can be estimated to be up to 40 kilotons. However, a lot of sources claim that yield did not surpass 10-15 kilotons. Noteworthy is also the fact that in 2016, North Korea announced that they have conducted their first hydrogen-bomb test.
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.
North Korea
18 is presumed to be the legal minimum age for compulsory military service; 16-17 is the presumed legal minimum age for voluntary service.