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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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Qatar is a country located in Middle East with an area of 11,586 km2 (land boundries: 87 km and costline 563 km). The capital of Qatar is Doha. The number of inhabitants is 2,795,484.

The Qatari military's inventory includes a broad mix of older and modern weapons systems, mostly from the United States and Europe. In the 2010s, Qatar embarked on an extensive military expansion and modernization program with large air, ground, and naval equipment purchases.

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Military expenditures

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Military budget

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15.8 billion $
6 billion $

Percent of GDP

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1.5 %
3.6 %

Manpower

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Active personnel

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425,000
66,550

Reserve personnel

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200,000
15,000

Available for military

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21,079,077
389,487

Land Forces

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Tanks

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2,203
138
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Armoured fighting vehicles

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9,323
922
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Total artillery

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3,103
62
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Self-propelled artillery

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1,034
46
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Rocket artillery

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322
16

Air Forces

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Total aircraft

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1,408
205
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Fighter

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19
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Multirole

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234
46
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Attack

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0
6
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Helicopters

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349
87
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UCAV (combat drone)

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443
6

Navy

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Total naval

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191
92
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Aircraft carriers

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1
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Destroyers

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0
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Frigates

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17
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Corvettes

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9
3
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Submarines

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12
0

Nuclear weapons

Turkey

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

Qatar

Does not have nuclear weapons.

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.

Qatar

Conscription for males aged 18-35; 4-month general obligation, 3 months for graduates.