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Military power of Turkey & Syria
Turkey vs Syria
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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 militarySyria is a country located in Middle East with an area of 185,180 km2 (land boundries: 2,363 km and costline 193 km). The capital of Syria is Damascus. The number of inhabitants is 17,500,657.
The SAF's inventory is comprised mostly of Russian and Soviet-era equipment. Russia has supplied nearly all of Syria's imported weapons systems, although China and Iran have also provided military equipment.
More about Syria militaryIf you want to check the comparison in terms of economic ratios check out CompareEconomy.com
Military expenditures
 TR |  SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Military budget: | 15.8 billion $ | 1.8 billion $ |
| Percent of GDP: | 1.5% | 5% |
Manpower
| TR | SY | |
|---|---|---|
| Active personnel: | 425,000 | 169,000 |
| Reserve personnel: | 200,000 | 0 |
| Available for military: | 21,079,077 | 11,550,000 |
Land Forces
| TR | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanks: | 2,203 | 3,507 | |
| Armoured fighting vehicles: | 9,323 | 4,639 | |
| Total artillery: | 3,103 | 3,343 | |
| Self-propelled artillery: | 1,034 | 502 | |
| Rocket artillery: | 322 | 691 |
Air Forces
| TR | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total aircraft: | 1,408 | 470 | |
| Fighter aircraft: | 19 | 108 | |
| Multirole aircraft: | 234 | 29 | |
| Attack aircraft: | 0 | 90 | |
| Helicopters: | 349 | 171 | |
| UCAV (combat drone): | 443 | 0 |
Navy
| TR | SY | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Total naval: | 191 | 43 | |
| Aircraftcarriers: | 1 | 0 | |
| Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
| Frigates: | 17 | 0 | |
| Corvettes: | 9 | 0 | |
| Submarines: | 12 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
Syria
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.
Syria
18 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 18 months; women are not conscripted but may volunteer to serve; re-enlistment obligation 5 years, with retirement after 15 years or age 40 or 20 years or age 45.
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