Military power of Turkey & United Arab Emirates
Country: | Turkey (TR) | United Arab Emirates (AE) |
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Capital: | Ankara | Abu Dhabi |
Population: | 83,614,362 | 9,890,400 |
Area: | 783,562 km2 | 83,600 km2 |
More: | Turkey military forces description | United Arab Emirates military forces description |
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Military expenditures
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Military budget: | 21.9 billion $ | 22.8 billion $ |
Percent of GDP: | 2.9% | 5.7% |
Manpower
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Active personnel: | 355,200 | 100,000 |
Reserve personnel: | 378,700 | 90,000 |
Available for military: | 21,079,077 | 3,240,000 |
Land Forces
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Tanks: | 3,017 | 354 | |
Armoured fighting vehicles: | 11,450 | 8,980 | |
Total artillery: | 2,521 | 398 | |
Self-propelled artillery: | 943 | 183 | |
Rocket artillery: | 399 | 139 |
Air Forces
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Total aircraft: | 1,573 | 510 | |
Fighter aircraft: | 48 | 0 | |
Multirole aircraf: | 245 | 137 | |
Attack aircraft: | 0 | 0 | |
Helicopters: | 676 | 215 | |
UCAV (combat drone): | 172 | 0 |
Navy
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Total naval: | 154 | 79 | |
Aircraftcarriers: | 0 | 0 | |
Destroyers: | 0 | 0 | |
Frigates: | 16 | 0 | |
Corvettes: | 10 | 9 | |
Submarines: | 12 | 0 |
☢ Nuclear weapons
Turkey
Turkey participates in the NATO nuclear weapons sharing arrangements and trains for delivering United States nuclear warheads.
United Arab Emirates
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.
United Arab Emirates
18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education.