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Middle East > Turkey > Military

TURKISH MILITARY STATS:   Top Stats   All Stats  
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Air force personnel 63,000 [8th of 49]
Armed forces growth -3 [79th of 132]
Definition: Military > Armed forces growth
Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
Armed forces personnel 610,000 [7th of 166]
Definition: Military > Armed forces personnel
Source: calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Army personnel 525,000 [4th of 49]
Definition: Military > Army personnel
Source: IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press
Branches
Turkish Armed Forces (TSK): Turkish Land Forces (Turk Kara Kuvvetleri, TKK), Turkish Naval Forces (Turk Deniz Kuvvetleri, TDK; includes naval air and naval infantry), Turkish Air Force (Turk Hava Kuvvetleri, THK)
Definition: Military > Branches
Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
Conscription
Conscription exists (WRI).
Definition: Military > Conscription
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Conventional arms exports $18,000,000.00 [28th of 40]
Definition: Military > Conventional arms exports
Source: Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC)
Conventional arms imports $418,000,000.00 [10th of 85]
Definition: Military > Conventional arms imports
Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.
expenditure > % of GDP 3.23 % Time series [16th of 145]
Definition: Military > expenditure > % of GDP
Source: SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.
Expenditures > Dollar figure $12,155,000,000.00 Time series [10th of 111]
Definition: Military > Expenditures > Dollar figure
Source: World Development Indicators database
Forces in Europe > Aircraft 358 [8th of 24]
Definition: Military > Forces in Europe > Aircraft
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008
Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks 2,317 [5th of 24]
Definition: Military > Forces in Europe > Battle Tanks
Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003
Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49 19,534,500 [17th of 175]
Definition: Military > Manpower > Availability > Males age 15-49
Source: Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003
Military Capabilities > Active Troops 514,850 [9th of 10]
Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Active Troops
Source: CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005
Military Capabilities > Defense Budget $12,155,000,000.00 [6th of 10]
Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Defense Budget
Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities
Military Capabilities > Tanks 4,205 [4th of 10]
Definition: Military > Military Capabilities > Tanks
Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities
Navy personnel 51,000 [8th of 49]
Definition: Military > Navy personnel
Source: Wikipedia: Military Capabilities
personnel 617,000 Time series [10th of 170]
Definition: Military > personnel
Source: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy
Service age and obligation 20 years of age Time series
Definition: Military > Service age and obligation
Source: World Development Indicators database
Weapon holdings 10,049,000 [9th of 137]
Definition: Military > Weapon holdings
Source: All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008

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SOURCES: Energy Information Administration, US Department of Energy; calculated on the basis of data on armed forces from IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; IISS (International Institute for Strategic Studies). 2001. The Military Balance 2001-2002. Oxford: Oxford University Press; All CIA World Factbooks 18 December 2003 to 18 December 2008; Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Geneva, Switzerland, 1997. Data collected from the nations concerned, unless otherwise indicated. Acronyms: Amnesty International (AI); European Council of Conscripts Organizations (ECCO); Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC); International Helsinki Federation for Human Rights (IHFHR); National Interreligious Service Board for Conscientious Objectors (NISBCO); Service, Peace and Justice in Latin America (SERPAJ); War Resisters International (WRI); World Council of Churches (WCC); SIPRI (Stockholm International Peace Research Institute). 2005. SIPRI Arms Transfers. Database. February. Stockholm.; World Development Indicators database; Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE): A Review and Update of Key Treaty Elements (US Department of State: Washington, DC, Jan. 2002). Joint Consultative Group (JCG), Group on Treaty Operation and Implementation, JCG document JCG.TOI/22/03, 23 June 2003; CIA World Factbook, 28 July 2005; Wikipedia: Military Capabilities; Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)

ALTERNATIVE NAMES: Turkey, Republic of Turkey, Turkiye Cumhuriyeti, Turkiye

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