Turkey joined NATO in 1952
Boeing 737 AEW&C MESA Peace Eagle of the Turkish Air Force.
Military
Turkish Armed Forces
Turkey joined NATO in 1952
The Turkish Armed Forces consists of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force. The Gendarmerie and the Coast Guard operate as parts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime, although they are subordinated to the Army and Navy Commands respectively in wartime, during which they have both internal law enforcement and military functions.[64]
The Turkish Armed Forces is the second largest standing armed force in NATO, after the U.S. Armed Forces, with a combined strength of just over a million uniformed personnel serving in its five branches.[65] Turkey is considered to be the strongest military power of the Middle East region besides Israel.Every fit male Turkish citizen otherwise not barred is required to serve in the military for a period ranging from three weeks to fifteen months, dependent on education and job location.[66] Turkey does not recognise conscientious objection and does not offer a civilian alternative to military service.
Boeing 737 AEW&C MESA Peace Eagle of the Turkish Air Force.
Turkey is one of five NATO member states which are part of the nuclear sharing policy of the alliance, together with Belgium, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.[68] A total of 90 B61 nuclear bombs are hosted at the Incirlik Air Base, 40 of which are allocated for use by the Turkish Air Force n 1998, Turkey announced a program of modernization worth US$160 billion over a twenty year period in various projects including tanks, fighter jets, helicopters, submarines, warships and assault rifles.Lebanon (UNIFIL) in the wake of the Israeli-Lebanon conflict