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Turkey military
Global rank #11
NATO
Turkey ranks #11 of 24 in the 2026 Military Atlas Index. It spends $30.0B on defense (1.9% of GDP) and has 355K active personnel.
Key statistics
$30.0B
Defense Budget
1.9%
Budget % of GDP
355K
Active Personnel
379K
Reserve Personnel
1,116
Military Aircraft
265
Fighter Jets
0
5th Gen Fighters
431
Helicopters
2,318
Main Battle Tanks
938
Artillery Systems
13
Submarines
0
Aircraft Carriers
0
Nuclear Warheads
Sources: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database (2025), World Bank (2025), IISS The Military Balance (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), citing FlightGlobal World Air Forces (2026), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA) (2026).
Equipment inventory
Turkey: Aircraft (35)
F-16 Fighting FalconFighter Jet · United States275confirmed
TAI HürkuşTrainer Aircraft55confirmed
MFI-395 Super MushshakTrainer Aircraft · Pakistan52confirmed
Eurofighter TyphoonFighter Jet · United Kingdom44 on orderconfirmed
CN235Transport Aircraft · Spain43confirmed
KT-1Trainer Aircraft · South Korea40confirmed
TAI ANKA-SUAV / Drone · Turkey36estimated
SF-260Trainer Aircraft · Italy34confirmed
F-4D/E Phantom IIFighter Jet · United States30confirmed
Cessna T-41 MescaleroTrainer Aircraft25confirmed
Bayraktar AkinciUAV / Drone · Turkey20confirmed
PZL Bielsko SZD-50 PuchaczTrainer Aircraft20confirmed
Canadair CF-5Fighter Jet18confirmed
King Air 200/350 (C-12)Transport Aircraft · United States12confirmed
A400MTransport Aircraft · Multi-national10confirmed
AksungurUAV / Drone · Turkey5confirmed
Beechcraft BaronTransport Aircraft5confirmed
E-7T (AEW)Airborne Early Warning · United States4confirmed
Cessna 421 Golden EagleTransport Aircraft3confirmed
AeroVironment RQ-20 PumaUAV / Drone—confirmedAsisguard SongarUAV / Drone—confirmed
Banshee Jet 80+ (one-way attack conversion)UAV / Drone · United Kingdom—confirmed
Bayraktar MiniUAV / Drone—confirmed
Bayraktar TB2UAV / Drone · Turkey—confirmed
Bayraktar TB3UAV / Drone · Turkey—confirmed
C-130B/E/HTransport Aircraft · United States—confirmedHavelsan BAHAUAV / Drone—confirmedHavelsan BulutUAV / Drone—confirmed
HeronUAV / Drone · Israel—confirmedIskenderunTroop Transport—confirmed
T-37Trainer Aircraft · United States—confirmed
T-38Trainer Aircraft · United States—confirmed
TAI TurnaUAV / Drone—confirmed
TAI ŞimşekUAV / Drone—confirmed
TB-20 TrinidadTransport Aircraft · France—confirmedTurkey: Helicopters (11)
UH-1H/V IroquoisHelicopter · United States142confirmed
S-70/UH-60L/MHelicopter · United States69confirmed
Bell 205Helicopter · United States68confirmed
T129 ATAKHelicopter · Turkey58confirmed
AS532 CougarHelicopter · Multi-national48confirmed
Bell 206Helicopter · United States22confirmed
CH-47F ChinookHelicopter · United States10confirmed
T625 GökbeyHelicopter · Turkey7confirmed
AgustaWestland AW119 KoalaHelicopter6confirmed
H135Helicopter · France—confirmed
Mi-17Helicopter · Soviet Union—confirmedTurkey: Land (65)
M19 mortarMortar · United States3,500confirmed
M29 mortarMortar · United States3,175confirmed
M113A1 (TOW)Armored Vehicle · United States2,979confirmed
106mm M40Artillery System · United States2,137confirmed
Kirpi/Kirpi-IIArmored Vehicle · Turkey2,100+confirmed
107mm M30Artillery System · United States1,265confirmed
Otokar CobraArmored Vehicle · Turkey1,200+confirmed
M48A5 T2 PattonTank · United States1,150 (all M48 variants)confirmed
L/60/L/70Artillery System · Sweden803confirmed
M60A1 AOSTank · United States750 M60A1/A3 (Wikipedia list)confirmed
VuranArmored Vehicle · Turkey600+confirmed
RT-F-1Artillery System · France578confirmed
M114A1/M114A2Artillery System · United States517confirmed
Oerlikon 20 mm cannonSp Anti-Aircraft Gun · Switzerland439confirmed
Leopard 1A3Tank · Germany398 (Leopard 1A3 + 1A4)confirmed
Edjer Yalcin 4x4Armored Vehicle · Turkey360+confirmed
Leopard 2A4 (Türkiye)Tank · Germany350confirmed
T-155 FirtinaArtillery System · Turkey310+ (Firtina I + II)confirmed
GAI-D01/Rh-202Artillery System · Germany300confirmed
AkrepArmored Vehicle · Turkey260+confirmed
M110A2Artillery System · United States219confirmed
75mm M116 pack howitzerArtillery System · United States180confirmed
120mm M-65Artillery System · Yugoslavia179confirmed
M106Artillery System · United States179confirmed
M60TM FiratTank · Turkey165confirmed
M44T1Artillery System · United States150confirmed
35mm 92 GDF-002Artillery System · Switzerland120confirmed
M42 DusterSp Anti-Aircraft Gun · United States110confirmed
M101A1Artillery System · United States75confirmed
M107Artillery System · United States36confirmed
M115Artillery System · United States36confirmed
T-122Artillery System · Turkey36+confirmed
M108 howitzerArtillery System · United States25confirmedKorkutArtillery System · Turkey14confirmed
KC-135R (Tanker)Tanker · United States7confirmed
Altay Main Battle TankTank · Turkey5confirmed120mm mortarArtillery System—confirmed
81mm mortarArtillery System · Turkey—confirmed
ACV AAPCArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
ACV AIFVArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
AZMIMEngineering Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
BORAN 105mm HowitzerArtillery System · Turkey—confirmed
BPz-2Engineering Vehicle · Germany—confirmedBozenaEngineering Vehicle · Slovakia—confirmed
Carl GustafArtillery System · Sweden—confirmed
Cobra IIArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
Husky 2GArmored Vehicle · South Africa—confirmedKaplan STAArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
LeguanEngineering Vehicle · Germany—confirmedM113A2T2Armored Vehicle · United States—confirmed
M270 MLRSArtillery System · United States—confirmedM48 AEVEngineering Vehicle · Turkey—confirmedM52T (mod)Artillery System · United States—confirmed
M72 LAWRcl · United States—confirmed
M88A1Engineering Vehicle · United States—confirmed
MAV ZAHAArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmedMetiArmored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
Mobile Floating Assault BridgeEngineering Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
PAPMine Clearing Vehicle · France—confirmed
PanterArtillery System · Turkey—confirmed
Pars 6x6Armored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmedPars STA 4x4Armored Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
TR-300 Kasirga (WS-1)Artillery System · Turkey—confirmedTamkarEngineering Vehicle · Turkey—confirmed
ZAHA ARVEngineering Vehicle · Turkey—confirmedTurkey: Naval (58)
Kilic (GER Lurssen-62)Patrol Boat · Germany9confirmed
Gabya (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry)Frigate · United States8confirmed
AydinMine Countermeasures Vessel · Germany6confirmedEngin (ex-FRA Circe)Mine Countermeasures Vessel · France5confirmed
AdaCorvette · Turkey4confirmed
Barbaros (MEKO 200 mod)Frigate · Germany4confirmed
Yavuz-class frigateFrigate4confirmed
AkarReplenishment Oiler · Turkey2confirmed
BayraktarLanding Ship · Turkey2confirmed
Dogan (GER Lurssen-57)Patrol Boat · Germany2confirmed
Reis (Type-214)Submarine · Germany2confirmed
YildizPatrol Boat · Turkey2confirmed
Hisar-class offshore patrol vesselOffshore Patrol Vessel1confirmed
Powhatan-class tugboatOcean Tug1confirmed
Silas Bent-class survey shipSurvey Ship1confirmed
TCG Anadolu (Drone Carrier)Aircraft Carrier · Turkey1confirmedAkbasAuxiliary Ship · Turkey—confirmed
Alamgir (ex-US Oliver Hazard Perry)Frigate · United States—confirmed
Albatros SUnmanned Surface Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
AlemdarSubmarine Rescue Ship · Turkey—confirmedAnadolu 16mLanding Craft · Turkey—confirmed
Aselsan Albatros-KUnmanned Surface Vessel—confirmed
Atilay (Type-209/1200)Submarine · Germany—confirmed
Burak-class corvetteCorvette—confirmedC-120/130Landing Craft · Turkey—confirmed
C-140Landing Craft · Turkey—confirmed
C-151Landing Craft · Turkey—confirmed
CubukluNaval Vessel—confirmed
DalgicAuxiliary Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
DaricaNaval Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
Derya (DIMDEG)Replenishment Ship · Turkey—confirmed
Engin de débarquement d'infanterie et de charsLanding Craft—confirmedGur (Type-209/1400)Submarine · Germany—confirmedIsin IIRescue & Towing Ship · Turkey—confirmed
Kaan 20 (MRTP 20)Patrol Boat · Turkey—confirmedKizilirmakAuxiliary Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
LCM 8Landing Craft · United States—confirmed
LCM-1ELanding Craft · Spain—confirmed
LCTLanding Craft—confirmedMRTP 22Patrol Boat · Turkey—confirmed
MRTP 24/UPatrol Boat · Turkey—confirmed
MV SavaronaAuxiliary Ship—confirmedMirUnmanned Surface Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
MuglaNaval Vessel—confirmed
OsmangaziLanding Ship · Turkey—confirmedPreveze (Type-209/1400)Submarine · Germany—confirmed
Rüzgar-class fast attack craftPatrol Boat—confirmedSalvoUnmanned Surface Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
SancarUnmanned Surface Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
SarucabeyLanding Ship · Turkey—confirmed
SogutNaval Vessel · Turkey—confirmed
TCB Marlin USCVUnmanned Surface Vessel—confirmed
TCG Ağ-6Auxiliary Ship—confirmed
Tuzla-class patrol boatPatrol Boat—confirmed
ULAQUnmanned Surface Vessel · Turkey—confirmedYuzbasi Gungor DurmusAuxiliary Ship · Turkey—confirmed
Turkey: Missile (33)
9K113-1 Konkurs (AT-5 Spandrel)Missile System · Soviet Union—confirmed
9K135 Kornet-E (RS-AT-14 Spriggan)Missile System · Russia—confirmed9K36 Strela-3 (RS-SA-14 Gremlin)Air Defence System · Soviet Union—confirmedACV TOWMissile System · United States—confirmed
AGM-114M Hellfire IIMissile System · United States—confirmed
ATMACAMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
BoraMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
CiritMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
EryxMissile System · France—confirmed
FGM-148 JavelinMissile System · United States—confirmed
FIM-92 StingerMissile System · United States—confirmed
HarpyLoitering Munition · Israel—confirmedHİSAR-O+Missile System · Turkey—confirmed
J-600T Yildrim (B-611/CH-SS-9 mod 1)Missile System · Turkey—confirmedKARAOKMissile System · Turkey—estimatedKaplan ZTA-UC/PMissile System—confirmed
MAM-C/LMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
MGM-140A ATACMSMissile System · United States—confirmed
MilanMissile System · France—confirmed
OMTASMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
S-400 TriumfMissile System · Russia—confirmed
SOM Cruise MissileMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
STM KarguLoitering Munition—confirmedSungurAir Defence System · Turkey—confirmedSİPER Block-1Missile System · Turkey—confirmed
TAYFUNMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
TOWMissile System · United States—confirmed
UMTASMissile System · Turkey—confirmed
YIHA-IIILoitering Munition—confirmedZipkin PMADS quad Stinger lnchrMissile System · Turkey—confirmedTurkey: In development (9)
Bayraktar KızılelmaUAV / Drone · Turkey—confirmed
CENKMissile System · TurkeyUnconfirmed / allegedalleged
GÖKERArtillery System · TurkeyUnder development / testingconfirmed
HÜRJETTrainer Aircraft · Turkey—estimated
MUGEMAircraft Carrier · Turkeyunder constructionalleged
TAI KAAN (TF-X)Fighter Jet · Turkey—confirmedTF-2000 DestroyerDestroyer · Turkey—confirmed
Tayfun Blok-4Missile System · TurkeyAz sayıda operasyonel (gizli)confirmed
YıldırımhanMissile System · TurkeyGeliştirme / lab testleri tamamlandıconfirmedEach row is labeled Confirmed, Estimated or Alleged. A dash means no count is published.