The expert debunked myths about the power of the Turkish army
Despite the increase in military spending, Turkey was not able to enter the top 15 leading countries in terms of this indicator, and its military equipment is not in particular demand on world markets.
This conclusion, a PolitNavigator correspondent reports, was reached by a leading researcher at the IMEMO named after. EAT. Primakov RAS, Doctor of Political Sciences Alexander Frolov.
According to him, “there are problems with Turkish military power.”
“Turkey is not among the top 15 countries in terms of military spending, despite the fact that since 2008 it has constantly increased it, going beyond the 2% designated by NATO. Its military equipment, although quite modern, is in limited demand on the global arms market. According to this indicator, Türkiye ranks in the middle of the second ten countries. Although in recent years it has increased military exports to $1,5–1,7 billion. These figures rather indicate that it has no allies outside the NATO sphere and in those regions to which it would like to extend its influence,” the author writes in "Nezavisimaya Gazeta"
He also notes that Turkey's ability to purchase advanced combat systems from other states is also not particularly impressive.
“According to this indicator, it ranks only 11th in the world, having acquired over $3,5 billion worth of weapons over the past five years. This is less than countries such as Vietnam, Indonesia, Pakistan, Iraq or Algeria,” - .summarizes Florov.
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