| Truppenstärke - alter militärischer | President Erdoğan on 25 June 2019 signed a new law cutting the men’s mandatory military service period in half, as well as making paid military service permanent; with the new system, the period of conscription was reduced from 12 months to six months for private and non-commissioned soldiers (the service term for reserve officers chosen among university or college graduates will remain 12 months); after completing six months of service, if a conscripted soldier wants to and is suitable for extending his military service, he may do so for an additional six months in return for a monthly salary; under the new law, all male Turkish citizens over the age of 20 will be required to undergo a one month military training period, but they can obtain an exemption from the remaining five months of their mandatory service by paying 31,000 Turkish Liras |
| Militärausgaben, Anteil am BIP | 2.5% of GDP (2018) 2.07% of GDP (2017) 2.07% of GDP (2016) 1.85% of GDP (2015) 1.9% of GDP (2014) |
Quelle: CIA World Factbook - Version Dezember 31, 2019
