Turkish Armed Forces

The Turkish Armed Forces are the military forces of the Republic of Turkey. The TAF consist of the Land Forces, the Naval Forces and the Air Forces. The Chief... Wikipedia

• Founded:  3 May 1920
• Service branches:  Turkish Land Forces, Turkish Naval Forces, Turkish Air Force
• Headquarters:  General Staff Building, Bakanlıklar, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey
• Commander-in-Chief:  President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
• Minister of National Defense:  Minister Yaşar Güler
• Chief of the General Staff:  General Selçuk Bayraktaroğlu
• Military age:  20
• Conscription:  6 months
• Active personnel:  481,000
• Reserve personnel:  380,000
• Budget:  US$25.0 billion (2024), (ranked 17th)
• Percent of GDP:  2,09% (2024)
• Domestic suppliers:  List SSB, MKEK, Roketsan, Aselsan, TAI, Havelsan, TÜBİTAK, Baykar, STM, BMC, Otokar, FNSS, Nurol Makina, Sarsılmaz, GİRSAN, TİSAŞ, Canik Arms, UTAŞ, ASFAT, Meteksan, Kale Group, Transvaro, Gölcük Naval Shipyard, Ares Shipyard, Sedef Shipyard, Sefine Shipyard, Tusaş Engine Industries, REPKON
• Foreign suppliers:  List
• Annual exports:  $10.054 billion (2025)
• History:  Military of the Ottoman Empire, Military history of Turkey
• Ranks:  Military ranks of Turkey
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo