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Many times in the media elements of the correlations of forces between Greece – Turkey are recorded, which in several cases represent our country. at a disadvantage against the Turks in terms of defense equipment: it is obvious from all official data that Turkey in recent years has more than doubled spending on military equipment in contrast to Greece, which due to the memoranda almost focused on armaments
It is true that in the last ten years, due to the memorandum elections, Greece has considerably reduced its defense spending. However, stay combative how is it from the most powerful military forces in the Balkans and Europe.
Yes, the Turks can claim that in the Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus, due to their distance, they are militarily in a more advantageous position than Greece, but the balances and balance of power are changing dramatically in the Aegean and in the Greco-Turkish zone.
According to various military analysts, in the Aegean, Ankara’s quantitative military advantages in some areas over Greece are by no means a guarantee of success.
Turkey’s military spending has risen 86% in a decade, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI).
Turkey’s military spending increased dramatically in 2017 and 2018, by 27%, while in 2019 Turkey spent $ 20.4 billion on military spending, a 5.8% increase from the previous year.
See the table below
Turkey is ranked 16th in the ranking of countries with the highest military spending in 2019, with a global share of 1.1%. Turkey’s military expenditures in 2019 represented 2.7% of its Gross National Product (GDP), while this percentage in 2010 amounted to 2.3% of GDP.
The SIPRI report notes that world military spending amounted to $ 1.9 trillion in 2019, a 3.6% increase compared to 2018 and the largest annual increase since 2010.
On the contrary, Greece is far behind as due to the policies of the memorandum it made terrible cuts.
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With a fairly well organized and coherent Greek defense, with a number equal to that of Turkey but a very notable Navy, with an Air Force somewhat less numerical but jealous in terms of levels of combat ability and skill and with a high degree of coherence and solidarity, The Greek Armed Forces is an active body for the protection of national interests..
This was well established by the Turkish forces attempting to invade Evros a few months ago.
After all, if they believed that things were easy in Greece, they would have tried other times to provoke a conflict or a heated episode …
It is also true that the divisive methods of the Erdogan regime, the persecution of dissidents have penetrated deep into the military in Turkey and there is an evident lack of trust among executives.
The “liquidations” of thousands of unwanted officers of all ranks – especially in the Navy and Air Force – have caused serious problems of organization, management, functionality and efficiency in all sectors.
See in the gallery that follows the correlations of forces in absolute numbers:
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Greek Forces in Personnel and Aviation Source: globalfirepower.com
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Greek forces in the navy and on land Source: globalfirepower.com
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Turkish forces in navy and land. Source: globalfirepower.com
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Turkish Forces in Aviation Source: globalfirepower.com
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The forces of the two countries Source: DAILY SUNDAY
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The forces of the two countries Source: DAILY SUNDAY
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