Turkey vs Croatia

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The Republic of Turkey's military forces are known as the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF, Turkish: Turk Silahli Kuvvetleri or TSK). The General Staff, the Land Forces (Land Forces), the Naval Forces (Naval Forces) and the Air Forces make up the Turkish Armed Forces. General Yasar Guler is the current Chief of General Staff. The Commander of the Armed Forces is the Chief of the General staff. The Commander of the Armed Forces is the Chief of General Staff. In wartime, the Commander-in–Chief for the President is the Chief of General Staff. He represents the Supreme Military Command of TAF on behalf of Grand National Assembly of Turkey. The General Staff is responsible for coordinating the military relations between the TAF and NATO member states as well as friendly states. The formation of the Turkish Armed Forces was the beginning of their history. The Turkish military saw itself as the guardian for Kemalism, the official ideology of the state, and its emphasis on secularism.

Turkey joined NATO in 1952 and began a vast modernization program for its armed force. Turkey sent 14,936 soldiers to the Korean War with South Korea and NATO. A second restructuring was started towards the end of 1980s. The Turkish Armed Forces participate in an EU Battlegroup under the control of the European Council, the Italian-Romanian-Turkish Battlegroup. NATO's Eurocorps multinational army corps initiative, the Eurocorps Multinational Army Corps Initiative of the EU and NATO also has operational support from the TAF. The Turkish Armed Forces are the second-largest standing military force in NATO after the U.S. Armed Forces. They have an estimated strength of 895,000 paramilitary and military personnel in 2021. Turkey is also part of the NATO nuclear sharing policy. The Incirlik Air Base houses 50 U.S.-made B61 nuclear bombs, which is the largest number of these five countries.

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The military service of Croatia is the Armed Forces of the Republic of Croatia. The Armed Forces Commander in Chief is the President. He exercises administrative power in times of war by issuing orders to the chief of the staff. Administration and defense policy execution in peacetime are handled by the Ministry of Defence. This unified institution is composed of land, air, and sea branches, which are referred to as: Croatian Army (Hrvatska kopnena vojska - HKoV) Croatian Navy (Hrvatska ratna mornarica - HRM) Croatian Air Force (Hrvatsko ratno zrakoplovstvo – HRZ) The Croatian Armed Forces have the responsibility of protecting the Republic and supporting international peacekeeping efforts when required by NATO, United Nations, or the European Union.

The Army owns 650 AFVs and around 150 pieces artillery. There are also 100 MLRSs, 70 tanks, 20 SPGs, and around 70 tanks. Air Force has 12 MiG-21 fighter jets, 10 combat-transport Mi-171 attack helicopters and 12 MiG-21 fighter jets. Five 60-80 meter fast attack craft and five ships from the Navy are used for offensive capabilities.

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