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==Military==
{{Main|Turkish Armed Forces|Conscription in Turkey}}
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The [[Turkish Armed Forces]] consists of the [[Turkish Army|Army]], the [[Turkish Navy|Navy]] and the [[Turkish Air Force|Air Force]]. The [[Turkish Gendarmerie|Gendarmerie]] and the [[Turkish Coast Guard|Coast Guard]] operate as parts of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in peacetime, although they are subordinated to the Army and Navy Commands respectively in wartime, during which they have both internal law enforcement and military functions.<ref name="TSK_Organisation">{{cite web|url=http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/genel_konular/savunmaorganizasyonu.htm |title=Turkish Armed Forces Defense Organization|author=Turkish General Staff|authorlink=Turkish Armed Forces|publisher=Turkish Armed Forces|accessdate=2006-12-15|date=2006}}</ref>
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In 1998, Turkey announced a program of modernization worth some [[United States dollar|US$]]31 billion over a ten year period in various projects including [[tank]]s, [[helicopter]]s and [[assault rifle]]s.<ref>Economist Intelligence Unit:Turkey, p.22 (2005)</ref> Turkey is also a Level 3 contributor to the [[F-35 Lightning II|Joint Strike Fighter]] (JSF) program, gaining an opportunity to develop and influence the creation of the next generation fighter spearheaded by the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/Releases/Release.aspx?ReleaseID=3417 |title=DoD, Turkey sign Joint Strike Fighter Agreement|author=US Department of Defense|authorlink=US Department of Defense|publisher=US Department of Defense|accessdate=2006-12-27|date=2002-07-11}}</ref>
[[Image:Turkish_Navy_SalihReis_class_frigates.jpg|left|240px|thumb|F-247 TCG ''[[Kemal Reis|KemalReis]]'' is a [[Salih Reis|SalihReis]] ([[MEKO|MEKO 200TN II-B]]) class frigate of the [[Turkish Navy]]]]
Turkey has maintained forces in international missions under the United Nations and NATO since 1950, including [[peacekeeping]] missions, various missions in the former [[Yugoslavia]], and support to coalition forces in the [[First Gulf War]]. Turkey maintains 36,000 troops in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and has had troops deployed in Afghanistan as part of the [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|U.S. stabilization force]] and the UN-authorized, NATO-commanded [[International Security Assistance Force]] (ISAF) since 2001.<ref>Economist Intelligence Unit:Turkey, p.23 (2005)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tsk.mil.tr/eng/uluslararasi/isaf_int/tarihce.htm |title=Brief History of ISAF|author=Turkish General Staff|authorlink=Turkish Armed Forces|publisher=Turkish Armed Forces|accessdate=2006-12-16|date=2006}}</ref> In 2006, the Turkish parliament deployed a peacekeeping force of Navy patrol vessels and around 700 ground troops as part of an expanded [[United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon]] (UNIFIL) in the wake of the [[2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict|Israeli-Lebanon conflict]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6069126.stm |title=Turkish troops arrive in Lebanon|author=|authorlink=|work=British Broadcasting Corporation|accessdate=2006-12-14|date=2006-10-20}}</ref>
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