Turkey

For further information regarding the country, please check the links below the chart. Detailed information about each category are provided on the pages following the links.

1. Arms Embargoes and other International Obligations Not critical
2. Adherence to Human Rights and International Humanitarian Law Critical
3. Internal Conflict Critical
4. Preservation of Regional Peace, Security and Stability Critical
5. Presence of Allied Armed Forces in Fragile Environments Possibly critical
6. Membership in International Conventions Possibly critical
7. Arms Export Controls and Transparency Possibly critical
8. Danger of Disproportionate Military Capacities Impairing Development Not critical
Value of approved arms export licenses from Germany to Turkey in €
Year Arms export licenses in €
1999 976,158,460
2000 260,809,634
2001 167,340,351
2002 123,999,861
2003 440,301,898
2004 72,757,269
2005 213,085,355
2006 311,732,744
2007 121,340,847
2008 43,693,111
2009 45,557,844
2010 198,967,974
2011 139,547,059
2012 89,093,341
2013 84,095,484
2014 72,445,432
2015 38,965,369
2016 83,900,411
2017 34,187,941
2018 12,867,843
2019 31,618,242
2020 22,896,678
2021 11,101,197
2022 4,514,573
2023 4,514,573
German exports of weapons of war to Turkey in €
Year German exports of weapons of war in €
1999 329,783,263
2000 18,406,508
2001 15,338,756
2002 13,000,000
2003 55,606,000
2004 159,916,000
2005 387,805,000
2006 124,634,000
2007 199,071,000
2008 63,728,000
2009 15,929,000
2010 12,110,000
2011 66,989,000
2012 18,230,000
2013 0
2014 14,437,000
2015 26,478,000
2016 4,895,000
2017 62,272,000
2018 0
2019 n.s.
2020 n.s.
2021 n.s.
2022 n.s.
2023 n.s.

1999-2002: Data only available for commercial exports to the 10 largest recipient states.

2003-2010: All exports of weapons of war, including commercial and non-commercial exports.

n.s.: Not specified

Weapons of war: According to section §1(2) of the German War Weapons Control Act (KrWaffKontrG), weapons of war are “objects, substances or organisms that are capable of causing destruction or damage to persons or objects either alone or in combination with each other or other objects and that may serve as a means to use force in armed conflicts between states” (see Annex 5 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).

Armaments: According to the 2019 Arms Exports Report of the German government (page 9) armaments are “a whole range of goods that go beyond terms dominating the public debate about arms exports, like “weapons” or “tanks” (see Annex 4 of the Arms Exports Report of the German Government).