Republic of Turkey
Türkiye Cumhuriyeti

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Government: Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Republic.

Legislature: It is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April 1920 in the midst of the National Campaign. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of President Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and his colleagues to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire.

Ideology: Democratic. (Fascist Party: 33% (2.50% increase monthly), Communist Party: 8%, Democratic Party: 51%)

Population: 17.9M (1.2M men available for military service.)

Military: Land Forces: The Turkish Army strength consisted of 174K soldiers and 20,000 officers forming 11 army corps, 23 divisions , one armored brigade, 3 cavalry brigades and 7 frontier commands.

Air Forces: The Turkish Air Force had 131 first line aircraft in 1937, of which most were relatively modern. Turkey hoped to increase the size of its fleet to 300 by 1940. There were 600 trained pilots, over 800 mechanics, and 200 officers.

Naval Forces: The Turkish Navy consisted of 2 Battlecruisers, 5 Light Cruisers, 7 Destroyers, 8 Submarines, and 14 other ships (patrol boats, minesweepers, minelayers, etc.) The Navy had 800 Officers and over 5K sailors.