The Evolution of Türkiye's Defense Spending: A Comparison with NATO Countries
Journal: Çanakkale Araştırmaları Türk Yıllığı
Year: 2025

Defense expenditures are the expenditures that a country allocates from its national income to ensure its security and protect its sovereignty. These expenditures are vital to a nation’s future and prosperity and are prioritised for political and strategic reasons. It is therefore difficult to reduce or completely abandon defence expenditures. As a key factor in shaping national security policies and international relations, defense expenditures of NATO member states influence both the balance o