Istanbul office March19 , 2023
The Global Peace Research Institute revealed, on Tuesday, that Turkish arms exports to the global arms market made a jump, after their share between 2018 and 2022 reached about 1.1%, which reflects an increase of about 0.5% compared to the previous 4 years.
The International Peace Research Institute said, in a report, that Qatar came at the forefront of countries importing weapons from Turkey, with an import volume of 20%, followed by the United Arab Emirates with imports of 17%, then Oman with an import volume of 13%
He added that Turkey ranked twelfth in global arms exports during the period between 2018 and 2022, after its share during the period between 2018 and 2022 reached about 1.1%, which reflects an increase of about 0.5% in Turkey’s share compared to the previous four years, as Turkey’s arms exports increased during the two periods
. the two time periods referred to by about 69%.
He added that Turkey ranked 19th in the list of arms importing countries, as India topped the list, followed by Saudi Arabia in second place, then Qatar in third place.
He indicated that Turkey’s share of global arms imports declined from 2.4% to 1.3% between 2018 and 2022, while this percentage reached 49% compared to the four years prior to that time period