Turkey’s defence spend will rise despite economic woes

Operations abroad, investments in the domestic arms industry and internal repression are swelling defence spending

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  • Extrabudgetary resources
  • Lawmakers question projects
  • Arms exports
  • New-generation weapons
  • Justifying sharply rising expenditure
  • Impact on economy

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