Turkey has important overseas military ties with Qatar and Somalia, basing troops in both countries.
Not only is it seen as the strongest military force in the MENA region, but it is also ranked in eighth place globally, just ahead of Germany and one place below Japan.
Here though are the countries that do make it into the top ten, in order:
1- Turkey
2- Egypt
3- Iran
4- Israel
5- Saudi Arabia
6- Syria
7- Iraq
8- United Arab Emirates
9- Yemen
10- Jordan
11- Oman
12- Kuwait
13- Bahrein