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DEVELOPMENT OF TURKISH DEFENCE TURKEY‘S PLACE IN THE
INDUSTRY DEFENCE INDUSTRY
Defence industry in Turkey, similarly with the Worldwide defence expenditures reached
worldwide applications; reveals a structure 1.67 trillion $ in 2015, by an increase of 1%
composed of foundation, state economic compared to previous year. In regional basis,
enterprise and private sector companies. when changes in percentages are examined
Defence industry; by its nature, develops from 2014 to 2015; it is hereby observed
by the direction and intervention of the that; expenditures in Eastern Europe and
state either directly or indirectly almost in Asia increased by 7% and 5% respectively,
all countries. In the past, while the number and decreases by 7% were found in other
of our companies engaged in defence was regions. On a country basis, when defence
very limited, foundation companies and expenditures in 2015 are examined; we
public sector were effective a lot more, and hereby see that the top 10 countries
the private sector companies were very throughout the world consist of ; USA, China ,
few, almost none-existing. Today, at this Saudi Arabia, Russia, England, India, France,
stage, upon Undersecretariat for Defence Japan, Germany and South Korea. USA, Saudi
Industries’ actions towards industrialization, Arabia, South Korea and Israel had around
a large number of private sector companies 600 billion $, 90 billion $, 37 billion $ and 17
have begun to take part in our projects, both billion $ defence expenditures respectively
as main contractor and subcontractor as in this year, whereas Turkey’s defence
well as in the manner of sub-industry. One expenditures were around 15 billion$ level.
of the important reasons for this was that ;
the main contractors which are carrying out A limited tendency of increase is hereby
defence projects in line with the activities estimated to exist in the global defence
conducted by the Undersecretariat for expenditures for the near future; on the
Defence Industries have shifted their sub- other hand, an examination in terms of
system and component production towards regions hereby reveals that; the defence
the sub-industry companies in the private expenditures of the countries which are

sector, within the scope of the issues which experiencing defense challenges, especially
require expertise. in terms of their neighboring countries, are
envisaged to display an increase.

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