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Undesecretariat for Defence Industries have and Facilities located within the city. It is
been carrying out necessary actions in order hereby aimed by the Ankara Aerospace
to increase the technological competences Specialization Organized Industrial Region
of the Turkish defence companies, to to bring together domestic and/or foreign
develop their supply chains, to maintain companies acting in the field of aerospace
these companies to take role within the and to provide integration and to enable
entire product and life cycle of the industry, synergy between the universities, Research
to provide the implementation of export and Development Centers and clusters
incentives and to enable the rationalism acting in the sector
in the sector. It is hereby evaluated that;
clustering approach is an appropriate model In parallel with the clustering approach,
for these activities. another point dwelled on by the
Undesecretariat for Defence Industries is
Undesecretariat for Defence Industries is the deficiency existing in the sector for
one of the founding partners of Teknopark the number of medium scaled companies
İstanbul and is the shareholder of Teknokent between the foundation companies and
which is located at Kırıkkale University. SME. The sectoral deepness in terms
Besides, Undesecretariat for Defence of subcontractor business is not at the
Industries is also one of the founding required level yet. Technologic development
partners of Ankara Aerospace Specialization experiences difficulties for converting the
Organized IndustrialRegion which is located technology into product due to financial and
within Kazan District border and inside an administrative restrictions. These problems
area of 730 hectare nearby TUSAŞ. are sourced from various conditions
such that; some critical technologies
Teknopark İstanbul has already determined acquired by the projects conducted thereof
its specialization targets and is continuing remained only within the scope of the main
its studies in this respect. On the other contractors and these technologies could
hand, there are some advises and directions not expand to bring out sectoral benefits in
so that Kırıkkale Teknopark should be this respect, and because the private sector
restructured to be specialized in weapons has not invested in these areas and requires
and related fields due to MKEK Armories governmental support.

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