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Information is provided about necessary survive in the tough times during the initial
general quality standards and technical period and/ or they may get specialized in
standards which are required to be fulfilled, their fields of activity and may find themselves

primarily the design and production activities permanent places in the defence industry.
within the scope of defence industry projects
in relation with the companies located in We believe that our companies which are willing

Anatolia which are applying for taking charge to take charge in the defence industry should
in defence industry. league together with clustering approach under
appropriate location and conditions, as existed
As a whole, the success of the defence industry in Ankara, İstanbul and Eskişehir model, and
is directly proportional with not only the should act in coordination and collaboration
achievement of the leading companies but with each other and should unite their powers.

with the achievement of SMEs which are the This will support these companies to advance
most important complementary factor of these more effectively in the defence industry.
companies, which have focused on specific
areas and technologies and specialized in these UNDERSECRETARIAT FOR DEFENCE
fields of engagements. Due to the conditions INDUSTRIES’ OBJECTIVES FOR 2017 AND 2023
brought along with this magnitude, these giant Undersecretariat for Defence Industries hereby
companies’ ability to take decisions rapidly aims to provide our sector to reach a structure
and to move dynamically decreases gradually. where contractors and subcontractors which
possess ability and technological deepness
Sub industry and SMEs; due to their smaller to meet defence and security requirements at
structures, have various advantages, when international scale are acting.
appropriate, such as; making decisions faster,
reacting faster, learning faster and getting In the medium term, the effectiveness and the
attuned to the applicable conditions faster. infrastructures of the private companies are
aimed to be developed so that they could have
Briefly, sub- industry and SMEs are expected a voice in international arena. Furthermore,
to focus on specific areas and technologies, to relevant works for the Undersecretariat for
improve themselves and to become specialized Defence Industries and the attempts among the
consciously. sector players shall be increased for enabling
to decrease our supply periods effectively and
We had mentioned above the companies to accelerate cost efficient production and
which would support the activities in the supply processes.
fields of“ “Autonomous Systems, Robotic,
Material Technologies, Nano- technology, In the long term, it is hereby aimed that our
Data Processing Technologies, Cyber, Bio- works for nationalization should be brought
technology, Genetic, Arms Technologies” and up to a level where our national defence
of which the 100% capital shall belong to the and security requirements are met and
Undersecretariat for the Defence Industries. independence should be provided in the field
Through this company, for the issues which of defence industry. Necessary works and
have strategic importance in terms of attempts shall be made intensively to develop
defence industry, it is hereby planned that ; our sector’s capabilities and to increase
entrepreneurs who have ideas or projects for the global effectiveness and technological

critical technologies or the small companies deepness. The focus of these works shall
acting in this field should be supported as far consist of the completion of Research-
as possible, sub- industry and SME companies Development, Production- Development and
should participate into system /sub-system Technology Acquisition based projects and
design and production and the rate of putting internationally accepted products into
possession of system/ sub system should be the market.
increased. By means of this company, it is
hereby considered that, a new entrepreneur, a Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, in the
start- up or a small company may be improved light of the projects and works completed so
by getting partner to them or by being a gold far; within the scope of Turkey’s 2023 Vision
shareholder and by further ways, they may and Objectives, shall continue to proceed

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