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As every cluster, OSSA, too has encountered The biggest B2B meeting of
some difficulties in course of set-up works. Turkey is being realized
OSSA which has tried to convince the firms to Alongside with all these activities OSSA
this formation and to instill joint competition carried out the organization of “Industrial
culture that jointly working had brought, had collaboration days at Defence and Aeronautics”
made it adopted by the member companies (ICDDA), which is the biggest B2B meeting ever
through the activities it performed and carried in sectoral sense in Turkey. The 3rd of
also asserted that it propagated such a the ICDDA event, is held between October 11-
structure countrywide with the membership 13 2016 with 200 companies, in representation
applications, rising each day. of defence and aeronautics sector from 33
countries have attended to the event, which
The member selection is rigorous encountered a demand much above than
OSSA, which is currently pursuing its activities expected and undersigned a greater success
with 179 member companies, is behaving than last one. OSSA has been awarded with
quite picky regarding the subject of member “Defence Industry Promational Award” by
selection, it inspects on-site the applicant Undersecretariat for Defence Industries by
member companies, requests certificates, success of 2016 ICDDA event.
demonstrating that they carry on business in
the sector at the moment of application and The attendant companies have took the
concludes the applications by submitting them opportunity to perform 5400 business meetings
to the approbation of the executive board. in total, with the enterprises they identified
OSSA, which is aware of the importance of themselves, in the course of three days. The
the quality and prestige in the sector, enrolls gigantic defence and aeronautics companies
only the companies, performing production or of the world such as, AIRBUS, BOEING,
working rather on R&D at Techno-cities. LEONARDO, Thales, Rolls-Royce, KAI, Lockheed
Martin, Navantia as well as main players of the
OSSA, which aims for rendering the cluster local sector such as, TAI, ASELSAN, HAVELSAN,
member SME’s to stance, capable to compete ROKETSAN, FNSS, TEI, MKEK took part among
on the international market and to raise the participating firms. Close to 1800 persons
share of local production in the satisfaction attended.
of the needs of the defence and aeronautics
sectors, has realized a lot of activities in OSSA brings its firms to foreign fairs and
this direction. Studies devoted to enhance business negotiations; within the scope of the
the collaboration between the cluster international competition boosting project
members and main contractors, to win over (URGE), supported by the Ministry of Economy
sectoral necessities and requirements to the and helping to enhance the capacities of
companies have been realized, since the main SME’s, directs the requests the incoming to
industry firms are quite important for SME’s. the cluster towards its member companies
Factory visits have been frequently made with and sends for procurement from abroad. It
members, one-to-one meetings and reunions ensures to provide of certification, training and
are held with corporate officials. Attendance to consultancy to member companies within the
the reunions that the main industry companies project which are substantial for the sector.
held is performed and sometimes s u c h And the most providing by member companies
meetings were hosted. of AS9100 certificates which is quite important
for aeronautics sector, by and acquisition of
OSSA have, in addition to those above, also and their becoming more active in the sector.
established contact with the biggest companies
of the sector on the international arena; was Alongside with these trainings and
in touch, intended to increase the business certifications; the SME companies of URGE
volumes of its members, by paying visits to the which went to many important and great
offices in Turkey Airbus, Rolls-Royce, Thales, scaled fairs in national and international scale,
Boeing, Leonardo, Sikorsky companies. together with OSSA have augmented their
exports thanks to connections they identified.

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