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WE SHOULD
AIM FOR

LONG-TERM
SUCCESS

WITH
PLANNED

WORK

Mustafa GÜRSOY
Chairman of the Board
GÜRDESAN

What do you think needs to be done to improve the rules. First of all we should determine the
Turkey’s defense industry? What are your number and expertise of the Research and
suggestions for a sustainable defense industry? Development Center staff with the institution
First of all we need to determine the short, size and production sector. We should examine
medium and long time requirements of Turkish the innovational products of research and
Defence Industry, which should be produced development centers. If the result is sufficient
in Turkey. By describing the sub-systems of the than we should support the institute.
determined products, our working area will be
defined. Otherwise our domestic brands can’t compete
with the international brands and go on with the
In order to carry out activities in the defined assembly industry.
working areas; we have to determine our
country’s capabilities in a very neutral way. In Could you tell us about your company’s defense
this way we can determine our equipments and industry products and your vision bertween
products. Then we can find out whom we can sell 2019 and 2023?
these products. Our company has over 50,000 square meters
of modern facilities with approximately 400
Then, by checking the quality of our products staff and 250 machinery-equipment annually
through independent audit institutions, we can produces, more than 150 Maneuvering &
determine our corporations that produce in Propulsion Systems, 250 Rescue Systems, 350
international quality standards. Thus corporations Deck Machineries, 100 Deck Cranes, 4.500 Deck
can be assigned according to their expertise in Equipments, Ladder Systems, Hatch Covers for
our national defence industry. 20 vessels/year by machining 6.000 tonnes of
steel plates, gives repair and maintenance service
The designated organizations should take for Propulsion & Maneuvering systems of about
measures for information security as well as 90 vessels/year.
industrial needs (product quality, continuity and
development). With this experience, we designed and produced
cranes, davits, mooring vinchs and hatch covers
I think we should aim for long-term success with for MİLGEM CLASS Corvets, Coast Guard Search
planned work. and Rescue Ship, LCT-2, LST, LDG, MOSHİP, ACMB
Class Navy Ships.
What is your opinion about innovation and
domestic production? We want to take part in DIMDEG Class Navy Ship
Unfortunately, our level is not sufficient about Project with our own design products to increase
innovational product. domestic contrıbution. Especially we want to
produce Supply Systems of DIMDEG with our
I think only support measures, can’t be enough in own designed products.
order to achieve this goal so we should determine

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