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Clusters As the industry developed, important aerospace clusters have emerged across Turkey..

220 companies www.teknoparkistanbul.com 400 companies

www.hab.org.tr
Defense and Aerospace Cluster Association
sahaistanbul.org.tr
173 companies 125 companies
İstanbul
www.ostimsavunma.org
www.tssk.org.tr
Bursa
75 companies
Ankara Kırıkkale
Eskişehir silahosb.org.tr
Bursa Aerospace and Defense Cluster
www.basdec.org
İzmir www.esac.org.tr
29 companies

www.hukd.org.tr
45 companies

Industry The business environment for the industry is well-organized with a strong cooperation between
Organizations the public and private sector..

UNDERSECRETARIAT FOR DEFENSE INDUSTRIES (SSM) DIRECTORATE GENERAL OF CIVIL AVIATON (DGCA)
SSM was established in 1985 with a mandate to develop DGCA is in charge of regulating the civil aviation industry in
policies establishing a modern defense industry infrastructure in accordance with the national and international regulations and
Turkey and has the authority and responsibility to implement standards in order to ensure flight safety and security of the civil
these policies. As per its mandate, SSM carries out major aviation. Its main duties, among others, are: to issue relevant
systems procurement, industry policymaking, localization documentation and to register aircraft; to audit licenses of flight
strategy, R&D and international industry relations. SSM is crew; to determine the licensing terms of personnel working in the
responsible for reorganizing and integrating the existing civil aviation; to regulate the terms and conditions for the
national industry in line with defense industry requirements; permissions to be granted to real or legal persons to perform air
supporting new enterprises; exploring the opportunities with www.shgm.gov.tr transportation activities in or out of Turkey; to regulate and audit air
foreign investment and technology contributions; supporting navigation of commercial aircraft, as well as traffic communication
www.ssm.gov.tr
enterprises to partner with foreign investors. services in Turkish airspace.
DEFENSE & AEROSPACE INDUSTRY MANUFACTURERS GENERAL DIRECTORATE OF STATE AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
ASSOCIATION (SaSaD) (DHMİ)
SaSaD was established in 1990 with a mission to contribute to DHMİ is a state-owned enterprise in charge of the management of
the development, strengthening, and competitiveness of the Turkish airports and controlling Turkish airspace. It main activities
Turkish defense and aerospace industry. As the representative are; management of airports, ground services at airports and air
of the Turkish defense and aerospace industry, both in Turkey
www.sasad.org.tr traffic control services, establishment and operation of air navigation
and international platforms, SaSad aims to facilitate the systems and facilities and other related facilities and systems, and to
business environment for the industry players in coordination maintain them at the level of modern aeronautics.
with the procurement authorities and contractors. Having www.dhmi.gov.tr
started the business with 12 founding members at the
beginning, SaSaD currently has 113 full members and 75
special members in the communication network as of 2017.

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