Empire total war change government7/19/2023 ![]() The Under-secretariat of Defense Industry (SSM) was formed in 1985 in order to transform the defense industry which was an isolated part in Türkiye. Today, almost every single person in Türkiye deeply believes in the importance of having an indigenous defense sector. The Letter of Johnson and the embargo applied to Türkiye between 1975-1978 and the CAATSA sanctions applied by the US affected Turkish public opinion deeply. These aid programs had a huge negative impact on Türkiye’s defense industry, still, Türkiye has got the advantage of walking together with the West in the bipolar world. By the end of World War II, the Marshall Plan fully furnished the Turkish Armed Forces with the surplus weaponry of war in light of the US aid program. Türkiye has opted for acting together with the West and US. With the start of World War II, the changing nature of the world order also affected Türkiye and all of its defense industry. In the 1930s the Nuri Killigil pistol, mortar, and ammunition production facilities in Istanbul were also in use. One year after, Tayyare ve Motor Türk A.Ş (Airplane and Engine Turk Co.) was opened. In 1925 Türkiye’s first private sector investor for defense was Şakir Zümre in İstanbul. ![]() In 1921 General Directorate of Military Factories was founded and in 1924 small weapons and cannon repair shops and cartridge factories were established in Ankara. After the industrial revolution of the 1800s, the Imperial Defense Industry struggled to pace up with technological developments for almost 200 years. Under the umbrella of Imperial Cannon Foundry, the Empire’s capacity for manufacturing the needs of the Army and Navy was far beyond its contemporaries. No doubt, the defense industry of Türkiye has a strong historical background.Īctually, the Turkish defense industry dates back to the 15th century which is known as Tophane-i Humayun, the Imperial Cannon Foundry. According to Turkish Defense and Aerospace Manufacturers Association (SaSaD), Türkiye is home to some 1,500 companies in the defense sector. Ismail Demir, the head of Türkiye's Defense Industries Presidency declared their goal for 2023 to reach $6 billion. In 2022 Türkiye’s arms export hit a record of $4.4 billion which was almost $100 million in the 2000s. Türkiye has built a vigor defense sector over the last 20 years and that defense sector enabled Turkiye to pursue its goals in its region. The author is a defense strategist and security specialist, and a retired Turkish colonel.
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