Turkish defense policy and strategy: Turkish Armed Forces, procurement decisions, NATO relations and regional security developments.
Türkiye's 2027 Presidential Annual Program sets a target of $11.5 billion in defense and aerospace exports and an 84% localization rate for the sector, according...
In 2035 the Turkish Air Force will still fly mostly F-16s. Every new combat aircraft Türkiye has put under contract or is negotiating — 20...
Türkiye's parliament moved the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement a step closer to law on October 27, when the Grand National Assembly's Foreign Affairs Committee approved...
Türkiye's defence primes have sold far more work than they can currently build. ASELSAN alone closed September 2026 with an order backlog of $30.7 billion...
A Turkish arms export is approved by the Ministry of National Defence, not by the Presidency of Defence Industries that foreign readers usually have in...
No — not as a whole, and not soon. Russia still delivered close to four times Türkiye's volume of major arms over 2021–25, and three-quarters...
Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS/TAI) General Manager Mehmet Demiroglu confirmed late last month that testing of...
Figures relating to Turkey have become clear in NATO's announced defence spending data for 2026....
That one of NATO's high-level summits will be held in Turkey has brought the country's...
Foreign policy analysts are reassessing Turkey's position within the NATO alliance in the light of...
