Hürriyet Daily News
December 12, 2022

Türkiye exports high-tech defense products to NATO: Erdoğan

While Türkiye exports a total of $248 million worth of defense products, the government plans to exceed that to $4 billion this year, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Dec. 12.

“We have turned from a country that needed foreigners into a country that sells high-tech products to NATO allies,” he said at the Innova-League Awards Ceremony.

Türkiye is among the top three-four countries in the world in the design, production and sales of unmanned aerial vehicles…,” Erdoğan stated.

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The Innovation Week, held under a different theme every year, demonstrates both Türkiye’s rich experience…, he said. “With every success story shared here, we witness once again the unyielding, steel will of our nation.”

“In fact, our country was not even on the map in many areas up until five to 10 years ago, but today, Turkish companies have reached an exemplary position, where they are referenced to and closely followed. Particularly, Türkiye has risen to the champions’ league in the defense industry.”