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President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Türkiye’s defense and aviation exports rose 30% year-on-year in the first 11 months of the year, reaching $7.445 billion.
Speaking at the Commissioning of Naval Platforms Ceremony, Erdogan said the increase underscores the growing global footprint of Türkiye’s defense industry.
“In the last 11 months, our defense and aviation exports increased by 30% compared to the same period last year, reaching $7.445 billion,” he said, adding that Türkiye is now the world’s 11th-largest defense exporter.
Erdogan said Türkiye’s defense industry projects aim not only to deliver products but also to deepen the broader industrial and technological ecosystem.
“In every project we carry out in the field of the defense industry, we aim not only to develop products but also to expand the ecosystem and our capacity to produce technology,” he said.
He noted that all stages—from research and development to mass production—are carried out using domestic and national resources.
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Erdogan said Türkiye is among the 10 countries globally capable of designing, developing and launching its own warships.
“We have launched the construction processes of our 300-meter-long aircraft carrier, which will be the elder brother of TCG Anadolu,” he said.
He added that new projects will continue to be commissioned to strengthen deterrence on land, at sea, in the air and in cyberspace.
Erdogan stressed that Türkiye’s defense investments are aimed at safeguarding peace rather than fueling conflict.
“All these investments we have implemented are not to prepare for war, but to protect peace, independence and our future,” he said.
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