Launched under President Erdoğan’s directive, the “National Competence Initiative” has reached 87,061 participants in its first year, empowering thousands through defense industry training programs.

ASELSAN reached ₺53.7 billion in revenue and signed $1.3 billion in export contracts in the first half of 2025, marking its strongest financial performance to date.

Türkiye’s largest industrial cluster, SAHA Istanbul, participated in IDEF 2025 with 218 member companies, signing new cooperation agreements with TÜBİTAK, METU, and the SSB Academy.

Türkiye’s GAZAP thermobaric bomb drew international headlines as The Sun and Newsweek highlighted its destructive power and Türkiye’s growing defense industry presence.

SSB President Haluk Görgün announced that IDEF 2025 reached a total contract volume of $9 billion, 65% of which was export-focused, attracting over 120,000 visitors.

Technological advancements in Türkiye’s defense industry are now transforming other strategic sectors such as energy and offshore drilling, strengthening Ankara’s influence on the global stage.

At IDEF 2025, TÜBİTAK signed eight key cooperation agreements with HAVELSAN, ASFAT, MAM, SAHA Istanbul, and METU, covering cloud computing, cryptology, space materials, and precision guidance technologies.

Teknopark Istanbul and ULAK Communication have signed a strategic cooperation protocol to implement local Private 5G infrastructure, enabling digital transformation and smart campus applications.