List of defence companies of Turkey

List of Turkish defense industry companies refers to a list of companies active in Turkey and contributing to defense production of Turkey. They are generally headquartered in Turkey, with some maintaining offices abroad. Most are based in Ankara and Istanbul, although there are companies headquartered in other provinces as well.

While the majority are funded by domestic capital, certain companies have shares controlled by foreign investors. Among the shareholders are the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TSKGV), various Turkish ministries, companies affiliated with TSKGV such as ASELSAN and HAVELSAN, foreign entities like General Electric, and domestic private firms like Zorlu Holding. Some of these companies are partially publicly traded, and a portion operate under the umbrella of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK).^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

The companies operate in diverse fields. Some, like TUSAŞ (TAI) and Baykar, specialize in aviation; others, such as Otokar and BMC, focus on land platforms; companies like CTech are active in information technologies; and firms like DEARSAN operate in the maritime sector.

List

Aircraft technologies
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Subsidiaries	Official website
Alp Aviation	ALP	1998	Eskişehir			www.alp.com.tr
Baykar Technologies	BAYKAR	1984	Istanbul		Piaggio Aerospace	baykartech.com
Kaskaş Kalıpçılık	KASKAŞ	1987	İstanbul			kaskas.com.tr
Kale Aero		2008	İstanbul	Kale Group		kaleaero.com
Turkish Aerospace Industries	TUSAŞ or TAI	1973	Ankara	Ministry of Industry and Technology		tusas.com.tr
Turkish Technic		2006	İstanbul	Turkish Airlines		turkishtechnic.com/tr
Tusaş Engine Industries	TEI	1985	Eskişehir	TUSAŞ (%50,5) GE (%46,2) TSKGV & THK (%3,3)	Gür Metal	tei.com.tr
Asisguard Defence		2019	İstanbul			asisguard.com.tr
TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute	TÜBİTAK-UZAY	2001	Ankara	TÜBİTAK		uzay.tubitak.gov.tr
Lentatek^[a]		2003	Ankara	Zorlu Holding		lentatek.com

Energy and battery systems
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Official website
ASPİLSAN		1981, Kayseri	Ankara/İstanbul	TSKGV (%98,32)	aspilsan.com
İŞBİR Elektrik	İŞBİR	1977	Balıkesir	TSKGV	www.isbirelektrik.com.tr
Genpower		1999	Ankara		genpower.com.tr

Electronics and software
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Subsidiaries	Official website
ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi	ASELSAN	1975	Ankara	TSKGV (%74,2) Public (%25,8)	EHSİM	aselsan.com.tr
Asisguard Savunma		2019	İstanbul			asisguard.com.tr
Arke Telekom	Arketel	2014	Ankara			arketel.com
Profen^[b]		1995	İstanbul			profen.com.tr
Aydın Software and Electronics	AYESAŞ	1990	Ankara			ayesas.com
Altay		1957	Ankara			altay.com.tr
EHSİM Elektronic Warfare Systems	EHSİM	1998	Ankara	ASELSAN (%50) HAVELSAN (%49) SSTEK (%1)		ehsim.com.tr
Electra IC		2014	İstanbul			electraic.com
MaM High Tech		2018	Kayseri & London			mamhightech.com
Tualcom Electronics	TUALCOM	2013	Ankara			tualcom.com
Meteksan		2006	Ankara	Bilkent Holding		meteksan.com
Elektronik Sistemler Destek Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.	ESDAŞ	1991	Ankara	HAVELSAN SERCO GmbH
HAVELSAN Teknoloji Radar	HTR	1990	Ankara	HAVELSAN		htr.com.tr
NETAŞ		1967	İstanbul	ZTE Cooperatif U.A. (%48,5) TSKGV (%15) Public (%36,95)	BDH Bilişim	netas.com.tr
Savronik		1986	Ankara			savronik.com.tr
SDT Space & Defence Technologies	SDT	2005	Ankara		CEY Defence and Simulation Systems Sirius Design Laboratory	sdt.com.tr
TÜBİTAK Bilişim ve Bilgi Güvenliği İleri Teknolojiler Araştırma Merkezi	TÜBİTAK BİLGEM	1968	Ankara	TÜBİTAK		bilgem.tubitak.gov.tr
YALTES Electronics and Information Systems	YALTES	2002	İstanbul			yaltes.com

Information technologies
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Official website
BİTES		2005	Ankara	ASELSAN	bites.com.tr
CTech		2005	İstanbul	TUSAŞ	ctech.com.tr
Hava Elektronik Sanayii	HAVELSAN	1982	Ankara	TSKGV (%98,4875)	havelsan.com.tr
KoçSistem		1945	İstanbul	Koç Holding	kocsistem.com.tr
KaTron ^[c]		1996 2009 (as KaTron)	Ankara	Koç Holding	katron.com.tr/turkce
MilSOFT		1998	Ankara		milsoft.com.tr
Onur Yüksek Teknoloji	OYT	1980	Ankara		onur.net
Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş.	STM	1991	Ankara		stm.com.tr

Ground platforms
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Subsidiaries	Official website
ASMAŞ Ağır Sanayi A.Ş.	ASMAŞ	1978	İzmir			asmas.com
BMC Otomotiv	BMC	1964	İzmir	TMSF		bmc.com.tr
FNSS Defence Systems	FNSS	1985	Ankara	Nurol Holding		fnss.com.tr
Hema Industry	HEMA	1973	Tekirdağ			hemaendustri.com
Koluman		1965	Ankara			koluman.com.tr
Nurol Holding		1966	Ankara		FNSS	nurol.com.tr
Otokar		1963	Sakarya	Koç Holding		otokar.com.tr
ŞINLAK Holding		1951	İstanbul		UZEL-ŞINLAK Defence	sinlak.com

Naval technology and shipyards
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Official website
Anadolu Shipyard	ADİK	1982	Tuzla	Furtrans Denizcilik	anadolushipyard.com
DEARSAN		1980	Tuzla		dearsan.com
Gölcük Naval Shipyard		1926	Gölcük	Ministry of National Defense
Istanbul Naval Shipyard ^[d]		1982	Tuzla		istanbulshipyard.com
RMK Marine	RMK	1997	Tuzla	Koç Holding	rmkmarine.com.tr
SEDEF Shipyard ^[e]	SEDEF	1972	Tuzla & Orhanlı	Turkon Holding	sedefshipyard.com
Yonca-Onuk Shipyard		1986	Tuzla		yoncashipyard.com
Yıldız Gemi			Tuzla		yildizgemi.com.tr

Rocket ammunition
Name	Abbreviation	Established	Headquarters	Owner	Official website
BARIŞ		1979	Ankara		bariselektrik.com.tr
Girsan^[f]		1994	Giresun		girsan.com
Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation	MKE	1950	Ankara	Ministry of National Defense	mke.gov.tr
ROKETSAN		1988	Ankara	TSKGV (%55,34) MKE (%15,17) ASELSAN (%14,90) VakıfBank (%9,93) HAVELSAN (%4,5) STM (%0,15) İşbir (%0,01)	roketsan.com.tr
Sarsılmaz		1880	Düzce		sarsilmaz.com
Trabzon Silah Sanayi	TİSAŞ	1993	Trabzon		tisas.com.tr
TÜBİTAK Defense Industries Research and Development Institute	TÜBİTAK-SAGE	1972	Ankara	TÜBİTAK	sage.tubitak.gov.tr