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A woman poses in front of an Anka-3, Turkey's first flying-wing, deep-strike stealth unmanned fighter jet, manufactured by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAS) during the opening day of the SAHA EXPO 2024, an International Defence and Aerospace exhibition, in Istanbul on May 5, 2026.

Turkey Low-tech cash cows and high-tech bottlenecks: Turkey’s defense industry matures

Aaron Stein

June 30, 2026

Turkey's Kilic class TCG Kilic (P-330) (R) and fast attack warships participate in the live-fire phase of the "Blue Homeland-2026" (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

Turkey Can Turkey’s defense industry deliver strategic autonomy for Ankara?

Serhat Güvenç

June 25, 2026

Military personnel push a Bayraktar TB3 drone, a Turkish carrier-based medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), during the live-fire phase of the "Blue Homeland-2026" (Mavi Vatan) tactical military exercises in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, in Antalya on April 9, 2026.

Turkey Turkey, Italy, and Europe’s defense-industrial future

Riccardo Gasco

June 25, 2026

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan (C) arrives to attend the consultative ministrial meeting in Riyadh, on March 19, 2026.

Middle East & North Africa The Iran war’s threat to Turkey

Aslı Aydıntaşbaş

April 27, 2026

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