Erdoğan: Exports in defense industry lead Turkey to have a say in its region
"Thanks to exports made in the defense industry, Turkey has become a country that acts as a decision-maker actor in its region by cutting the ground out from under the [anti-Turkey] plotters. With the breakthroughs that have been made, we have turned into a country that has a say in its region," Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stressed in his remarks in Istanbul on Friday.
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- Published Date: 03:25 | 14 January 2022
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"Thanks to exports made in the defense industry, Turkey has become a country that acts as a decision-maker actor in its region by cutting the ground out from under the [anti-Turkey] plotters. With the breakthroughs that have been made, we have turned into a country that has a say in its region," Erdoğan stressed in his remarks.
"Turkey is among 10 countries in the world with the national capabilities to design, build, and maintain a warship," Erdoğan said in a statement.
Turkish leader Erdoğan attended the commissioning ceremony of an indigenously built testing and training ship, the TCG Ufuk, at the Istanbul Maritime Shipyard.
Built by the Turkish defense industry, the TCG Ufuk is a corvette and the latest addition to the nation's security forces.
The vessel can cruise non-stop for 45 days under severe climate and sea conditions, including through international waters.
"So far, we've exported 180 naval platforms to 25 countries," Erdoğan said in a statement.
Touching on the country's space-related efforts, Erdoğan said: "Our eyes are on space. We continue to work on developing both launch systems and satellite systems in space."
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