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Islamic trade tops Turkish defense

ANKARA - Hürriyet Daily News
Eight out ten countries importing defense exports from Turkey are Muslim nations, according to a recent list released by the Union of Turkish Defense Exporters. Total defense sales reached $1 billion in 2011, professionals say Turkey sold PARS armored vehicles to Malaysia last year for $600 million in the largest single item of defense exports.



The Union of Turkish Defense Exporters earlier this week released a list of Turkish defense exports to a number of countries, with Saudi Arabia topping the list.

The list said Turkey’s 2011 defense exports stood at $400 million. However, the exact figure was over $1 billion since sale of offset parts was ignored, according to a professional.

The union’s list rightly observed the rise of Saudi Arabia and other Islamic countries in defense buys from Turkey. In fact, eight of the 10 countries were Islamic nations. “This was not our intention, but is right. We sell most to Islamic countries,” one senior procurement official said.

SaSaD, the Defense Industry Manufacturers Association, makes a more balanced estimate and takes into account the defense exports of all Turkish companies, including their sales in the fourth quarter of the year. It also takes into account companies, including the likes of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), which make major contributions to the sales through offsets.

An offset is an industrial compensation given to the companies of arms-buying countries in return for their purchasing activities. For example, Turkey wins large offset rights in the form of parts in return for its acquisition of A400M large military aircraft.

SaSaD’s complete list of sales to countries the previous year is not complete yet and will only appear in April after companies release their fourth quarter sales. But SaSaD Secretary General Kaya Yazgan said all indications show Turkey exported more than $1 billion in 2011.

The Union of Turkish Defense Exporters list still gives a good sense about who buys Turkish defense products. In its list, readers can see the buyers of complete Turkish systems rather than export parts.
“Obviously the United States does not buy complete Turkish tanks, but on the other hand you can see Saudi Arabia buying complete Turkish armored vehicles,” Yazgan said.

The union’s list includes Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United States, Bahrain, Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Lebanon and Italy as Turkey’s main 10 buyers, eight of them Islamic nations.

Among them, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain buy armored vehicles, military radios and rocket systems, and Turkmenistan small navy vessels made by the Yonca Onuk shipyards.
“Actually you can find Indonesia, Malaysia and Qatar among Turkey’s real and prospective buyers in addition,” said the Turkish procurement official.

Last year, Turkey sold armored vehicles worth $600 million to Malaysia, in the largest single defense export, and is seeking to sell with HDW of Germany a few of the U214 submarines to Indonesia.
“A few years ago, no one could see major Turkish efforts to sell submarines with a major country. Now you can see them,” said the Turkish procurement official.

“Being Muslim makes a difference. The Muslim buyers see that you are Muslim and take up a better attitude. In the coming years, we expect better prospects to sell our products,” the official said.

ECONOMICS - Islamic trade tops Turkish defense
 
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the title should be "Islamic countries tops Turkey defence export"....

ongoing batches of ACV-300, Pars 8x8 APC,plus extensive ToT

turkey really helped malaysian defence industry to become more self sufficient in the future(our defence industry is really fell behind Singapore and indonesia despite having strong heavy industry,large fund, large talent pools from numerous established universities,not to mention private sectors that are more than happy to invest)....
 
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the title should be "Islamic countries tops Turkey defence export"....

ongoing batches of ACV-300, Pars 8x8 APC,plus extensive ToT

turkey really helped malaysian defence industry to become more self sufficient in the future(our defence industry is really fell behind Singapore and indonesia despite having strong heavy industry,large fund, large talent pools from numerous established universities,not to mention private sectors that are more than happy to invest)....

I hope that Turkeys business ethics regarding ToT can motivate muslim nations to invest more in Turkeys goods to help finance the R&D. And I think Turkey would be an excellent candidate as a country of focus for R&D because of its rather unique past/present.
 
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Good luck turkey

once Pakistan a single factory known as Pakistan ordrance factory used to export 300-500millions arms alone in one year

though this dates back to the ever green days of pakistan (till 2006)
 
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Turkey sells mini drones to Qatar

In an effort to boost defense industry exports to Islamic states, Turkey has recently sold 10 mini drones to Qatar, a senior procurement official said Sunday.

The small unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs) were exported under a general agreement made during the International Defense Fair (IDEF), which convened in Istanbul May 2011, for the sale of Turkish defense goods to Qatar worth $120 million within a year.

This $25 million sale will become the first export of SUAVs by Turkey, and they will also be the first drones in Qatars inventory. The SUAVs, called Bayraktar, are made by Baykar Makina, which also produces the Malazgirt mini helicopter and the tactical Çaldran unmanned aerial vehicle.

Turkey, which sold defense goods worth over $1 billion abroad in 2011, has recently attempted to bolster defense exports to Islamic countries.

In a separate development, the first drone to have been built entirely domestically by Turkey, the Anka, will compete in an international tender held by Colombia, even before entering service in Turkey, another senior procurement official said.

The Anka, Turkeys first locally-made drone in the medium-altitude and long-endurance category, was successful in last years flight tests.

After crash landing in its first two attempts, the Anka successfully flew in the final two trials.

ECONOMICS - Turkey sells mini drones to Qatar
 
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In which of our so called brotherly countries is this?
 
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Should we reconsider our export strategy for defence products?

That isn't Turkey's fault. For example if I buy a baseball bat, it's up to me to decide how to use it. I could play baseball with it, or I may crack open someone's head with it, the seller isn't liable in either case. If the seller refuses to sell me a bat the next time, I could buy it from someone else.
 
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We are newly developing nation that really and really needs to close its trade deficit... I think being picky about our costumers not going to be a big help to our newly developing arm industry or trade deficit...
 
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