Sudden start ? Who saied it ?
-MILGEM, Development of a domestic corvette based on national construction capabilities aren't started suddenly with an HOKUS-Pokus agreement or technology. It's technological background and capability level to commence this project is way before than AKP. This project is officially launched in 1990's and has nothing to do with any politic figures... Politics are just desicion makers, Rest is about capability, technology level, experience and old efforts of institutes. Nothing brings with sudden as someone tells in their dreams...
-T-129 ATAK, I don't know what "AR-GE-2004" term reminds you but It is the main purpose of going a semi-domestic attack helicopter with cancelling first ATAK-1 tender (AH-1Z) in order to integrate own domestic avionics-mission computers and electro-optics. AR-GE 2004 projects, the avionics developed until this dates and many other electronics to be integrated on T-129 Atak has nothing to do with any politic figures. The beggining story of those projects to modify own helicopter platform in accordance with own benefits for future is way before than AKP or some other politic figures.
Politicians are just desicion makers and coordinates the rules in accordance with global conjunctures of the World. Neither they invest their own money, nor They have technology to commence/develop a sh@t so Ignoring all old backgrounds/efforts of those proud Turkish institute to do credit politic figures with using Turkish engineers' 30-40 years experience/efforts is shamefull. Nothing brings with a magic. All of those programs need huge huge experiences-efforts. That's why So less countries have such competitive defence products/programs... This is not a thing that can be developed within 10 years...
so What AKP did ? AKP encouraged Turkish institutes to go more domestic programs and accelerated investments under a program arranged by years and mores. Systematic efforts bring more success in this field but Nothing started with AKP ERA as someone mentioned.