Defence Turkey: Dear Mr. AKBAŞ, first of all, thank you for your time. Meteksan Defence was established in 2006 in order to unite and coordinate the projects and activities of the high-tech companies in the defence industry, operating under Bilkent Holding, in a single framework. Can we start our conversation by touching upon Meteksan Defence’s current position, number of employees, turnover, services offered to customers, technology accumulation and vision? 

Burak AKBAŞ: As you mentioned, Meteksan Defence Industry Inc. was established in 2006 in order to unite and coordinate the projects and activities of the high-tech companies in the defence industry, operating under Bilkent Holding, in a single framework. The ambitious vision of the establishment of our company is to develop and design national, independent and indigenous, high-tech products and subsystems in the defence industry sector in line with the vision of the Presidency of Defence Industries, Turkish Armed Forces and other security forces.