Rolls-Royce announced that it will be the first industrial lead and founder member of Turkey’s Advanced Manufacturing Technology Centre (AMTC), a project led by Turkey’s Ministry of Science, Industry & Technology and with the endorsements of the Ministries of Defense, Transportation and Energy. 

The development plan for the AMTC was announced by the Government at a signing ceremony witnessed by the Turkish Minister of Science, Industry & Technology FikriIsik, and UK Minister of Trade and Investment, Lord Maude of Horsham in Istanbul, with the participation of Vice President of The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Prof. Mehmet Çelik and Director of Global Manufacturing for Rolls-Royce Dr. Hamid Mughal.