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The New Era of Polish-Turkish Defence Relations

Polish and Turkish defence officials established a new and long-lasting relation recently.  It is seen that new interest areas, joint

Date: Issue 46 - September 2013

Defence Turkey: Mr. Bayar, first of all thank you for giving us your time. Under the co-ordination of the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey for the first time will participate as a nation in the MSPO fair to take place in Poland between 2-5 September. As Turkey, how many firms will participate in this fair? What are your expectations as the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries?

We are planning to participate in the MSPO Fair under the umbrella of our Undersecretariat with 13 firms. Within these 13 firms, the Ostim Defence and Aerospace Clustering (OSSA) and 8 small and medium-scale enterprises attached to the OSSA will participate. I believe that aside from firms that presently are in contact with Poland, firms that will develop our relations with this country for the first time must fully appraise the potential in line with our strategy.