Defence Turkey: Can we start our interview by getting information about the brief history of the 2nd HBFM and its current organizational structure?

Technical Management Director: We have a rich history. We were established in 1926 under the name of 'Aircraft Factory' as Turkey's first aircraft factory, in partnership with the Turkish Aircraft Association and the German Junkers company. At first, 5 engineers and 120 German and 240 Turkish workers worked there. Over a period of approximately 10 years, a total of 134 aircraft and 50 gliders of 5 different types were manufactured by making license agreements with companies in Germany, the United States of America (USA), England, and Poland. However, over time, aircraft manufacturing was transitioned to aircraft maintenance. We have served under the name of the 2nd Air Supply and Maintenance Center Command since 1986. In 2017, we made another change and became the 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate. If we take a look at our organization, we are affiliated with the General Directorate of Military Factories (AFGM). There are three air factories affiliated with AFGM: 1st Air Maintenance Factory Directorate Eskisehir, 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate Kayseri, and 3rd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate Ankara.