Aselsan Opened the Gates to the Public Visitors

Aselsan, one of the subsidiaries of the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TSKGV), opened its doors to citizens on the 30th anniversary of its establishment. Within the scope of the public tour, Aselsan hosted about 300 people at its facilities.

At the Macunköy facilities visitors were welcomed by Aselsan officials. They were first informed about the institution’s activities and then Aselsan’s promotional film was shown. Later the production sites were toured by visitors. In the Hacim Kamoy Hall, visitors were informed about the systems and received replies to their inquiries regarding topics they were curious about.

At the end of the visit, the participants traveled by electric bus, developed by Aselsan, to the entrance of the facility. In his statement regarding the event, Aselsan General Manager Dr.Faik Eken said that they were happy to welcome TSKGV donors and citizens at their facilities. 

Emphasizing that the foundation has a great influence and provides a valuable service in the defense industry, Dr.Eken pointed out that foundation is the great partner of Aselsan, TAI, Roketsan and Havelsan, which constitute the backbone of the defense industry. Underlining that Aselsan is a tremendous asset created for Turkey, Dr. Eken stated that the company ranks 7th in the Istanbul Stock Exchange. “Aselsan employs about 5,500 staff, more than 3,000 of them are engineers. We have more than three hundred products, we export to more than sixty countries. Our most important objective is to save our country from external dependency on other countries in the defense industry. We are exerting all efforts to this end. With our decisive policies, our defense industry has reached over 60 percent of local contribution from 20 percent and we, as Aselsan, are very happy to work hard in order to enhance this percentage.” said Dr. Eken.

Expressing that the interest of the visitors is very high and pleasing, Dr. Eken said, “I think that today’s visit is very important to see what can be done and to reflect upon what has been done in Turkey so far, and to look forward toward the future with confidence. The questions of our visitors reflect this confidence and faith. By looking at what we have done, we should be motivated to achieve more, we should aim to do more. There is the necessary intelligence and ability to do everything in Turkey. So, let’s organize within a framework and work hard faithfully.”