TAI TFX

United States aerospace giant Boeing and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) signed an agreement on elevator production for the 737 MAX aircraft on May 22 in Kahramankazan, a district in the capital Ankara.

National Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli on March 7 said a domestically produced protection system would be used for tanks in Turkey’s ongoing “Operation Olive Branch.”

Some weapons belonging to the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) went missing during the July 2016 coup attempt in Turkey and are now being searched for, Turkish Defense Minister Nurettin Canikli has said.

Turkish defense contractor Aselsan announced a $413.27 million deal with the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM) on Dec. 29, state-run Anadolu Agency has reported.

Turkey’s indigenous fighter jet TFX is set to fly at twice the speed of sound in 2023, daily Habertürk reported on Dec. 15.

For the first time in a long while, I was very happy recently with what I saw on the Twitter's trending topic list. Finally something other than politics, sports or entertainment news had made it to the top. Kale Holding was at the top because of its recent deal with Rolls-Royce.

Turkey's Kale Group will set up a joint venture company with U.K.-based engineering firm Rolls-Royce to develop civilian and fighter aircraft engines including for Turkey's planned TF-X fighter jet, the companies announced May 8 at a press meeting. 

Kale will hold a 51 percent stake in the joint venture, while Rolls-Royce will have the rest, they noted. 

Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has signed a cooperation agreement with Sikorsky, which is part of Lockheed Martin, to make various helicopter components, it said in a statement on Feb. 28, Anadolu Agency has reported. 

Turkish Airlines has appointed Bilal Ekşi, the head of Turkey's civil aviation authority, as its new general manager. Ekşi will replace Temel Kotil, who has been in the post since 2005.

CEO of Turkey's national carrier Turkish Airlines, Temel Kotil, has taken over as top official of the country's aerospace powerhouse Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI).

Kotil, who has been running THY since 2005, the airliner's most successful years of growth—took over TAI's top position from Muharrem Dörtkaşlı.