According to data shared by Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, President of the Presidency of Defense Industries, Turkey's defense and aerospace industry closed the year 2025 with over $10 billion in goods and services exports, reaching its highest level to date.
2025 Closed with a Record
Defense and aerospace exports, which stood at $7.1 billion in 2024, increased by approximately 48 percent to reach $10.05 billion in 2025. Of this amount, $9.8-9.87 billion constituted goods exports, while approximately $184 million comprised services exports. In sector exports, weapons and ammunition products particularly stood out with a share of $4.7 billion.
Haluk Görgün emphasized that an increase was recorded every month throughout 2025 compared to the previous year, stating that a historic monthly record was broken in December with exports exceeding $2.5 billion. Görgün noted that they view 2026 as a period when deliveries will accelerate and new export records will be set.
The total volume of new sales and export contracts signed in 2025 reached $17.8 billion. This figure represents an increase of approximately 78-80 percent compared to the $10 billion contract value in 2024.
Defense Share Doubled
The share of the defense and aerospace industry within Turkey's total exports also remarkably increased. The rate, which was 1.7 percent in 2022, rose to 3.7 percent as of 2025. Thus, the sector nearly doubled its share in total exports in a short period of three years.
Looking at the market distribution, approximately 56 percent of defense and aerospace exports in 2025 were made to European Union countries, NATO members, and the USA. While European countries accounted for four of the top 10 export markets, the Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Africa regions also stood out with increasing shares.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, in his assessment, emphasized that Turkey is now among the global players in the defense industry. Erdoğan stated that exports, which were $248 million in 2002, increased approximately 40-fold to reach $9.87 billion in 2025. Erdoğan cited the HÜRJET agreement signed with Spain as one of the important examples of this progress.
Significant contracts signed in 2025 included military ship exports to Portugal, an Offshore Patrol Vessel agreement with Romania, a HÜRJET training aircraft contract with Spain, and a KAAN national combat aircraft agreement with Indonesia. In addition, numerous SİHA (Armed Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and ammunition contracts were implemented with Gulf and African countries.
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