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Dear CANiK Friends — FROM THE CHAIRMAN

Dear CANiK Friends

Even though we enter 2021 under the shadow of the pandemic, we maintain our hope, eagerness to work and enthusiasm.

Turkey announces National Space Program — ECOSYSTEM

Turkey announces National Space Program

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said that the National Space Program will bring Turkey into the premier league in the global space race. Erdoğan stressed that the first Turkish citizen will land on the moon on the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Turkey.

TGC Pirireis launched — ECOSYSTEM

TGC Pirireis launched

TCG Pirireis (S-330), the first submarine in the New Type Submarine Project (YTDP), launched.

Defence and aerospace sector turnover reaches $12 billion — ECOSYSTEM

Defence and aerospace sector turnover reaches $12 billion

The third “Defence Sector Meeting”, held online, was organized by the İstanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO) and SAHA İstanbul, the largest defence cluster in Turkey, with a view to contributing to the “national and indigenous” structure of the defence sector.