From the Office of the Secretary General

The sunny days in Ankara have been delayed for quite a long time due to continuous rainfall. We arrived in July and it is time to make vacation preparations. We would like to share this newsletter in order for you to read before or during your vacation.

Let’s take a look at the first half of 2018. I think the first half was hectic for everyone. On one hand, the President as well as the General Elections have kept the agenda of the country busy, and thus our agenda as well. On the other hand, our industrialists conducted the accounting of the previous year and reviewed their future accounts and plans. They executed their General Assemblies. Some management changes have occurred:

• Prof. Haluk Görgün has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors and President and CEO of Aselsan.
• Prof. Oğuz Borat has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of TUSAŞ.
• Prof. Faruk Yiğit has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Roketsan.
• Prof. Hacı Ali Mantar has been appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Havelsan.
• M.K.E.K General Director and SaSaD Chairman of the Board of Directors Ahmet Taşkın has resigned.

The twenty-ninth General Assembly of our Association as well as the Sectoral Meeting were held. The election was made by the related organs of our Association and the new executives were elected for Association Management. The Sectoral Meeting attracted great interest from our industrialists. Detailed information on this issue can be reached in the following pages.

The TOBB Defense Industry Assembly Meeting and the ninth SAVTEK Congress were held with

broad participation. You can find detailed information about these events on the following pages.

SSM launched the EYDEP and the subsequent activities officially started. The Prime Minister’s

directive for the increase of the allocated budget during the meeting was welcomed

by our industrialists.

The Cyber Cluster Launching Meeting was also conducted by SSM. The acceleration of cluster activities that our members will work on extensively in the future was appreciated.

Activities within the scope of the Strategic Product Incentive Protocol commenced. The project proposals of our industrialists were evaluated and concluded.

Now, I think its due time to have some rest. During this time, we will keep a low profile as

an Association until September. I wish that all our members have a beautiful,

productive summer season.

We will be pleased to meet you again in our Third Issue which will be published in October.

Good bye for now!

Newsletter Issue 2 | April-May-June 2018