Defence Industry Agency
| Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı | |
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 7 November 1985 |
| Annual budget | ₺100,839,000 (2020)[1] |
| Agency executive |
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| Parent department | Office of the President of Turkey |
| Parent agency | Ministry of National Defense |
| Website | www |
| Agency ID | SSB |
In Turkey, Presidency of Defense Industries (formerly Undersecretariat for Defence Industries; Turkish: Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı) is a civil institution established by the government to strengthen its national security industry and manage the system and supply of military technology. It was established under the Law No. 3238 on 7 November 1985 under the name of "Defense Industry Development and Support Administration Office". The Presidency has close relations with the Office of the President of Turkey, the Ministry of National Defense and the Turkish Armed Forces, as well as domestic and foreign defense industry companies. In addition to supporting projects and products based on domestic design and production, SSB gives importance to technological transfer of products or services acquired from foreign supplies.
On 10 July 2018, it became affiliated with the Office of the President with the Presidential Decree No. 1 and its name was changed to "Presidency of Defense Industries".[3]
Departments
- Personnel and Education Department
- Strategy Development Department
- Procurement Management Department
- Administrative and Financial Affairs Department
- Department of Industrialization
- R&D and Technology Management Department
- Quality-Testing and Certification Department
- International Cooperation Department
- Land Vehicles Department
- Marine Vehicles Department
- Department of Aircraft
- Helicopter Department
- Communications Electronics and Information Systems Department
- Space Department
- Weapon Systems Department
- Electronic Warfare and Radar Systems Department
- Unmanned and Intelligent Systems Department
List of presidents
| No. | Name | Tenure started | Tenure ended |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vahit Erdem | 23 December 1985 | 19 July 1993 |
| 2 | Yalçın Burçak | 19 July 1993 | 31 January 2000 |
| 3 | Prof. Dr. Dursun Ali Ercan | 31 January 2000 | 6 February 2004 |
| 4 | Murad Bayar | 6 February 2004 | 28 March 2014 |
| 5 | Faruk Özlü (acting) | 30 March 2014 | 11 April 2014 |
| 6 | Prof. Dr. İsmail Demir | 11 April 2014 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ^ "2017 Yılı TBMM Bütçe Görüşmeleri". tbmm.gov.tr. 10 December 2016. Archived from the original on 12 December 2016. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
- ^ "TBMM Milli Savunma Komisyonu 6. Toplantı Komisyon Tutanakları". tbmm.gov.tr. 7 January 2016. Archived from the original on 14 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Office of the President of Turkey (10 July 2018). "Cumhurbaşkanlığı Teşkilatı Hakkında Cumhurbaşkanlığı Kararnamesi (Kararname Numarası: 1)" (PDF). T.C. Resmî Gazete. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.