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ARTICLE · 09 SEPTEMBER 2014

Turkish Defense Industry: A Step Towards A Nation-Oriented Production

A nation has six major elements of its nation-oriented power that are based on politics, economy, psycho-social issues, military capability, manpower and the geostrategic location.

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A nation has six major elements of its nation-oriented power that are based on politics, economy, psycho-social issues, military capability, manpower and the geostrategic location. These bring more flexibility in countries' regional strategy and add value for superiority in its region.

In today's world, illustrating the national power chain starts with sustainable political power that reflects to welfare in economy that affects the psychosocial condition of a society. These elements are either directly or indirectly support the well-qualified manpower which is a crucial component of military capabilities.

Turkey's history and geostrategic importance has led the Turkish governments to develop its military capabilities. Starting from early 1980s, Turkey's involvement to offset and industrial participation projects together with F-16 project has brought out qualified manpower in research and development. Therefore the government's focus on military capabilities in

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