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Türkiye's defense and aerospace exports top $30B in 2023-2026
Türkiye's defense and aerospace exports exceeded $30 billion in 2023-2026, according to the Defense Industry Agency. SIPRI ranks Türkiye as the world's 11th-largest arms exporter in 2021-2025.
Türkiye's defense and aerospace exports exceeded $30 billion in the 2023-2026 period, according to data from the Defense Industry Agency (SSB). The figure accounts for more than 55% of total exports over the past 14 years.
Exports rose 48% in 2025 to more than $10 billion, and exports over the last 12 months topped $11 billion for the first time. Haluk Görgün has served as head of the SSB since July 2023.
SIPRI: World's 11th-largest exporter
According to a report published in March 2026 by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Türkiye's arms exports rose 122% between 2016-2020 and 2021-2025. Its share of global arms exports increased from 0.9% to 1.8%, making it the world's 11th-largest arms exporter.
SIPRI data show that the main recipients of Turkish arms in 2021-2025 were Pakistan with 16%, the United Arab Emirates with 12% and Ukraine with 8.4%.
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