In his speech at the Century of the Future Promotion Program, President Erdoğan said, “Today, we are before our nation with a new phase of our projects, tomorrow we will see much more new ones. We are realizing the dreams that our nation has been chasing for centuries and that we have always been after since the foundation of our Republic,” he said.
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan attended the “Century of the Future Promotion Program” held at the Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) Kahramankazan Central Campus and gave a speech.
After our President Erdogan came to the podium, he gave instructions to move by connecting to the pilots of Hürjet and National Combat Aircraft (MMU). Hürjet and MMU took a taxi upon the instruction of President Erdogan.
After Hürjet came to the stage, MMU with Kaan written on its body completed its taxi at the designated spot in front of the stage.
After the engine shutdown of Kaan and Hürjet, President Erdoğan said, “Right now, Hürjet is in front of us and our Kaan is in front of us. When I saw both of them in front of me, these lines of Yahya Kemal came to my mind. ‘This storm is the Turkish army, O Rabbi/ This is the army that died for you, O Lord/So that your name will rise with the adhans/Be victorious, because this is the last army of Islam.’ I wish good luck to our country, good luck to our nation,” he said.
“WE ARE AVAILABLE ON LAND, ON THE SEA AND UNDER THE SEA, IN THE AIR, IN SPACE, IN EVERY AREA”
Hürjet Test Pilot Ercan Çelik and MMU Kaan’s Test Pilot Gökhan Bayramoğlu presented their helmets and veils, and President Erdoğan presented plaques to the pilots.
In his speech afterwards, President Erdoğan wished God’s mercy upon Özgür Barçın, a police officer at the Ankara Security Directorate, and Resul Barutçu, a police officer at the General Directorate of Security, who were martyred as a result of the explosion of an explosive in Syria’s Tel Abyad district.
President Erdoğan, on the occasion of this program in Kazan, who received the title of hero for his glorious resistance, also commemorated the martyrs of July 15 with mercy, gratitude and gratitude.
Stating that today is another historic day in the field of defense and aviation, President Erdoğan congratulated all workers on the 1st May Labor and Solidarity Day in the presence of TAI employees, who made the nation feel proud today.
Stating that they have been giving good news in the defense industry one after the other in the last months, President Erdoğan said, “Among these, our TCG Anadolu ship joins our navy. There is a successful launch of our imece satellite into space. There is the delivery of our Altay tank to our Armed Forces for testing. Our Gökbey helicopter is flying with a domestic engine. For the first time, a torpedo has been fired from an unmanned naval vehicle. Thank God, we exist on land, on the sea and under the sea, in the air, in space, in every field. Today, we are in front of our nation with a new phase of our projects. I hope we will see many more tomorrow,” he said.
Stating that they have realized the dreams that the nation has been pursuing for centuries and that they have always pursued since the foundation of the Republic, President Erdoğan continued as follows: “Gazi Mustafa Kemal said the following at the inauguration of the Turkish Aircraft Society in 1925. ‘The future is in the skies. Because nations that cannot protect their skies can never be sure of tomorrow.’ In fact, Vecihi Hürkuşlar, Selahattin Reşit Alanlar, Nuri Demirağlar, Nuri Killigiller had attempted the works pointed out by Gazi. But these visionary and brave entrepreneurs have been blocked both from within and without. In fact, the attacks made when our late teacher Necmettin Erbakan was called every heavy industry move were the product of the same vicious mentality. Unfortunately, the efforts of many brilliant minds of this country in the same direction have been sabotaged by insidious methods.”
“THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED TO OUR DEFENSE INDUSTRY”
Expressing that what happened during the Cyprus Peace Operation showed everyone that the country’s establishment of its own defense industry is an obligation rather than a choice, President Erdoğan said that despite this, necessary steps were prevented from being taken properly.
President Erdoğan continued as follows: “Although there were some upheavals in defense and aviation due to the special importance given by the late Özal, these were also disrupted during the coalitions that followed. When we took over the management of the country and put the development of the defense industry at the top of our priorities, we faced many invisible obstacles. Despite this, we did not give up, we did not stop, we did not leave our goals for a moment. We have come to these days by advancing step by step in solidarity with our public institutions, our private sector and our universities. What was local then? 20 percent. What did we do with this domestic defense industry? We got it to 80 percent. During the first 80 years of our Republic, some governments could not progress due to the incompetence and the non-nationality of some, Our nation is alive today, thanks to its future, which has been blocked and even openly dynamited. Today, we have reached the results that are the symbols of the future that Gazi Mustafa Kemal pointed out by saying, ‘The future is in the skies’. That’s why we call it ‘the future’ today. I would like to thank everyone who has contributed to the construction and development of our defense industry since the institutions we took over from the Ottoman Empire.”
Expressing his gratitude to those who have contributed to Turkey’s rapid rise to the top in the defense industry in the last 20 years with their experience, determination, hard work, abilities and acumen, President Erdoğan said: “If we are talking about the Turkish Century today, it is because of the success we have achieved in the defense industry, which is both the insurance of our security and the locomotive of technological progress. It has a huge share,” he said.
Stating that Turkey’s defense power, which gives confidence to its friends and fears its enemies, continues to be the most important ground for political, economic and diplomatic breakthroughs, President Erdoğan continued as follows: We do not allow any of their organizations to breathe, and we will not. Did we get it in Cudi, Gabar, Tendürek, Bestler Creek? We didn’t mind, we won’t, but unfortunately, someone is making talks from Kandil, especially Mr. Kemal. Shame on you. Kandil will support them and he will become the president of this country with the support of Kandil. My nation will not surrender this country to the one who becomes president with the support of Kandil.”
“WE ARE WITH YOU WITH ALL THE OPPORTUNITIES OF OUR STATE AT EVERY STEP YOU TAKE”
Expressing that almost every week they receive the news that a terrorist ringleader has been neutralized within or beyond the borders of Turkey, President Erdoğan pointed out that successful operations against the ringleaders of the separatist organization have been going on for a long time.
Reminding that the so-called leader of DEASH, the terrorist code-named Abu Hussein El Huseyni al Qureshi, was neutralized, President Erdoğan said: “We will continue to lead the lairs of terrorist organizations with our intelligence agency, armed forces, police, gendarme and security guards in the coming period. For this, I want you to work harder, design and produce more, and make our country a voice, influence and profit in more fields. With every step you take, every drop of sweat you shed, every product you develop, we are with you with all the means of our state. Hopefully, we will build the Turkish Century together. This light rising from Kazan will guide and guide us in our march for the Century of Turkey by besieging all of Turkey, our region and the whole world in waves.”
Stating that the nation has witnessed countless projects, countless policies, and countless achievements that have turned from dreams into reality for 20 years, President Erdoğan emphasized that the first of these is undoubtedly the successes in the defense industry, especially in aviation.
“WE LEFT OUR NATIONAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FROM THE HANGAR AND HAVE IT CONSTRUCTED TO THE RUNWAY”
Noting that he has left behind important milestones in the past days with some critical projects in Turkish aviation, President Erdoğan said, “We took our National Combat Aircraft, which will be the main combat power of our Air Force, out of the hangar and had it built on the runway. We performed the first flight of our country’s first manned, supersonic jet aircraft, Hürjet. How did you find it, did you like it? Thank you… These folks do it, do they believe it? We took off for the first time our heavy class attack helicopter, Atak-2, which we can call the brother of our Atak Attack Helicopter.” said.
Stating that the Anka-3 Combat Unmanned Warplane made its first march after the world’s first flying unmanned fighter aircraft Kızılelma, President Erdoğan stated that they will take new steps to crown the proud developments, and one of them is the National Combat Aircraft, which they named “Kaan”.
President Erdoğan said: “I thank my Lord for showing us these days. His name is also Devlet Bey. Of course, now these will make some people very uncomfortable. You know what they said to TCG Anadolu, Altay, İmece and our other projects. They will probably call them ‘models’. If you notice, these, and those on the other side of the water, are disturbed by every success our country has achieved in the defense industry. Make no mistake, we will continue to disturb them and those on the other side of the water. We are Turkey, we are the Turkish nation. Kaan and Hürjet alone are enough to wake up those who accuse us of being disconnected from reality from the dreams they have pinned their hopes on. If the enthusiasm and pride here makes someone nervous, we are happy, then we are on the right track. So ‘No stop,
“Türkiye IS NOW ON THE THRESHOLD OF A NEW ERA”
Emphasizing that the greatest power behind the heroic army, whether in peace or in war, is the nation and the defense industry, which is the product of its hard work, President Erdoğan said, “Turkey, which has been deprived of this power for a long time by industry, is now on the verge of a new era. We worked hard and succeeded for our national weapons, national planes, UAVs, SİHAs, Raiders, Red Apples, national ships, national satellites, national tank, rifle and many more. We will continue to work harder and achieve even greater success.” said.
Stating that there are planes, UAVs and helicopters that made their first flights today and started their engines, President Erdoğan said that he was proud on behalf of the nation with the brave engineers, brave pilots, hardworking workers and defense industry soldiers who made them work day and night.
Stating that Kahramankazan is a place that has experienced all phases of this process, President Erdoğan said: “We are also proud of our district. We have heard the following reproach from our engineers and workers working here for years; ‘In the past decades, when we were buying planes and helicopters of foreigners, teaching their drawings here, we always sighed, can’t we do better, what are we missing?’ we kept saying. When we came to the government, we listened to these reproaches of our engineers, workers and heroic soldiers, ‘Enough is enough.’ we said. We said, ‘Our own engineer will design it, our own worker will produce it, our own pilot will fly it’. By demonstrating this will, we have come a long way in aviation, along with other fields, in a short time. While our main contractors from the foundation and private sector implement these platforms, hundreds of our contractors and SMEs take their place in the system by developing and producing sub-systems nationally. We are also aware of the support given by our universities to research and development activities. Thankfully, we have been rewarded for all of our efforts, and we are getting it.”
Reminding that all types of SİHAs, from Akıncı to Aksungur, from Bayraktar TB2 to Anka, are exported all over the world, President Erdoğan said that they carry out joint aviation projects with many countries, and that many engineers from Western countries, from Pakistan to Indonesia, are also working with TAI. He explained that he worked in .
Expressing that there is still a long way to go and that they will continue to instill trust in friends and fear in the enemy by equipping the army with these planes, UAVs and helicopters in the coming years, President Erdoğan said that as Turkey gets stronger, peace, justice and equity will take root in the region and in the world, and that they should not leave any work started for this unfinished. stressed the need.
“HÜRJET CAN ALSO GO TO THE WAR FIELD IF NEEDED”
Emphasizing that they will not let what happened to many projects in the past to happen to these products, because they put a lot of effort and sacrifice, President Erdoğan said that hundreds of engineers, pilots and technicians make this pride live by joining their day and night.
President Erdoğan said: “Our first jet-powered supersonic fighter aircraft, Hürjet, will train our heroic pilots and, if necessary, equip them with weapons and go to the battlefield. With this feature, Hürjet will be able to partially replace our F-16s by being equipped with our own weapons and our own radars. Our Hürjet will be added to the inventory of our Air Force very soon. In addition, our Acrotim Demonstration Aircraft will consist of the Hürjet fleet. Hopefully, we will deploy Hürjet to our TCG Anadolu ship,” he said.
Noting that the National Combat Aircraft Kaan will fly very soon, President Erdoğan said, “Imagine such a plane that it will enter the enemy’s lair without being seen by radars in a war environment. He will open the gun slot and drop his missile and bomb on the enemy. Then he will return to his base as quietly as he came. Moreover, our country’s own engineers will build this plane, and our country’s own pilots will fly it. Kaan is the name of this plane. All of the main mission systems will be domestic and national. Kaan will be equipped with our own weapons, our own radar, our own communication, flight control and mission computers. Is it possible not to be moved by this painting?” used the phrases.
Announcing that they will complete all tests and deliver Kaan to the Air Force with its superior performance in a few years, President Erdoğan stated that they will be one of the five countries in the world to produce a fifth generation fighter jet of this type.
“KIZILELMA AND ANKA-3 WILL MAKE ARM FLY WITH KAAN”
Reminding that there are other unmanned warplanes and that Bayraktar Kızılelma took off as the world’s first unmanned warplane, President Erdoğan said: Kızılelma and Anka-3 will fly autonomously with Kaan. All of them will perform their duties with our domestic ammunition. Thus, we will raise the standards of armed drones to the highest level worldwide. Hürkuş, which we started to produce for friendly and allied countries, has already turned into an international platform. Soon we are giving first products to Niger and Chad. We also receive happy news from our national helicopter, Gökbey. Gökbey now flies with a turbine engine designed by our own engineers. As you know, we have become one of the three countries in the world that can produce helicopters in this class with our 10-ton Atak-2 helicopter. There are so few countries in the world that are able to carry out the defense industry projects that we have listed one after the other, that we must be well aware of the historical transformation we are going through. As Turkey, without seeing where we came from and where we are going, we must understand the reason for the sneaky attacks we are exposed to on many topics from politics to economy, security to energy. Of course, those who have been selling us airplanes, helicopters and engines for years will no longer wait silently for them to be designed, produced and exported by ourselves. Because they know that soon we will sell these products to them as well.” There are so few countries in the world that are able to carry out the defense industry projects that we have listed one after the other, that we must be well aware of the historical transformation we are going through. As Turkey, without seeing where we came from and where we are going, we must understand the reason for the sneaky attacks we are exposed to on many topics from politics to economy, security to energy. Of course, those who have been selling us airplanes, helicopters and engines for years will no longer wait silently for them to be designed, produced and exported by ourselves. Because they know that soon we will sell these products to them as well.” There are so few countries in the world that are able to carry out the defense industry projects that we have listed one after the other, that we must be well aware of the historical transformation we are going through. As Turkey, without seeing where we came from and where we are going, we must understand the reason for the sneaky attacks we are exposed to on many topics from politics to economy, security to energy. Of course, those who have been selling us airplanes, helicopters and engines for years will no longer wait silently for them to be designed, produced and exported by ourselves. Because they know that soon we will sell these products to them as well.” We must understand the reason for the sneaky attacks we are exposed to in many titles. Of course, those who have been selling us airplanes, helicopters and engines for years will no longer wait silently for them to be designed, produced and exported by ourselves. Because they know that soon we will sell these products to them as well.” We must understand the reason for the sneaky attacks we are exposed to in many titles. Of course, those who have been selling us airplanes, helicopters and engines for years will no longer wait silently for them to be designed, produced and exported by ourselves. Because they know that soon we will sell these products to them as well.”
“WE HAVE VERY ADVANCED CAPABILITIES IN MODERNIZATION OF AIRCRAFT”
Stating that they are already producing parts, developing systems and software for the planes and helicopters of many countries, President Erdoğan stated that many parts of the aircraft used by Turkish Airlines have Turkey’s signature, and that they have advanced capabilities in modernizing aircraft.
Noting that the armed forces equipped radar planes, reconnaissance and surveillance planes, and electronic systems of F-16s with domestic and national systems, President Erdoğan stated that they have taken similar steps in the field of satellites.
Stating that the space systems integration and test center in TAI is among the most distinguished satellite development centers in the world, and that the Göktürk satellites are produced and developed here, President Erdoğan explained that the new TÜRKSAT satellite and other new generation satellites are next.
Saying, “The defense industry is never just the defense industry,” President Erdoğan said, “The defense industry means, of course, to establish the design and production infrastructure that we can meet the needs of our own army. But beyond that, the defense industry is the locomotive of the eco-system that will enable our country to have a say in the field of high technology in the world. With the pride of realizing centuries-old dreams, I once again say the future today.”
PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN SIGNED KAAN
President Erdogan, after his speech, went to the Hürjet plane. President of Presidency of Defense Industries İsmail Demir presented a gift to President Erdoğan.
Afterwards, President Erdoğan posed for a souvenir photo with the pilots, TAI employees and protocol members in front of Hürjet.
President Erdoğan went to the National Combat Plane Kaan, met with the pilots and had their photos taken.
President Erdoğan, who marked and signed the date May 1, 2023 on Kaan’s body, then went to his cockpit. President Erdoğan, who received information about the plane in Kaan’s cockpit, waved to the journalists and posed. In the cockpit of Kaan, where he sat for a while, President Erdoğan closed the canopy and gave the pilot salute.
Before leaving the area, President Erdoğan took a family photo with TAI employees.
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