Turkish Space Agency President Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım visited the OSTİM Defence and Aerospace Cluster (OSSA).
Emphasizing that they attach importance to clusters and have made contact with them, President Yıldırım said, “OSSA is important for us. We want to learn about OSSA's technical capabilities and identify cooperation opportunities. There is a lot of work that can be done in the space field. We want to guide and support companies in the space research process. We will also meet with other clusters.”
The capabilities of clusters will be recognized.
Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım, explaining that as an agency they target all processes related to space, pointed out that tens of thousands of components related to space are produced, and said, “We need to know the capabilities of clusters so that we can work with them to meet our needs. If aviation quality standards can be achieved in production, it can also be achieved in space. Inform us when your members acquire a new production capability. We will do our best to develop our national capacity in the field of space.”
We focused on international markets.
OSSA Chairman Mithat Ertuğ noted that the cluster member manufacturers possess quality and certification documents such as AS 9100, which are required by global aviation industry standards.
Ertuğ noted that they are working to improve the skills and qualifications of their members, saying, "We have shifted our focus abroad. We are concentrating on how we can get more business from global companies and how we can evaluate business potential."
OSTİM Board Chairman Orhan Aydın also suggested to Agency President Serdar Hüseyin Yıldırım that an information meeting be organized as soon as possible, where OSSA members could meet and get to know the production capabilities of the companies closely.
About the Turkish Space Agency
The Turkish Space Agency, whose duties and powers are defined in Presidential Decree No. 23 published in the Official Gazette, will coordinate with national and international organizations to protect and safeguard our country's rights and interests in space.
As part of its efforts to develop the aviation and aerospace industry, the agency will carry out all kinds of design, analysis, production, testing, operation, and integration activities in the fields of space and aircraft, as well as space ground systems.
The Agency will facilitate the launch of spacecraft from Turkey by public institutions and the private sector, and will also register and issue the necessary permits related to these operations.
