11.11.2026 13:42
Malatya is preparing to become ASELSAN's second-largest production base after Ankara, with an investment that will revive the industrial infrastructure in the earthquake region. ASELSAN is the giant name of the defense industry. With 5 separate factories to be established on an area of 66 decares, Malatya will become the new center of both qualified brain drain and high-tech exports.
Abdurrahman Babacan, AK Party Malatya MP, announced the details of the ASELSAN technology base to be established in Malatya as part of the defense industry investments in earthquake-affected cities initiated upon the instruction of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan after the earthquake disaster.
THE LARGEST TECHNOLOGY BASE AFTER ANKARA WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN MALATYA
Babacan noted that ASELSAN is a backbone institution producing the core electronic card, chip and software infrastructure of the defense industry, and said that this investment will carry Malatya's industry to high value-added production. Stating that production is currently ongoing in the Organized Industrial Zone in Malatya, Babacan said, 'We have allocated a 66-decare plot of land directly opposite the existing TÜİK building to ASELSAN. A huge complex consisting of 5 factories is rising there. We will have completed our first factory as of August 2027. When all phases are completed, ASELSAN will have established Turkey's largest production and technology base after Ankara in Malatya.'
IT WILL ATTRACT INVESTORS AND ENSURE AN INFLUX OF QUALIFIED TALENT
Stating that the giant investment is not just a factory project but will create a huge industrial ecosystem, Babacan noted that sub-industry companies from all over Turkey have begun investing in Malatya. Expressing that a Muğla-based company has also decided to invest in Malatya, Babacan said, 'With the arrival of ASELSAN, our city will experience a significant influx of qualified talent through engineer, technician and technical staff positions. This will raise Malatya's sociological, cultural and educational fabric to higher levels.'
THE HIGH TECHNOLOGY PRODUCED WILL OPEN TO THE WORLD
Noting that the logistics infrastructure is also being prepared to crown production with exports, Babacan stated that they will facilitate access of the high value-added products produced to the global market. Babacan said, 'Thanks to the high-speed train line that will connect to İskenderun Port via Narlı with the support of our Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure, high-tech products produced in Malatya will be transferred directly to ports. We pushed very hard for this investment of ASELSAN, its decision to become Turkey's second largest production base after Ankara, and ultimately, thank God, it was brought to Malatya. As I said, after this first factory in Malatya comes into operation as of August 2027, with a total of 5 factories to be established, we will see Malatya's face transformed to a completely different level.'