11.10.2025 16:05
Two strong brands of the Turkish defense industry, MKE and BAYKAR, are establishing a production base in Samsun with an investment of billions of lira. Samsun Governor Orhan Tavlı stated, "These significant investments will further strengthen Samsun's production, export, and technology capacity. We will continue to honor every investor who believes in the potential of our country and our city."
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"Samsun, which has become the production center of the North," said Governor Orhan Tavlı, who evaluated the ongoing efforts in the industry and production sector, "On one hand, our efforts continue to provide all kinds of infrastructure and support services to domestic and foreign investors in an uninterrupted, high-quality, and fast manner. On the other hand, the constructions of our companies that have been allocated land are progressing. In our new organized industrial zone, spaces have been allocated for automotive and defense industry companies," he stated.
"2 BILLION TL INVESTMENT BY MKE WILL INCREASE SAMSUN'S PRODUCTION CAPACITY"
Referring to the production base established by the Machinery and Chemical Industry (MKE), a leading organization in the Turkish defense industry, with an investment value of 2 billion TL in Samsun, Governor Tavlı stated, "The works at the MKE Samsun Production Campus, where strategic products needed by the Turkish Armed Forces will be produced with domestic resources, are progressing rapidly. This project will greatly contribute to making Samsun a strong center in the defense industry," he expressed.
"BAYKAR'S NEW PRODUCTION BASE WILL STRENGTHEN SAMSUN'S FUTURE"
Governor Tavlı emphasized the strategic importance of BAYKAR's investment in Samsun, which produces Turkey's first domestic and national unmanned aerial vehicles, stating, "The new production base that BAYKAR will establish in its 400-acre private industrial zone, announced to the public in August, will not only give a significant boost to Samsun's technological production capacity but also to Turkey's. We hope this investment will be beneficial for our city and our nation," he said.
"HIGH-TECH PRODUCTION WILL INCREASE EMPLOYMENT AND EXPORTS"
Noting that construction in organized industrial zones continues without slowing down, Tavlı stated, "While infrastructure and superstructure works progress simultaneously, many of our investors have completed their factory setups, and some have started production. These developments will strengthen the high-tech and value-added production infrastructure in our city, while also raising our employment and export figures," he said.
"WE WILL CONTINUE TO HONOR OUR INVESTORS"
Stating that Samsun will continue to be an attractive center for investors, Tavlı concluded his remarks as follows:
"We will continue to honor every initiative that believes in and trusts the potential of our country and our city, especially our exporters who work selflessly to deliver Turkish products to all corners of the world. With the strength we derive from our unity and solidarity, we are confidently moving forward on the path of building a more productive, more competitive Samsun, which is an example with its economy, technology, and human resources, with determination, faith, and resolve."
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