The Turkish Standards Institute (TSE) and Aselsan are collaborating to expand the "nationalization" activities for the production and certification of imported products with domestic facilities. The two institutions will also work together on wind turbines, railway systems, subsystems, components, vehicle homologation, camera testing/certification, use of laboratory infrastructures and supplier evaluation. In addition, it will carry out studies on strengthening the supply ecosystem, auditing existing and potential companies, competency assessment, certification and conformity assessment.
The Framework Cooperation Protocol, which includes Rail Systems and other issues that will strengthen Turkey's industry and pave the way for the production of imported products with domestic means; TSE President Mahmut Sami Şahin, Aselsan General Manager Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün, Aselsan Transportation Security Energy and Health Sector President and Deputy General Manager Prof. Dr. It was signed by Mehmet Çelik and Aselsan Supply Chain Management Deputy General Manager Nuh Yılmaz. Speaking at the signing ceremony, TSE President Şahin said that TSE and Aselsan have a basic common point in terms of their founding purpose, current missions and goals. Summarizing the common point as reducing foreign dependency in industry and technology and being a global actor, Şahin said, “In this sense, Aselsan is one of the companies that are the apple of our country's eye and a source of pride. The fields of standardization, conformity assessment and training, which are the main fields of activity of our institute, cut all sectors horizontally. Therefore, one of our main goals as the Institute is to reduce the costs of our industrialists and increase the quality level by strengthening our infrastructure regarding the needs of our industrialists in the field of conformity assessment and training, on the one hand, and to reduce foreign dependence in the conformity assessment sector and increase the localization and domestic ratio on the other hand. In this direction, one of the most fundamental stakeholders of our Institute is Aselsan.” said.
“WE AIM TO ACT TOGETHER”
Stating that Aselsan and TSE mutually agreed to sign a protocol to make their cooperation more strategic and systematic, Şahin said, “Through this protocol, Aselsan's domestic and foreign energy, transportation, defense, security, health, information We aim to act together in standardization, certification, surveillance, inspection, testing, laboratory activities, engineering and nationalization, supplier development, sourcing and creation activities in programs and projects carried out in sectors such as technology and communication. The areas we will prioritize; wind energy, railway systems, subsystems and components, vehicle homologation, camera testing, certification, use of laboratory infrastructures and supplier evaluation. he said.
“EVERYONE CAN BE PART OF THE DEFENSE INDUSTRY”
Aselsan Chairman of the Board and General Manager Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün also said that as a country, they are making a very serious breakthrough in the formation of some approaches that will change the dogmas in the field. Görgün stated that one of Turkey's greatest advantages over the West is its human resources. Noting that a product is part of a system whose value can increase to $1000 per kilogram after standardization, certification, environmental conditions and quality tests, Görgün said, “Turkey's exports are currently around 1,5 dollars per kilogram. Aselsan's exports per kg are around one thousand dollars. That's why I sometimes say these things to encourage and add new players in addition to our subcontractors on the field and the companies we work with. Anyone can be a part of the defense industry.” said.
“SAMPLE STUDY”
Görgün stated that they serve as a school, a guidance and a mentor, and while doing these, they also bear the responsibility to meet Turkey's technological needs in the civil field, with the knowledge gained in the defense industry such as systems, engineering and design, and continued: “I find today's cooperation very meaningful. We have a lot of work to do together. Our employees are good engineers. They are our friends who came out of good schools, worked in Turkey's most prestigious institution, and shed a lot of sweat in projects that were popular for years. You also have very important field experience. With this experience, we will serve our country. I hope that these approaches will set an example for other distinguished companies, and they will continue. I sincerely believe that we will continue with good intentions and goodness, with the signatures we will hopefully sign today.”
"NATIONALIZATION MOVEMENT"
Within the scope of the protocol, TSE and Aselsan will work together on wind energy, railway systems, subsystems, components, vehicle homologation, camera test/certification, use of laboratory infrastructures and supplier evaluation. In order to strengthen Aselsan's supply ecosystem, existing and potential companies in the sub-industry fields of activity will be audited, and cooperation will be made for competency assessment and certification. Joint work will be carried out in the field of expanding the "nationalization" activities carried out for the production of imported products with domestic means and identifying new companies.
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