{"id":16982,"date":"2015-09-19T20:22:06","date_gmt":"2015-09-19T20:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2015\/09\/19\/turkish-firms-hope-qatar-show-will-be-gateway-for-gulf-exports\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:36:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:36:33","slug":"turkish-firms-hope-qatar-show-will-be-gateway-for-gulf-exports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/industry\/2015\/09\/19\/turkish-firms-hope-qatar-show-will-be-gateway-for-gulf-exports\/","title":{"rendered":"Turkish Firms Hope Qatar Show Will Be Gateway for Gulf Exports"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>ANKARA \u2014 Turkey\u2019s top defense companies have created <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">come under<\/span> a\u00a0corporate identity that they hope will help them win\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">in the hope of winning<\/span> lucrative deals in Arabian Gulf markets, their new <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">top<\/span> target region for exports.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> High-Tech Port brings together 67 Turkish defense companies, most <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">mainly<\/span> from the\u00a0aerospace, naval systems, <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">IT<\/span>information technology, missile systems, defense engineering and armored vehicle sectors.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> The High-Tech Port group will display their systems next month\u00a0in Qatar <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Oct. 6-8 at<\/span> during a high-profile exhibition. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">to be attended by <\/span>Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Qatar\u2019s <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">E<\/span>emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, will attend the High-Tech Port Qatar exhibition Oct. 6-8 in Doha.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> The exhibitors include Tusas Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), military software <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">concern<\/span>firm Havelsan, missile maker Roketsan, armored vehicles maker BMC and military electronics specialist Aselsan, Turkey\u2019s biggest defense company.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;We are targeting exports [to Gulf countries] worth [US] $5 billion in the next 10 years\u00a0and $20 billion in the next 20 years,&#8221; sa<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ys<\/span>id Hakan Kurt, High-Tech Port\u2019s general coordinator.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> Turkey\u2019s defense exports in 2014 rose 17.7 percent to an all-time high of $1.65 billion. They were at a mere $600 million in 2008.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> Kurt says Turkey is close to taking orders for TRJet, <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Turkey\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0its planned indigenous, military-civilian regional jet<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> with dual civilian and military purpose<\/span>. The <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">aircraft will be launched<\/span>\u00a0TRJet, based on the Dornier 328 aircraft, is still in the prototype stage, but the program will be showcased at the exhibition in Qatar.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> He said he expects Turkish industry&#8217;s\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">to report particularly high export growth in<\/span> exports to the region, particularly to\u00a0Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait, to grow in the years ahead.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;Qatar will play the role of a bridge for us to export indigenous products to the Gulf region,&#8221; Kurt said. &#8220;Qatar manages funds worth $2 trillion. It will be our port for exports of systems to the area.&#8221; <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Kurt says.<\/span>\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> Kurt said <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">claims that<\/span> Turkish<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">ey\u2019s<\/span> defense companies have lost $2.5 billion worth of contracts in the region due to the <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Turkish<\/span>\u00a0Ankara\u00a0government\u2019s &#8220;principled foreign policy&#8221;\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">He refers<\/span> \u2014 referring\u00a0to Turkey\u2019s diplomatic rows with many Muslim countries in its region, particularly Egypt, Syria, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain. <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">But he defends that the government\u2019s policies were right [&#8220;principled.&#8221;]<\/span><br\/> \u00a0<br\/><span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Industry analysts say <\/span>Turkey\u2019s Gulf targets may be too ambitious, industry analysts said.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;It\u2019s difficult to guess. On the one hand Turkey may not be exporting $5 billion worth of systems to the entire world in the next 10 years,&#8221; one Ankara analyst said. &#8220;But on the other, a single deal with one of the friendly Gulf countries could come in a few billion dollars \u2014 if Turkey has successfully completed its ambitious indigenous programs.&#8221; <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">says one Ankara-based analyst.<\/span>\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> For<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">In<\/span> the past several years Turkey has been locally designing, developing and manufacturing drones, helicopters, a fighter jet, new-generation main battle tanks, armored vehicles, satellites, naval platforms, smart ammunition and <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">various<\/span> other defense systems.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;Aerospace may not be a realistic ambition,&#8221; a London analyst said. &#8220;But especially a combat-proven attack helicopter, naval platforms, smart ammunitions and land systems could spell success.&#8221; <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">says one London-based analyst.<\/span>\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> TAI has been producing the T129, an attack helicopter, under license from Italian-British company AgustaWestland.\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> A political analyst said that it is realistic for Turkey to expect Qatar to be the <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">main<\/span> gateway for exports to Gulf states.<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> &#8220;Qatar is Turkey\u2019s best regional ally,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It is not only a potential buyer of Turkish systems but can also use its regional clout for sales to other Gulf countries.&#8221; <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">he said.<\/span>\u00a0<br\/> \u00a0<br\/> Early this year Turkey and Qatar signed a comprehensive military accord that gives both countries the right to deploy soldiers in each other\u2019s territory. 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