Türkiye stands ready to be one of the main forces behind the industrial transformation NATO needs, Haulk Görgün, head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB) said Tuesday.
Görgün's remarks came at the opening of the NATO Defense Industry Forum in Ankara ahead of a gathering of the alliance's leaders in the Turkish capital.
The focus of the summit is a stronger Europe for a stronger NATO. The Trump administration has warned the allies that they must handle Europe's security alone as the United States focuses on China and the Indo-Pacific region.
"The Turkish defense industry is ready to be one of the driving forces behind the industrial transformation that NATO requires," Görgün said.
Serious upheavals, wars, and security challenges across nearly every region of the world over the past three years have reshaped the global defense environment, he noted.
