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What is Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB)?
The Presidency of Defence Industries (Savunma Sanayii Baลkanlฤฑฤฤฑ, SSB) is Turkey's central defence acquisition and technology-development authority, responsible for managing procurement for the Turkish armed forces and security services and driving the development of Turkey's domestic defence industrial base. SSB oversees the full acquisition lifecycle from programme planning through contract award, with a strong institutional mandate to expand domestic production and reduce import dependency.
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Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) at a glance.
- Portal Language
- English
- Region
- Asia
- Country
- ๐น๐ท Turkey
- Official Portal
- https://www.ssb.gov.tr
Key procurement sectors
Turkey procurement landscape
Turkey's SSB operates one of the world's most aggressively localization-oriented defence procurement regimes, with a strategic objective of raising the share of domestic content in Turkish defence systems to ambitious targets. Foreign suppliers seeking major platform awards face detailed offset and domestic-content obligations that require significant industrial investment within Turkey โ often including technology transfer, co-production arrangements, or local manufacturing commitments. Flagship defence programmes channel primary contracts to national champions including ASELSAN (electronics and communications), TAI (aerospace), and ROKETSAN (missiles and munitions), with foreign imports increasingly limited to subsystems, components, and specialist technologies that Turkey has not yet indigenised. Aerospace programmes โ including the KAAN fifth-generation fighter and domestic helicopter and UAV development โ are among the highest-profile SSB programmes. Naval procurement supports Turkey's ambition to build a fully indigenous surface and submarine fleet. Offset obligations apply broadly to foreign imports and require detailed industrial-participation proposals as part of competitive submissions. The combination of localization drivers and large programme volume makes SSB one of Europe's and the Middle East's most significant โ and demanding โ defence buyers.
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Foreign suppliers engaging with SSB tenders must prepare comprehensive offset and domestic-content proposals meeting SSB's industrial participation requirements. Qualification involves registration with SSB's supplier system and meeting technical, security, and programme-specific criteria. Turkish-language engagement is typically required for detailed procurement interaction.
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๐น๐ท Turkey →Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) — FAQ.
What does SSB procure? +
SSB procures defence systems, aerospace platforms, naval vessels, munitions, and associated electronics and communications equipment. It also oversees programmes for UAVs, missiles, and advanced sensors as part of Turkey's defence-indigenisation drive.
Are offset requirements mandatory for foreign suppliers? +
Yes. SSB imposes detailed offset and domestic-content obligations on most foreign acquisitions. Foreign primes must submit industrial-participation proposals and commit to generating defence-industrial value within Turkey.
Which Turkish companies are SSB's primary domestic contractors? +
ASELSAN (defence electronics), TAI (aerospace and aircraft), ROKETSAN (missiles), and STM (naval systems) are key national champions. Foreign imports are increasingly directed to subsystems these companies cannot yet produce indigenously.
Are SSB tenders open to international competition? +
Some SSB tenders are open to international bidders for subsystems, components, and specialist technologies. However, major platform programmes typically favour domestic primes, with foreign involvement structured as licenced production or workshare.
What language are SSB procurement documents in? +
SSB procurement documentation is primarily in Turkish. English summaries may be available for some international-programme solicitations, but detailed engagement typically requires Turkish-language capability or local representation.
How does Hook help with SSB procurement monitoring? +
Hook monitors SSB's procurement portal and surfaces defence-system, aerospace, and component tenders in plain English, giving your business development team the early visibility needed to structure offset proposals and partnership arrangements.
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