SSI
DEFENCE AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRY EXPORTERS’ ASSOCIATION (SSI)
SSI, Defence and Aerospace Industry Exporters’ Association, established in 2011 in order to improve export of Turkish defence and aerospace industry comprising defence and security systems, land and naval platforms, aerospace, electronics and information systems, weapon systems and ammunition, support systems and logistic services, military clothes and finery equipment, R&D, engineering etc. SSI’s main mission is to support the exporters of Turkish Defence and Aerospace Industry both financially and morally.
Working under the auspices of Ministry of Trade and in close cooperation with the Ministry of National Defence and Defence Industry Agency (SSB), SSI set its main goal as increasing the market share of the sector through overseas expansion of the current capacities of the Turkish defence and aerospace industry companies in a more organized manner. Being the sole Exporters’ Association of the sector in Türkiye, SSI has an expanding base of members including the most important companies in the sector, by increasing from the initial 60 members to around 1.500 today.
SSI’s ACTIVITIES
Coordination & Public Relation :
- - SSI acts as a bridge between private sector and the governmental bodies (especially with Ministry of Trade and Ministry of National Defence),
- - Contributes to the development of the sectoral policies by the government,
- - Communicates and cooperates with other national and international organizations.
Buyer Mission Programs :
- Representatives from purchasing countries active in the sector are selected by the Trade Counsellors in the related countries and invited to Turkey.
- Within the mission program SSI organizes bilateral meetings with Turkish exporters.
Trade Mission Programs :
- - With the Trade Mission Organizations private companies develop efforts to increase trade and investment.
- - Fairs : Trade Mission is a visit to a target market by a group of business delegates, including representatives from Turkish companies and associations and is generally led by government officials from related Ministries,
- - SSI organizes national participation to major fairs around the world.
- - Apart from such organizations SSI also participates to important international fairs both in Turkey and abroad with info-stands and give information about member companies.
Export Registration:
- - SSI registers exports of Turkish defence and aerospace sector. These statistics are recorded on daily, weekly and monthly basis
- - The statistics and reports are used in decision-making processes to build up and steer future policies of the sectors
Research & Reporting:
SSI prepares and shares;
- Market research reports,- Sub-sectoral reports,
- Country and product profiles,
- Reports of international relations,
- Publicly accessible database.
Consulting :
- Provides information about target markets,- Offers practical advises to members on logistics, banking, customs regulations, payment terms, incoterms, insurance, EU, free trade agreements, free zones etc,
- Informs its members about the trade regulations of Turkey and changes thereof,
- Provides information about trade practices of partner countries and changes thereof,
- Advises practical information on market access into the world markets.
Training :
- Organizes seminars and courses on production, marketing, foreign trade, etc. to its members
- Cooperates with educational bodies like universities for skilled labor power etc.
Other Activities :
- National and international conventions, seminars, symposia, and conferences are announced to the members and participated- Requests from importers are disseminated to the members and related organizations
- SSI is responsible for the implementation of the general export policy, under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade. So, SSI finalizes some other works with coordination and/or under the auspices of the Ministry of Trade.
SSI’s MAIN PRODUCT GROUPS
AIR PLATFORMS |
BARRELLED WEAPONS AND WEAPON PLATFORMS |
LAND PLATFORMS |
COMMUNICATION AND COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEMS |
NAVAL PLATFORMS |
RADARS AND SENSORS |
HUNTING AND SHOOTING SPORTS EQUIPMENT |
SIMULATORS |
AMMUNITION AND MISSILES |
LOGISTIC |