Turkish National and Strategic Development Projects: News and Updates

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Kron becomes Turkiye's 1st to join world's top cybersecurity firms list


Turkish tech firm Kron on Friday was listed as a leader in the field of cybersecurity according to the latest report by a major international research and advisory company

Kron is the first and only Turkish firm recognized as a leading Privileged Access Management (PAM) solutions company on the list, published by USA based firm Gartner, in the most recent Magic Quadrant for PAM

Kron was among the 12 companies listed in the report.



The company sells its domestically developed security software that masks personal data to 26 countries including the US and Pakistan

Izmir/Turkiye based KORN operates in Istanbul, New Jersey, Ankara, Dubai and Islamabad.

https://www.dailysabah.com/business...t-to-join-worlds-top-cybersecurity-firms-list

 

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Turkiye opens 1st integrated solar panel manufacturing facility in Europe and the Middle East $400 million


Turkiye on wednesday witnessed the opening of the country's first and Europe and the Middle East’s only integrated solar panel manufacturing facility which promises to further develop the country's renewable energy resources.

The factory will manufacture solar panels with a capacity of 500 megawatts (MW) per year

https://www.dailysabah.com/business...rated-solar-panel-manufacturing-facility/news

 

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Turkiye discovers major Black Sea natural gas reserves


President Erdogan says 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas reserves found by drill ship FATIH in Black Sea


Turkiye paid $230 for buying per 1.000 cubic meters of gas from Russia in 2019
and in 2020 Turkiye pays $183 to buy per 1.000 cubic meters of natural gas from Russia

so 320 billion cubic meters of natural gas was discovered in the Black Sea = $58,5 - 73,6 billion


and the newly discovered reserves are only a piece of a larger resource. Turkiye will continue to discover more in the Black Sea’s Tuna-1 and Kiyikoy zones

also there are huge gas reserves for Turkiye in the Eastern Mediterranean

https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkey-discovers-major-black-sea-natural-gas-reserves/1949231

 

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The MESS Technology Center ( the world's largest digital transformation and competence development center )


40 Factories opened at the same time in Kocaeli/TURKIYE ... 29.08.2020

There are remarkable examples such as

-- The world’s newest casting factory
-- Europe’s largest machine park in its field
-- Europe’s largest integrated and smart compressor factory under a single roof

to reduce imports by over $30 billion each year

Varank: 40 factories open at the same time

Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Vice President Fuat Oktay, Trade Minister Ruhsar Pekcan and Family,

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Turkiye inaugurates highway of future


The Turkish public on Friday witnessed the opening of the country’s smartest highway that connects the capital Ankara with central Niğde province

The highway is expected to save 127.55 million liters (33.69 million gallons) of fuel annually.
This project designed as a smart highway thanks to the fiber network laid along it, will save the country nearly $220 million per year

The 330 km highway will be managed from a single command center with a domestically developed smart transportation systems infrastructure.

Turkey inaugurates ‘highway of future’ to connect Ankara, Niğde | Daily Sabah

The Turkish public on Friday witnessed the opening of the countryâs âsmartestâ highway that connects the capital Ankara with central NiÄde province...

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Turkiye to launch Satellite Turksat 5A on 30.11.2020


The next satellite in the series, Turksat 5B, is set for launch in 2021

Turkey to launch satellite Turksat 5A on Nov. 30

Turkish transport minister says communications satellite to be received at beginning of next month - Anadolu Ajansı

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Turkiye’s 1st domestic multirole Helicopter GOKBEY to fly with local engine by year-end




Turkiye's first indigenous multirole Helicopter, the T625 Gökbey developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries is set to fly with a domestically produced engine by the end of the year

Only a few Countries in the World and Turkiye is one of them

Turkey’s 1st domestic multirole helicopter Gökbey to fly with local engine by year-end | Daily Sabah

Turkey's first indigenous multirole helicopter, the T625 Gökbey developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), is set to fly with a domestically...

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Electricity production begins at the World’s largest Solar Power Plant built on a single parcel ..... Karapınar /TURKIYE


The entire project for the plant which is the World’s largest power plant built on a single parcel and is part of the first solar Renewable Energy Resource Zone (YEKA) tender, is set to be completed in 2023

Turkiye’s Karapınar Solar Power Plant in the central province of Konya which was established on a 20 million-square-meter field, has partially begun producing electricity


It will produce an annual of 2.6 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity
it is set to meet the electricity needs of up to 2.5 million people

Electricity production begins at central Turkeyâs Karapınar SPP

Turkeyâs Karapınar Solar Power Plant in the central province of Konya, which was established on a 20 million-square-meter (215 million-square-foot)...

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Turkiye’s 1st anti-ship missile ATMACA nears mass production


ATMACA Missile was test-fired with its own internal inertial navigation unit onboard, independent of the GPS. The test was successful and that the final test will be carried out with a warhead.
This development also showcased the missile’s superior capability against electronic warfare

Atmaca cruise missile has a 250 km range and will be powered with a fully indigenous KTJ-3200 engine, developed by Kale Group

and there will be land-to-land version of the Atmaca cruise missile

UCAVs for TCG ANADOLU

The SSB has held a meeting with the Turkish drone magnate BAYKAR team for the possible deployment of UCAVs on TCG ANADOLU multipurpose Amphibious Assault Ship

Turkey’s 1st maritime missile Atmaca nears mass production

Turkey is currently in the final stages of testing its first domestically manufactured maritime missile, Atmaca, Defense Industries Presidency (SSB)...

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New city hospital in Konya a major boost to Turkiye’s fight against COVID-19


A sprawling complex with 1,250 beds, including 256 intensive care beds, the hospital is actually a composite of multiple hospitals specialized in different branches of medicine

New city hospital in Konya a major boost to Turkeyâs fight against COVID-19

President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan on Friday in central Konya province formally opened a new city hospital, a massive health complex that joins a growing list...

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Turkiye invests $120 billion in transportation and communication between 2003 and 2019


Turkiye ( AK Party led by ERDOGAN ) has implemented a series of significant, large-scale projects in the fields of transportation and communication by investing TL 910 billion ($120 billion) since 2003

-- Highway investment ranks first with a 62.1% share in expenditures
-- The railway's share, which was 33% in 2013, has increased to 47% in 2020 and is expected to reach 60% in 2023

In the 2003-2019 period, transportation and communication investments had a total impact of $386 billion on Turkiye’s GDP and $818.8 billion on production


The investments provide considerable savings for Turkiye's economy
Thanks to the investments, Turkiye saved $13.4 billion in 2019 alone as a result of the efficient use of both human and material resources

Turkey invests $120B in transportation and communication in 17 years

Turkey has implemented a series of significant, large-scale projects in the fields of transportation and communication by investing TL 910.3 billion ($120...

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Turkiye reached Space 4 times using indigenous engineering


Turkiye has successfully completed satellite launch tests and has reached space 4 times using fully indigenous engineering capabilities

The launch of a national space program in 2020
Turkiye is set to launch the first space trials of its liquid-propellant rocket engine technology

The Micro-Satellite Launch System project would enable Turkiye to place microsatellites into low-Earth orbit. (400 km altitude ) plans to be completed by 2025. it would be completed much sooner

Turkey reached space 4 times using indigenous engineering, ErdoÄan says

Turkey has successfully completed satellite launch tests and has reached space four times using fully indigenous engineering capabilities, the nationâs...

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Work proceeds on Turkiye’s 1st nuclear power plant


The plant's first reactor is scheduled to be operational by 2023, the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic

The first Nuclear Plant in Turkiye that will have 4 VVER-1200 power reactors with a total installed capacity of 4,800 megawatts (MW)

Work proceeds on Turkey’s 1st nuclear power plant | Daily Sabah

Work on Turkey’s first nuclear power plant is proceeding as planned, an official said Sunday. The plant's first reactor is scheduled to be...

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Turkey eyes record high gold production by 2021


Turkey aims to surpass the record high level of gold production in the history of the Turkish republic that was made last year by the end of 2021

Production in 2020 peaked at 45 tons ( $2,5 billion )

Turkey eyes record high gold production by 2021

Turkey aims to surpass the record high level of gold production in the history of the Turkish republic that was made last year by the end of 2021, Mehmet...

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Istanbul’s major Galataport project to go live in April



Galataport is a worldwide project with the potential of drawing 25 million visitors, 7 million tourists and 1.5 million cruise passengers

Galataport is jointly being built by Turkey's Doğuş Group and Bilgili Holding with an investment of $1.7 bil

It is dubbed one of the world's largest coastal projects, aiming to become one of the industry's top cruise destinations

Istanbulâs major Galataport project to go live in April

Major renovation project tailored for Istanbul, Galataport, will be operational as of April, President Recep Tayyip ErdoÄan said Friday.'Galataport is a...

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