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“XXVI Perceptions Journal of International Affairs Autumn-Winter 2021”

The five articles of this issue are devoted to the Turkish defense industry, which has been attracting worldwide attention due to the great leap forward Türkiye has achieved in this sphere over the last two decades. In fact, many people from academic, bureaucratic, industrial and commercial circles around the world question the reasons, motivations and objectives behind Türkiye’s increasing interest and investment in the military and defense industry. Therefore, the articles are expected to stimulate further academic debate on mapping Türkiye’s future national defense industrial ecosystem in terms of the country’s ambition to realize self-sufficiency, emerge as a leading exporter in the arms market and earn the technological knowledge, breadth and depth to consolidate its position as a stronger security and defense actor on the global stage.