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Turkish Armed Forces is one of the Oldest and Rooted Armed Forces in the World

Mr. Hüseyin Baysak Secretary General of the Defense & Aerospace Industry Manufacturers Association (SaSaD) The foundation of our Land Forces Command dates back to 209 B.C. The first regular

Tarih: Issue 61 - May 2015

It is unlikely to think that our defence industry is a newly-established one, considering how rooted our armed forces are. The artilleries that are the first products of the industrialization period within the scope of firearms were used by the Sultan Murad I, at the first Kosovo war in 1389. Moreover, the utilization of gunpowder as a domestic industrial product began during the reign of Sultan Bayezid II (1481-1512) and many gunpowder mills were known to be launched in the Ottoman land. 

Ottoman Empire’s position as a leading and competent empire especially regarding the defence industry lasted until the end of 17th century; yet this position started to diminish in 18th century due to the economic crises that the empire endured.