The Effects of 1985 Defense Policy on the Defense Infrastructure of Turkey.

Abstract

Turkey established a new defense policy in 1985 designed to build an indigenous defense industrial infrastructure. The policy has been in effect for nearly ten years. This study examines the new defense policy to determine whether it has been effective in its stated purposes of modernizing the Turkish Armed Forces and developing of a civilian infrastructure to support the armed forces. The method used is a detailed survey of the armored combat vehicle project, the largest project currently managed by the government organization put in place with the policy. The study shows that the policy creates the desired infrastructure, but that the current economic conditions inside Turkey make it difficult for Turkey to remain with the policy due to the high initial investment cost.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA306663

Entities

People

  • Murat Aksoy

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Armored Vehicles
  • Business Administration
  • Combat Vehicles
  • Defense Industry
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Investments
  • Law
  • National Politics
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Treaties

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • International Relations and European Studies