The first aircraft factory in Turkey, TOMTAŞ Aviation, will play a critical role in the production of the jet trainer and light attack aircraft HÜRJET with the support of a “super incentive.” The newly established TOMTAŞ Aviation and Technology Inc., Turkey’s first aircraft factory, will contribute to the production of the jet trainer and light ground attack aircraft HÜRJET with the help of a “super incentive” support. As part of the Investment Incentive System based on Project Basis State Aid (super incentive), the investment facility for the production of training and light ground attack aircraft to be carried out by TOMTAŞ in Kayseri has been decided to be supported. The company will invest approximately 9.5 billion liras in fixed investment starting in 2023 and lasting for 6 years. The facility to be established under the investment will directly employ around 1,000 people, including 150 skilled workers. It will also create an ecosystem of thousands of people in the city and surrounding areas through subcontracting high technology work. The facility to be established will have a production capacity for 12 training and light attack aircraft per year. It will be able to manufacture 2016 tons of aircraft parts and 84 main component level aircraft parts per year. With HÜRJET’s demand in international markets, the annual capacity is planned to increase first to 24, then to 48 aircraft. Under the incentive decision for the project, facilities such as customs duty exemption, VAT exemption, tax reduction, 10 years of employer share support for insurance premiums, qualified personnel support, and investment site allocation will be provided. OPENING OF THE ASSEMBLY FACTORY ON THE 100TH YEAR TOMTAŞ General Manager and Board Member Ali Ekşi stated that they have been working intensively for 2 years to contribute to Turkey’s defense and aviation projects and to realize exports in this field. Ekşi emphasized that they have made significant progress in a short time with infrastructure, training, and certification works, as a result of which they signed a contract to provide component-level assembly services for 12 aircraft within the HÜRJET project as an approved supplier of Turkish Aerospace Industries (TUSAŞ) in October 2024. Ekşi stated that they are proud to be part of the HÜRJET project with the trust TUSAŞ has in them, and said, “With the strength we have taken from TOMTAŞ’s deep-rooted history, we aim to make Kayseri a center in aviation. HÜRJET will open the doors to that. TOMTAŞ was established on August 15, 1925. When we came to receive the Project-Based Incentive Certificate, we also brought a handmade silver scissors from Kayseri. We invited our President to open the HÜRJET Assembly Factory on the company’s 100th year.” HÜRJET WILL TAKE SHAPE IN THIS FACILITY TOMTAŞ was established in January 2023 with 51% TOMTAŞ Investment Inc., 29% TUSAŞ, 19% ASFAT, and 1% Erciyes Technopark partnership. In June 2023, the Chip Manufacturing Factory was established in the Kayseri Mimarsinan Organized Industrial Zone. Last year, the R&D and Engineering Office in Kayseri and the Engineering and Design Office in Ankara were put into operation. The HÜRJET Assembly Factory will start operating in the second half of this year. In 2027, the TOMTAŞ Aviation Campus will be put into operation next to the Kayseri Airport. Within the scope of the contract signed for the HÜRJET Block-I project, TOMTAŞ will provide assembly services for 12 aircraft and 60 component-level components. As part of this, the assembly of the aircraft’s nose, midsection, tail, wing boxes, and tail assemblies will begin in October and the Block-I contract will be completed in February 2027. The single facility where the component-level assembly of HÜRJET will be carried out will reach the potential to produce parts, assembly, maintenance, and repair activities for global aviation companies with the knowledge and experience to be gained. It is expected that TOMTAŞ will exceed the 6-year fixed investment amount of 9.5 billion liras with the steps it will take to reach these goals.