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Turkey Opens New Aircraft Maintenance Facility in Eskişehir
Turkey’s Defence Minister Yaşar Güler opened a new facility at the 1st Air Maintenance Factory in Eskişehir during its 100th anniversary ceremony.
The factory began operating in 1926 as the Eskişehir Aircraft Repair Shop and now handles aircraft and engine maintenance, upgrades and parts production.
The new facility is meant to make aircraft maintenance and repairs more effective and meet growing aviation demands.
It is also intended to strengthen the infrastructure that supports the Turkish Air Force’s readiness for combat.
Güler said Turkey is continuing investments to improve the air force’s capabilities and prepare for future operations.
He pointed to projects including HÜRKUŞ, HÜRJET, GÖKBEY and the KAAN fighter as signs of the country’s aviation industry development.
Turkey plans to keep developing its domestic capabilities, while the new facility is expected to support the air force’s maintenance needs.
Turkey opened a new aircraft maintenance facility at the 1st Air Maintenance Factory Directorate in Eskişehir.
The opening took place during a ceremony marking the factory directorate’s 100th anniversary.
Defence Minister Yaşar Güler said the facility is intended to improve aircraft maintenance and repairs and strengthen infrastructure supporting the Air Force’s combat readiness.
The factory began operating in 1926 as the Eskişehir Aircraft Repair Shop.
Güler said the facility would help meet rising demand in aviation.
- Who
- Turkey’s Defence Ministry opened the facility. Defence Minister Yaşar Güler attended the ceremony with Air Force Commander Rafet Dalkıran and Deputy Minister Salih Ayhan.
- What
- A new aircraft maintenance facility was opened.
- When
- At a ceremony marking the directorate’s 100th anniversary. The article was published on 24 October 2026.
- Where
- The 1st Air Maintenance Factory Directorate in Eskişehir, Turkey.
- Why
- To improve aircraft maintenance and repairs, meet rising demand in aviation and strengthen infrastructure supporting the Air Force’s combat readiness.
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The factory began operating as the Eskişehir Aircraft Repair Shop.
A new facility was opened at the 1st Air Maintenance Factory Directorate.
- Facility
- New aircraft maintenance facility
- Location
- Eskişehir, Turkey
- Directorate anniversary
- 100th
- Original name
- Eskişehir Aircraft Repair Shop
- Year operations began
- 1926
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What people are saying
With our new facility, we aim to provide maintenance and repairs for our aircraft more effectively, respond to our increasing demands in aviation, and strengthen the infrastructure that supports the combat readiness of our Air Force.
The aviation defence industry has become one of the sectors of which our country is proud, thanks to the advances it has made in recent years.
It is a source of pride that this journey, which began a century ago with limited means, continues today with our national engineering capabilities.