ASELSAN Elektronik Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi

Turkey's defense and aviation industry exports, including products and services, <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/economy/turkiyes-defense-aviation-exports-exceed-10b-threshold-in-2025/3790365">exceeded</a> $10 billion in 2025, a record. Over the year it grew by 48%. The Turkish defense industry is booming, Bloomberg <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-04/turkish-defense-firm-that-surged-236-in-a-year-eyes-new-markets">writes</a>. And Turkey's largest military electronics manufacturer, Aselsan Elektronik Sanayi, is competing for contracts in Europe and NATO countries. Its shares have risen 264% in value over the year, while the benchmark of the Turkish market - the BIST 100 index - is up about 45%. Askar Akhmedov, CFA, Chief Investment Officer at ATLAS Capital, wrote for Oninvest how the company secured such growth and how should investors view it?

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