Steel to KAAN: Türkiye's $20B Defense Test
Türkiye's defense boom now faces a harder test: turning steel, KAAN, finance and the Mecca Pact into bankable exports without hiding target and engine risks.

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Türkiye's defense boom now faces a harder test: turning steel, KAAN, finance and the Mecca Pact into bankable exports without hiding target and engine risks.

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