SHOTLIST
ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE (DEC. 20, 2025) (TURKISH DEFENSE MINISTRY – ACCESS ALL)

1. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, OFFICIALS AND SOLDIERS AT PORT DURING COMMISSIONING OF NAVAL PLATFORMS CEREMONY

2. PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, OFFICIALS AND SOLDIERS LISTENING TO PAKISTAN’S NATIONAL ANTHEM

3. VARIOUS DRONE SHOTS OF NAVY VESSELS AND SUBMARINES DOCKED AT PORT

4. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“In every project we carry out in the field of the defense industry, we aim not only to develop products but also to expand the ecosystem and our capacity to produce technology.”

5. DRONE SHOT OF NAVY SOLDIERS AND VESSELS

6. DRONE SHOTS OF VESSEL AS PRESIDENT ERDOGAN (OUT OF SHOT) SAYS “From research and development to design, from software to mass production, we manage all stages of the process using our domestic and national resources.”

7. OFFICIALS LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

8. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We are currently the world’s 11th largest country in defense exports.”

9. WHITE FLASH

10. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

"In the last 11 months, our defense and aviation exports increased by 30% compared to the same period last year, reaching $7.445 billion.”

11. NAVY VESSELS AND SOLDIERS (2 SHOTS)

12. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“Türkiye is one of only 10 countries in the world capable of developing and launching its own warships.”

13. OFFICIALS AND MILITARY OFFICIALS SIRRING AND LISTENING TO PRESIDENT ERDOGAN

14. (SOUNDBITE) (Turkish) TURKISH PRESIDENT RECEP TAYYIP ERDOGAN, SAYING:

“We have launched the construction processes of our 300-meter-long aircraft carrier, which will be the elder brother of TCG Anadolu.

15. PAKISTANI NAVY SOLDIERS ABORD SHIP AT PORT DURING CEREMONY
16. DRONE SHOT OF NAVY VESSELS

17. PRESIDENT ERDOGAN BEING PRESENTED MODEL NAVY VESSEL, POSING FOR PHOTO

18. DRONE SHOT OF NAVY VESSELS

19. PRESIDENT ERDOGAN, OFFICIALS AND MILITARY OFFICIALS STANDING NEAR NAVY VESSELS, POSING FOR PHOTO (2 SHOTS)

ISTANBUL, TÜRKİYE - DEC. 20: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday that Türkiye's defense and aviation exports reached $7.445 billion in the last 11 months, up from the same period last year.

Speaking at the Commissioning of Naval Platforms Ceremony, Erdogan said: "In the last 11 months, our defense and aviation exports increased by 30% compared to the same period last year, reaching $7.445 billion."

He stressed that Türkiye is currently the world’s 11th largest defense exporter.
"In the last 11 months, our defense and aviation exports increased by 30% compared to the same period last year, reaching $7.445 billion," Erdogan said.

He said that Türkiye's defense industry projects not only aim to develop products but also to expand the ecosystem and technology production capacity.

"In every project we carry out in the field of the defense industry, we aim not only to develop products but also to expand the ecosystem and our capacity to produce technology," President Erdogan said.

He also underlined that Türkiye is among the 10 countries worldwide capable of developing and launching its own warships.

"We have launched the construction processes of our 300-meter-long aircraft carrier, which will be the elder brother of TCG Anadolu," he said.

Erdogan also stressed that further projects will be commissioned to enhance deterrence on land, at sea, in the air, and in cyberspace, noting that all stages from research and development to mass production are carried out with domestic and national resources.

He said the investments were not aimed at preparing for war, saying: “All these investments we have implemented are not to prepare for war, but to protect peace, independence, and our future.”