Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Turkey's defense industry has become one of the world's top 10 defense exporters by minimizing its dependence on foreign sources for key technologies, the head of the Presidency of Defense Industries (SSB), Haluk Gorgun, said Friday.

Speaking to Anadolu Agency (AA) on the SSB's 40th anniversary, Gorgun said the sector has reached a level where it not only meets domestic needs but also exports high-value products, technology and know-how to allied nations."Our self-sufficiency used to be very limited," Gorgun said.

"We have advanced from direct procurement to joint production, and now to original designs and innovative, self-sufficient products that have transformed the battlefield."

He said the determination shown by P...