# TUSAŞ opens $181M composite facility in Ankara for aviation industry

Turkish Aviation and Space Industry Inc. (TUSAŞ) opened a new composite facility at its campus in Ankara Kahramankazan with an investment of $181 million. The facility will produce structural parts for aircraft and helicopters, and is expected to employ at least 1,000 people.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2021-02-10
- Where: Ankara Kahramankazan, Turkey, Türkiye
- Value: $181.0M
- Jobs: 1,000
- Starts operating: 10 Feb 2021
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 2% of world's air structural composite need
- Products: composite structural parts for aircraft and helicopters
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Turkish Aviation and Space Industry Inc.](https://endata.com/companies/53156.md)

## Sources

- [textilegence.com](https://www.textilegence.com/en/tusas-opens-new-composite-facility-for-aviation-industry/), 2021-02-10: "The new composite facility opened by Turkish Aviation and Space Industry Inc. (TUSAŞ) at its campus in Ankara Kahramankazan will produce for Turkish aviation projects and global aviation giants with the latest technology it has."

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