T.C. CUMHURBAŞKANLIĞI SAVUNMA SANAYİİ BAŞKANLIĞI

The Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) was founded in 1985 as the Defence Industry Development and Support Administration Office (SaGeB) under the Ministry of National Defence in accordance with Law No. 3238. The SaGeB was tasked to determine the policies for the establishment of the defence industry infrastructure throughout new mechanisms having the necessary authority and responsibility in implementing those policies. Subsequently, the SaGeB was restructured as the Undersecretariat for Defence Industries (SSM) in 1989. SSM was affiliated to the President of the Republic of Türkiye in December 2017 and renamed as Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) in July 2018.