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our common targets, for our wealth we have
to collaborate. We have to move towards
more valuable products in the exports. We
have to improve cooperation between our
universities, public and industrialists in order
to export more. We have to act in line with
our partners, by saying “we”. This conference
shows us that we managed to say “we” and
will be more successful in the future.”
Turkey’s Engine Story
The first panel was on the engine story of
Turkey. The participants were Dr. Hayri Baracli,
general manager off IETT, Arslan Sanir, ex-ge-
neral manager of industry, Assoc. Prof. Dr.
Sedat Celikdogan, board member of Ostim
foundation, Ali Ihsan Ilkbahar, board member
of Ford Otosan.
In the second session the effects of auto-
motive clusters on engine technologies were
discussed. Participants were, Prof. Dr. Cem
Sorusbay, of ITU, Martin Proba, clustering
experts of Darmstadt chamber of industry and
trade, Dr. Barbara Jorg, general manager of
commercial vehicle cluster sudwest, Elisabeth
Molina, cluster coordinator of Femac, Spain,
Antonio Soriano, business development mana-
ger of Aragon automotive cluster and Assoc.
Prof. Dr. Recai Kus, of Seljuk University.
Domestic engine for national security
Domestic engine process and engine in the
world sessions were held in the second day of
the conference. Participants were, Tarik Ogut,
board member of TAYSAD, Resit Yigit Okan,
section manager of AVL Turkiye design, analy-
sis and program management, Rustu Ergen of
For Otosan, Zeynep Erkunt, general manager
and chairman of the board of Erkunt tractor
company, Nurten Dereoglu, general mana-
ger of Tulomsas, Dr. Taner Gocmez, general
manager of FEV Turkey and Koray Gokalp,
ex-general manager of Hema defense. Tarik
Ogut said, “National security is important. We
should take measures immediately against
possible embargos in the future. Economic
factors and profits are more important for
private companies. But these are secondary in
defense industries. National security is a must
how costly it might be. For national security in
automotive field, we have to produce comp-
lete engines domestically because it is the he-
art of vehicles. Process of developing national
engines requires a hard and long process. We
need more expertise in development phase.
We have been manufacturing vessel for navy
but designs are from abroad. For the first time,
a national warship was designed by Turkish
engineers and produced by Milgem. By using
domestic funds, we have to establish a 100
percent company to produce 100 percent
nation engine.”
One of the speakers of the conference,
Koray Gokalp, ex-general manager of Hema
Defense, said “We pay 450 dollar for a screw
that can be produced in Konya. It will be cost
much to replace our F16 fleet, each costs 150
million dollars. We have to start somewhere to
produce them nationally.” The last session was
on the topic, engine in the world. Participants
were, Ahmet Yilmaz, eXTim Gmbh chairman of
the board, Prof. Dr. Cornel Stan, West Saxony
university research and technology director,
Dr. Ing. Roman Henze, of Braunschweig Tech-
nical university, and Frank Ramowsky, depart-
ment head of TUV Rheinland Holding AG. At
the end of the conference, representatives of
27 automotive companies held 108 bilateral
talks with Otokar, Anadolu Isuzu, Karsan, IETT
and EGO managers.