{"id":"n_3ttdj2nwk34ls6vvhekq","seq":10295661,"kind":"article","title":"Turkiye, Saudi Arabia ready to deepen defense ties, expand joint production","url":"https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20261112-turkiye-saudi-arabia-ready-to-deepen-defense-ties-expand-joint-production","summary":"Turkiye is ready to expand defense industry cooperation with Saudi Arabia, backed by over 1,400 projects and a $120 billion portfolio, the country’s top defense official said on Thursday. The head of Secretariat of Defense Industries (SSB), Haluk Gorgun, spoke at the Turkiye-Saudi Arabia Defense Industry Days in Istanbul, organized by Turkiye’s Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEIK), defense industry cluster SAHA Istanbul, and Saudi Arabian Military Industries (SAMI). Saudi…","published":"2026-11-12T13:49:10Z","seen":"2026-11-12T13:59:38Z","lang":"en","source":{"id":"kite-middleeastmonitor-com-34773a","name":"middleeastmonitor.com","domain":"middleeastmonitor.com"},"via":"kite-middleeastmonitor-com-34773a","topics":["middle-east","europe & russia","middle east","news","saudi arabia","turkey"],"authors":["EditorMehdi"],"image":"https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/11/thumbs_b_c_f0120d1294af168ae1ada3a3afa2a067-1-1.jpg","mentions":3,"story":"st_s4dfot2yzn4uldzv2oja","category":"economy-business","category_p":0.31,"category2":"politics","sentiment":"positive","tone":0.52,"political":0.59}