
In the research prepared by Turkishtime, TAI became Türkiye's highest spending institution with its R&D budget of 65.2 billion TL.
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Türkiye R&D 500 research prepared by Turkishtime analyzes companies' R&D expenditures, employment and intellectual property data.
The results of the "Türkiye R&D 500" research, prepared for the 13th time this year by Turkishtime, were shared with the public. In the list created based on the 2025 performances of Turkey's largest exporters and companies with registered R&D centers, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) maintained its leadership as the institution that spends the most on R&D in Turkey, with a research and development budget exceeding 65 billion 207 million TL, an increase of 26.6 percent compared to the previous year.
Record Level in R&D Expenditures: Annual Increase of 26.6 Percent
In the study, where research budgets, employment figures and intellectual property rights carried out by companies are scrutinized, TAI remains at the top with its spending volume of 65 billion 207 million 978 thousand 740 TL. The need for high technology in the defense and aerospace sector causes the company to increase its investments by more than a quarter compared to the previous year. This steady increase graph also reveals the financial basis of the R&D side of the design and integration processes of domestic aircraft.
Outstanding Achievements in Intellectual Property and Patent Categories
TAI is at the top of the list not only with the budget allocated, but also with its registered inventions and innovations. The concrete outputs achieved by the company during the research period are summarized with data as follows:
Utility Model Leadership: With 43 utility model registrations received in 2025, it ranks first on the list in this field.
Patent Ranking: With 66 new patents registered, it is the fourth company with the most patents in Turkey.
R&D Personnel: It constitutes the second largest employment center in the sector with 5,100 R&D employees and 1,190 female engineers/researchers.
R&D Outputs are Directly Reflected in Exports
The "Top 100 Exporters with R&D Products" data, shared for the first time this year within the scope of the research, reveals the economic return of the investments made. TAI is in the third place in the general ranking, having obtained 58 billion 932 million TL export revenue from the R&D products it developed in the three-year period covering the 2023-2025 period.
When looked at on the basis of all sectors, the defense and aerospace industry has achieved a total R&D-oriented export volume of 245.1 billion TL, proving that it is the second largest sector shouldering Turkey's technology exports after the automotive industry. The qualified workforce employed and the increasing number of patents continue to feed the sustainable export cycle of domestic and national aviation projects.

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