Türkiye Eyes USD2B Space, Aviation Surge, With Funding Up 181 Percent
(MENAFN) Türkiye plans to pour close to 100 billion liras ($2.01 billion) into its aviation and space industries across the next three years, according to the 2027 central government budget draft and its accompanying justification.
The centerpiece is a dramatic jump in spending on the national space and aviation program. Funding that totaled $176 million this year is slated to climb 181.7% to $495.7 million in 2027, a push meant to sharpen Türkiye’s competitive edge worldwide. The allocation is projected to rise further, reaching $616.9 million in 2028 and $745 million in 2029.
Air transport facilities will absorb $377.3 million for construction, operation and servicing. Aviation infrastructure investment is forecast to hit $581.1 million in 2028 and $596.2 million in 2029, driven by rising domestic travel demand.
The government is targeting 272 million airport passengers next year, a figure that includes direct transit travelers, followed by 282 million in 2028 and 291 million in 2029.
On the space side, the money will back the National Space Program, along with research, testing infrastructure and efforts to commercialize high-value-added homegrown technologies.
Recent milestones include the country’s first domestically built communications satellite, Turksat 6A, and Imece, a sub-meter Earth observation satellite. In 2024, Türkiye also flew its first crewed science missions, during which space travelers Alper Gezeravci and Tuva Cihangir Atasever carried out a range of experiments in orbit.
Antalya, in the southwest, hosted the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) from Oct. 5-9, as preparations advance for Türkiye’s first deep-space lunar mission next year. The mission relies on a domestically developed spacecraft with over 80% local content and a hybrid propulsion system. Assembly is finished, and the craft is now undergoing additional testing.
Separately, the Turkish Space Agency is pressing ahead with plans for a spaceport in Somalia, aimed at securing Türkiye’s independent access to orbit.
The centerpiece is a dramatic jump in spending on the national space and aviation program. Funding that totaled $176 million this year is slated to climb 181.7% to $495.7 million in 2027, a push meant to sharpen Türkiye’s competitive edge worldwide. The allocation is projected to rise further, reaching $616.9 million in 2028 and $745 million in 2029.
Air transport facilities will absorb $377.3 million for construction, operation and servicing. Aviation infrastructure investment is forecast to hit $581.1 million in 2028 and $596.2 million in 2029, driven by rising domestic travel demand.
The government is targeting 272 million airport passengers next year, a figure that includes direct transit travelers, followed by 282 million in 2028 and 291 million in 2029.
On the space side, the money will back the National Space Program, along with research, testing infrastructure and efforts to commercialize high-value-added homegrown technologies.
Recent milestones include the country’s first domestically built communications satellite, Turksat 6A, and Imece, a sub-meter Earth observation satellite. In 2024, Türkiye also flew its first crewed science missions, during which space travelers Alper Gezeravci and Tuva Cihangir Atasever carried out a range of experiments in orbit.
Antalya, in the southwest, hosted the 77th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) from Oct. 5-9, as preparations advance for Türkiye’s first deep-space lunar mission next year. The mission relies on a domestically developed spacecraft with over 80% local content and a hybrid propulsion system. Assembly is finished, and the craft is now undergoing additional testing.
Separately, the Turkish Space Agency is pressing ahead with plans for a spaceport in Somalia, aimed at securing Türkiye’s independent access to orbit.
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