Altınay Defence New Factory

Altınay Defence’s new factory investments span two projects: a 12,500 m2 production facility in Kocaeli Dilovası opened in December 2024, and a larger technology campus under construction in Tuzla, Istanbul, worth around 50 million US dollars across 28,000 m2. Together they expand the company’s production and R&D footprint well beyond its Teknopark headquarters.

12,500 m2

Kocaeli Dilovası plant

Dec 2024

Dilovası opening

~50M USD

Tuzla campus investment

28,000 m2

Tuzla campus area

Kocaeli Dilovası facility

The company’s Kocaeli Dilovası facility covers 12,500 m2 and opened in December 2024. The opening was attended by the head of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB), reflecting the plant’s role in national defence production. The site added dedicated manufacturing capacity for Altınay Defence’s motion control, naval and weapon system products, separate from the engineering-focused Teknopark İstanbul campus. Locating volume production in Dilovası, an established organised industrial zone, allowed the company to keep its Istanbul headquarters focused on engineering and R&D while scaling up the physical manufacturing of products such as mast systems, servo drives and weapon pedestals in a purpose-built environment.

Tuzla technology campus

The larger project is the Altınay Technology Campus in the Tuzla Leather Organised Industrial Zone. Representing an investment of around 50 million US dollars, the campus covers 28,000 m2, split into roughly 16,000 m2 of R&D space and 12,000 m2 of production. Groundwork on the project began in October 2025. The company has linked the campus to a plan for an R&D workforce of around 1,000 people, signalling a significant expansion of its engineering base.

Why the expansion

The new facilities align with the company’s reported revenue growth, which exceeded 3.1 billion TL in 2025, and its stated vision of joining the world’s top 100 defence companies. Adding production capacity in Kocaeli and R&D capacity in Tuzla lets the company scale manufacturing of existing products while investing in new development work. Total group infrastructure is described as more than 40,000 m2. The timing of the investments, with the Kocaeli plant opening in late 2024 and the Tuzla groundwork in late 2025, tracks the company’s move from a single Teknopark base toward a multi-site structure that separates engineering, R&D and serial production. This kind of separation is common as defence firms grow from prototype and low-volume work into higher-rate manufacturing. The investments also sit alongside the company’s stated goal of joining the world’s top 100 defence companies, which implies a need for both greater production capacity and a larger engineering base than a single site could provide.

What it means for output

Splitting engineering, R&D and production across dedicated sites is intended to support higher volumes and more complex programmes than a single campus could handle. The Dilovası plant is already operational, while the Tuzla campus remains under construction following its October 2025 groundwork. Full impact will depend on the Tuzla campus becoming operational and the planned R&D hiring being realised. It is worth being precise about status: only the Kocaeli plant is confirmed as open and producing, whereas the Tuzla campus is a construction project whose contribution lies in the future. The company has separately applied for a land allocation in the Ankara Aviation and Space Specialised Organised Industrial Zone, but that remains a planning-stage step and not a built facility.

Altınay Defence — New Facilities
Kocaeli Dilovası plant	12,500 m2, opened Dec 2024
Dilovası opening guest	Head of SSB (Defence Industries)
Tuzla campus	28,000 m2 (16,000 R&D + 12,000 production)
Tuzla investment	~50 million US dollars
Tuzla groundwork	October 2025
R&D workforce plan	~1,000 people
Total infrastructure	40,000 m2+

FAQ

Where is Altınay Defence’s new factory?

There are two new-facility projects. A 12,500 m2 production plant opened in Kocaeli Dilovası in December 2024, and a larger 28,000 m2 technology campus worth around 50 million US dollars is under construction in the Tuzla Leather Organised Industrial Zone in Istanbul, with groundwork begun in October 2025.

When did the Kocaeli Dilovası plant open?

The Kocaeli Dilovası facility opened in December 2024. The 12,500 m2 plant’s opening was attended by the head of the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB). It added dedicated manufacturing capacity for the company’s motion control, naval and weapon system products, separate from the Teknopark İstanbul engineering campus.

How big is the Tuzla technology campus?

The Tuzla campus covers 28,000 m2, split into roughly 16,000 m2 of R&D space and 12,000 m2 of production, and represents an investment of around 50 million US dollars. Groundwork began in October 2025. The company has linked it to a plan for an R&D workforce of about 1,000 people.

How much is Altınay Defence investing in new facilities?

The headline figure is around 50 million US dollars for the Tuzla technology campus, alongside the earlier 12,500 m2 Kocaeli Dilovası plant. Total group infrastructure is described as more than 40,000 m2. The investment supports reported revenue growth that exceeded 3.1 billion TL in 2025.

Why is Altınay Defence building new factories?

The expansion supports growing production needs and the company’s stated goal of joining the world’s top 100 defence companies. Adding manufacturing capacity in Kocaeli and R&D capacity in Tuzla lets it scale existing products and invest in new development, with a planned R&D workforce of around 1,000 people at the Tuzla campus.