This event is archived. Final snapshot from when the story concluded. View on Dashboard
Events / Business / Turkey SAHA 2026 Defense Exhibition
Business trade fair

Turkey SAHA 2026 Defense Exhibition

Analysis based on 6 articles · First reported May 05, 2026 · Last updated May 09, 2026

Sentiment
50
Attention
4
Articles
6
Market Impact
General
Live prominence charts, article sentiment distribution, and event development timeline available on the Ergen Dashboard
Market Impact

The SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition is expected to significantly boost Turkey's defense export contracts, aiming for $8 billion, which could positively impact the stock prices of participating Turkish defense companies like Baykar, Aselsan, Roketsan, and STMicroelectronics. The event also highlights Turkey's growing role in the global defense and aerospace industries, attracting international attention and potential partnerships.

defense aerospace space
Event Summary

The SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition, organized by Turkey — Istanbul, opened in Istanbul, Turkey, from May 6-9. The event hosts 1,700 companies, including 263 international firms, and over 30,000 industry professionals from more than 120 countries. It aims to increase export contracts from $6.2 billion in 2024 to at least $8 billion this year. Turkish defense giants such as Baykar, Aselsan, Roketsan, and STMicroelectronics are showcasing new high-tech products, including advanced drones, loitering munitions, and directed energy weapon systems. The exhibition features 203 new product introductions and 164 signing ceremonies, drawing significant participation from Europe, the United States, and Canada.

Entities Involved
stock
Aselsan
Aselsan, a Turkish defense giant, is presenting five new products and six upgraded versions of existing products at SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition.
Importance 75.0 Sentiment 65.0
priv
Roketsan
Roketsan is introducing its newest and most advanced technology products at SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition and cooperated with FNSS Defence Systems on the ALKA-KAPLAN HYBRID Directed Energy Weapon System Platform.
Importance 75.0 Sentiment 65.0
priv
FNSS Defence Systems
FNSS Defence Systems cooperated with Roketsan to develop the ALKA-KAPLAN HYBRID Directed Energy Weapon System Platform, which is being displayed at SAHA 2026 International Defense and Aerospace Exhibition.
Importance 40.0 Sentiment 50.0
loc
Turkey — Istanbul
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
priv
Baykar
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
stock
STMicroelectronics
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
govactor
Turkey — Anadolu Agency
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
cnt
Turkey
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
cnt
United States
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
cnt
Canada
Importance 0.0 Sentiment 0.0
Relationships
STMicroelectronics related ↔ United States
Turkey — Anadolu Agency related ↔ Turkey
Turkey related ↔ United States
Turkey related ↔ Canada
United States strained-ally ↔ Canada The United States has severely strained its historically close relationship with Canada by imposing sweeping tariffs and
ERGEN INTELLIGENCE
Track this event live

Set up alerts, explore entity relationships, search across thousands of events, and build custom intelligence feeds.

Open Dashboard

About Ergen

Ergen is a news intelligence platform that converts raw news articles into structured data. It tracks events, entities, and the relationships between them, with sentiment and attention metrics derived from thousands of articles. Pages on this site are daily static snapshots from the platform's live database. For real-time tracking, search, and alerts, the full dashboard is at app.ergen.ai.