There has been a remarkable development on the ASELSAN front, which has recently come to the fore with sales claims to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. ASELSAN Qatar brand was registered.
After some recent developments, some allegations were made that ASELSAN would be sold to the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Not long after the statements that these allegations did not reflect the truth, a remarkable development emerged on the ASELSAN front.
For the ASELSAN Qatar brand in June 2021 It turned out that an application was made to the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office and the name of the brand was registered in the past weeks. CHP deputy Mahmut Tanal submitted a parliamentary question on the subject, asking the Minister of National Defense Hulusi Akar to answer.
Questions such as the subject of activity and share ratio are waiting for answers:
Tanal’s first question about name registration Established by ASELSAN to operate in Qatar or whether there are companies with a separate legal entity in which ASELSAN has common shares. Tanal also “If yes, what is the title of the company/companies in question? For which activities was it established? What is the share of ASELSAN in the relevant company/companies?” also asked questions.
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Tanal, who asked if there is a company that ASELSAN plans to operate in the State of Qatar and has registered a trademark, as alleged, what would be the field of activity of this company, “Will there be R&D studies and production of defense industry products in the company in question? Will technology transfer and export of defense industry products be made to the relevant company? If so, which products have been allowed to be exported by your Ministry?’‘ he asked questions.
Tanal also privacy and trade secrets He also brought the issue to the agenda and demanded information on whether the Ministry had taken any measures in this regard.
Statement from the General Manager of ASELSAN to the news reflected in the press with the development:
After the news that the Aselsan Qatar brand was registered, ASELSAN Chairman and General Manager Prof.Dr. Haluk Görgün made a statement. Görgün stated that the news was published in the media.ASELSAN became a Qatari‘ is misleading and does not reflect the truth, he stated that ASELSAN is a global Turkish company and it is a routine practice to register the brand in this way in the activities carried out in the global market.
Görgün, in his statement on Twitter:Our aforementioned branch in Qatar named ASELSAN QSTP-B 100% owned by ASELSAN It was announced on the KAP on 19 January 2021.‘ he added.