Turkey's election campaign dominated by arms industry.

Turkey's upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on May 14 have put the country's defense industry ambitions at the forefront of the campaign. Incumbent President Erdogan has based his campaign on the success of indigenous military programs, accusing the opposition of planning to sabotage nationalization efforts. However, analysts believe that the opposition's victory would not necessarily mean the end of defense programs. The opposition candidate, Kilicdaroglu, has pledged to put Turkey back into the Western orbit with a pro-U.S., pro-NATO, and pro-EU stance, potentially leading to a re-tooling of major foreign programs.