3238 on 7 November 1985 under the name of "Defence Industry Development and Support Administration Office".
The Presidency has close relations with the Office of the President of Turkey, the Ministry of National Defence and the Turkish Armed Forces, as well as domestic and foreign defence industry companies.
[3] On 14 December 2020, the United States Department of State issued sanctions against the Turkish Defense Industry including "prohibition on granting specific U.S. export licenses and authorizations for any goods or technology transferred to SSB".
[4][5] On 16 May 2022, the agency has updated their logo and changed its English name to Defence Industry Agency from Presidency of Defence Industries; however the original Turkish name -Savunma Sanayii Başkanlığı- has been left untouched.
At the same date, a new logo has been introduced to be more integrated with other agencies and presidencies of Turkey.