AS9100 certification in Türkiye

AS9100 certification in Türkiye at a glance

Fighter, trainer, helicopter and unmanned programmes all appear on the Presidency of Defense Industries' programme list, and behind each one sits a chain of machining, casting, composite and electronics subcontractors. Their quality clauses come from the prime contractor, and AS9100 is the common reference. Nothing in Turkish law mandates the certificate; the customer's own flow-down decides. Global ACI shows TÜRKAK as recognised for the IAQG 9100 series since February 2024, but the certificate must come from a body authorised under the aerospace scheme rules for your scope. Sterling's Dubai office helps suppliers extend an ISO 9001 system into configuration management, special-process control and product-safety routines, on-site where parts are made and remotely for documents, with Effivity and Sterling Academy included.

Who needs AS9100 in Türkiye, and what happens without it

In Türkiye the question rarely comes from a law. It comes from the buyer, the regulator or the partner that wants proof before it signs. These are the organisations that get asked.

• Machining, casting and composite suppliers to aerospace primesPrimes pass quality-system requirements down their supply chain, and AS9100 is the usual language of those requirements.
• Defence-programme subcontractorsNational platform, engine and electronics programmes involve long chains of subcontractors with contract-specific quality clauses.
• Engineering and test service providersDesign and test houses working for aerospace customers are asked about their management system.
• Automotive and general-engineering firms entering aerospaceA first aerospace order often requires moving from ISO 9001 to AS9100.

AS9100 requirements in Türkiye

Strip away the vocabulary and AS9100 asks a supplier to prove six things about delivering aerospace products safely and on time.

In Türkiye these six sit alongside the local laws and regulations listed under drivers below; one system can evidence both. The detail is on the global hub: AS9100 explained →

How to get AS9100 certified in Türkiye

One team from the Dubai office carries the work from scoping to certificate. Clients across Türkiye are served from Sterling's Dubai office, on-site where the work needs it and remotely otherwise.

1. Discovery call and scopeEntities, locations, regulators and target date, agreed before any proposal.
2. Gap assessment against AS9100 and the Turkish requirements that apply to youControls you already run for your regulators and customers are reused, not rebuilt.
3. Your system built with your team in EffivityRisks, controls, evidence, incidents and reviews in one live system the auditor can see.
4. Internal audit, management review and corrective actionsYour internal auditors trained by Sterling; the evidence proven before the certification body arrives.
5. Certification body stage 1 and stage 2, then surveillanceAn accredited body audits and decides. Sterling supports the audits and the three-year cycle.

The Sterling Promise: 100% on-time completion, 100% success, 8,100+ client engagements.Sterling does not certify. Certification decisions stay with independent bodies.

How long does AS9100 certification take in Türkiye?

There is no standard duration: it depends on your scope and on how much of the system already runs. In Türkiye these are the factors that set the timeline.

• Customer and prime contractor requirements to map
• Special processes, configuration management and first article inspection to evidence
• Number of sites and product families in scope
• Certification body scheduling and approval for the aerospace scope

Sterling agrees a dated plan with you on the discovery call, once the scope is known.

• Scope and timeline estimator

How much does AS9100 certification cost in Türkiye?

The cost has two parts: the consulting work to build and prove the system, and the certification body’s audit fees, which are quoted separately. In Türkiye these factors move both.

• Number of sites, programmes and special processes in scope
• Evidence still to build for risk, product safety and counterfeit-part prevention
• Certification body audit fees, quoted separately
• Internal auditor training to the aerospace standard

Sterling gives one customised, all-inclusive proposal after the discovery call, never before the scope is agreed.

AS9100 consultants and certification bodies in Türkiye

Two different organisations are involved. A consultant helps you build the system and prove it works; an accredited certification body then audits or assesses it and decides. Keeping the two separate is what makes the result credible to buyers and regulators.

• Check that the body’s accreditation or approval covers AS9100 and your sector, and that its certificates can be verified online.
• Ask the consultant how the local requirements in Türkiye are mapped into the same system, so nothing runs twice.
• Ask for client references in your sector; Sterling’s client letters are available on request.
• Agree who owns the evidence and the tool after the engagement; with Sterling the system stays yours, in Effivity.

AS9100 in Türkiye: questions clients ask

More on AS9100 for Turkish organisations

• AS9100: the complete guide
• Watch: How to implement AS9100
• AS9100 certification in Türkiye and every other standard Sterling delivers there

Other standards Turkish businesses ask Sterling for

Organisations in Türkiye often combine AS9100 with one of these, under one management system where the scopes allow.

All 21 standards Sterling delivers in Türkiye →