Tusaş Engine Industries (TEI; Turkish: TUSAŞ Motor Sanayii A.Ş.) is an aerospace engine manufacturer and a design center for the production of engines and engine parts for commercial and military aircraft. It is based in Eskişehir, Turkey.[1][2]
TEI was founded in 1985 as a joint venture between GE Aviation and Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI), the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation,[3] and the Turkish Aeronautical Association.[4][5] According to TEI, one of every two aircraft flies with TEI parts.[6]
The company started with component manufacturing for the General Electric F110 engines in the F-16 aircraft of the Turkish Air Force.[7]