The aim of establishing AETC is to prevent loss of pilots without experience in the beginning phase of possible future wars, prevent loss of aircraft during peace time, exchanging experience across nations and forces. To bring these aims into reality Turkish Armed Forces made researches, in 1997 6 F-16 aircraft’s of Turkish Air Force with 57 personel joined Red Flag Exercise at Nellis AFB and begin to create the main structure of AETC. With infrastructural works between 2000-2001 and Anatolian flag exercise held at Incirlik Airbase on 1998, also with the works of HeadQuarters June 2001, Electronic Warfare Systems, additional working spaces, accommodation buildings completed and the center reached the capacity it has today.
Being among the 3 centers in the world, AETC is the one and only center in Europe, which makes it a preferred center as it helps easy transport of personnel and vehicles for European and middle eastern countries, both for time and money.