Burak Ege Bekdil
Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.
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Turkey seeks repeat of drone success story for land systems
Several local companies are already developing unmanned ground vehicles in the hopes their products will be combat-proven by the Turkish military.
Turkey’s TAI sells six Anka-S drones to Tunisia
Turkish procurement officials say TAI had been awaiting a deal with the Tunisian government for more than a year to sell its Anka-S drone.
Turkey reveals new plan to buy drones, helicopters and air defense systems
Turkey’s defense procurement agency has unveiled an ambitious procurement plan for 2020, even as its economy seeks to recover from a recession and the government spends money fighting wars in multiple theaters, including Iraq and Syria.
Turkish company reveals plans to develop a supersonic drone
The Goksungur is set to have a maximum speed of 380 kph.
Progress on drone, vehicle engines signals Turkey’s independence from foreign suppliers
The PD170 engine program aims to end Turkey’s dependency on foreign engine suppliers.
Companies line up to deliver Turkey hundreds of micro drones
The planned drones would be used in homeland security missions like search and rescue, surveillance and reconnaissance, remote sensing and mapping.
Wing installation at Turkish drone maker signals progress on indigenous unmanned tech
A privately owned Turkish drone specialist has installed the wings on its unmanned fighter jet currently in development.
This remote controlled ‘naval mine’ attaches to ships, explodes on command
This stealthy underwater device reportedly sticks itself under the hull of an enemy vessel with electromagnetic magnets. And then BOOM.
Unmanned tech ambitions shape Turkey’s future military
Turkey’s government and military leaders look determined to boost a multitude of unmanned vehicle programs in hopes these indigenous systems will serve as the backbone of future operations.
4 Turkish firms bid for F-35, Air Force network-linking contract
Turkey seeks to combine all information systems on the country’s planned F-35 Lightning II jets to the Turkish Air Forces’ system network.
