Burak Ege Bekdil
Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.
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Turkey’s Baykar to spend $100 million on Ukraine drone production
Company executives profess to view the war-torn country as a long-term, strategic partner rather than a short-term market.
Turkey to replace T-38 aircraft with locally built armed jet
Turkish procurement officials say the country will replace its aging fleet of T-38 trainers with the Hurjet, an armed trainer jet developed by Turkish Aerospace Industries.
Turkey to bolster fight in Syria with new armored vehicles, helicopters
Amid a costly military incursion into neighboring Syria, Turkey’s government and military leaders have endorsed plans for the acquisition of scores of new armored vehicles and a pair of utility helicopters.
Turkey may create a Golden Cage ― its version of Israel’s Iron Dome
Turkey’s Iron Dome version would operate like a rapid reaction network, hitting enemy rockets and missiles at short range.
BMC charged with developing Turkish tank engine — but it plans to surpass expectations
BMC’s boss told a conference that the country’s defense procurement agency has tasked the company with developing a locally made engine between 400 horsepower and 1,500 horsepower.
Turkey’s fighter program awaits presidential go-ahead
Turkey’s ambitious program to build the country’s first indigenous fighter jet is awaiting a critical endorsement from a supreme body chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
Turkey strengthens Airbus relations as alliances are tested
French aerospace firm Airbus has signed a long-term, multibillion-dollar cooperation deal with Turkey’s defense procurement agency.
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.
Turkey’s Aselsan begins serial production of missile hunters
Turkey’s largest defense company has signed a contract with the Turkish government for the serial production of missile hunters.
Turkey, UK officials meet over status of Turkish jet program
This meeting in Ankara comes at a time when Turkish officials are preparing to select an engine for the TF-X.
