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VOLLEY - Internazionali - 2025 FIPAV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye

Bayraktar Berkay (TUR) in action during 2025 FPhoto by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COMV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye, International volleyball match in Turin, Italy, August 30 2025

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VOLLEY - Internazionali - 2025 FIPAV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye

Bayraktar Berkay (TUR) in action during 2025 FPhoto by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COMV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye, International volleyball match in Turin, Italy, August 30 2025

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VOLLEY - Internazionali - 2025 FIPAV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye

Kirkit Cafer (TUR) and Bayraktar Berkay (TUR) in action during 2025 FPhoto by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COMV Cup Men - Holland vs Turkiye, International volleyball match in Turin, Italy, August 30 2025

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Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Selçuk Bayraktar, President and CTO of Baykar and Roberto Cingolani CEO Leonardo. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni receives Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Villa Pamphili, venue of the fourth summit between Rome and Ankara. Rome, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Meloni and Erdogan Hold Joint Press Conference in Rome

Selçuk Bayraktar, President and CTO of Baykar and Roberto Cingolani CEO Leonardo. Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni receives Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at Villa Pamphili, venue of the fourth summit between Rome and Ankara. Rome, Italy on April 29, 2025. Photo by IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' ke

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar TB3, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Akinci, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 30, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the Teknofest presentation of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drone

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

File photo dated on April 28, 2023, during the test fly of Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025,they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defence companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar Kizilelma, Turkey’s first unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 27, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future.

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Turkish Drones To Defend Europe - Istanbul

Handout photo shows Bayraktar TB2, an unmanned fighter jet developed by The Baykar factory, one of the country's leading arms manufacturers in on February 14, 2025, in Istanbul, Turkey. Italy's Leonardo and Turkey's Baykar announced on March 6, 2025, they were setting up a joint venture to produce unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), as defense companies scramble to respond to the surge in European military spending. The deal aims to address Europe's weakness in the drone industry and will take advantage of a European UAV market that the two companies estimated at $100 billion over the next 10 years. Europe has a gap in unmanned technologies... and in complicated times like the one we are living in it is fundamental to guarantee global security," Leonardo Chief Executive Roberto Cingolani told a press conference. Baykar Chairman Selçuk Bayraktar, the son-in-law of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said the deal was an "opportunity to build aerial supremacy", given drones' key role in the future. Handout photo by B

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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction - Mersin

(241227) -- MERSIN (TÜRKIYE), Dec. 27, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on Dec. 27, 2024 shows the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant under construction in Mersin, Turkye on December 2024. Turkiye is planning to build three nuclear power plants by 2035, Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar confirmed in an interview with Hurriyet Daily News on Friday. The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant, Turkiye's first, is scheduled to begin electricity generation in 2025. The plant's initial reactor, with a capacity of 1,200 megawatts, is expected to meet 2.5 percent of the country's electricity demand. Once fully operational, with a total capacity of 4,800 megawatts, Akkuyu will supply 10 percent of Türkiye's electricity needs. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Selim Bayraktar attends the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Selim Bayraktar attends the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Selim Bayraktar attends the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Luka Peros, Selim Bayraktar, Serkan Cayoglu attend the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Luka Peros, Selim Bayraktar, Serkan Cayoglu attend the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Luka Peros, Selim Bayraktar, Serkan Cayoglu attend the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Berk Ozekin, Eyup Gokhan Ozeki, Luka Peros, Selim Bayraktar, Serkan Cayoglu attend the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Mipcom - Fatih Sultan Of Conquests Photocall

Berk Ozekin, Eyup Gokhan Ozeki, Luka Peros, Selim Bayraktar, Serkan Cayoglu attend the photocall of ‘Fatih Sultan of conquests’ as part of the MipCom 2024 in Cannes. Cannes, France on October 21, 2024. Photo by Shootpix/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Turkey-Spain Intergovernmental High Level Summit - Madrid

Turkey's Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar during Turkey - Spain Intergovernmental High Level Summit at Palacio de la Moncloa, Madrid, 13 May, 2024. Photo by David Cruz Sanz/Alterphotos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Türkiye's solar, wind power generation reaches new high in April: minister

STORY: Türkiye's solar, wind power generation reaches new high in April: minister SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: May 18, 2024 LENGTH: 0:01:21 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of solar power generation in Türkiye (courtesy of ihlas news agency) 2. various of a wind farm in Türkiye STORYLINE: Türkiye shattered records for solar and wind power generation in April, a sign of the country's growing focus on renewable energy, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar said on Friday. Solar energy output surged to 2.4 billion kilowatt-hours in April, pushing its share of total electricity generation to a record 10 percent, Bayraktar stated. April has also been a record-breaking month of wind power, according to the minister. "Wind energy generation reached an all-time high of 3.2 billion kilowatt-hours in April," Bayraktar said. He pointed out that the total electricity generation based on renewable energy sources reached an all-time high of 15.5 billi

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Türkiye, Azerbaijan ink deal to boost natural gas cooperation

STORY: Türkiye, Azerbaijan ink deal to boost natural gas cooperation SHOOTING TIME: May 14, 2024 DATELINE: May 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:13 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the signing ceremony 2. Footages about gas storage facility STORYLINE: Turkish Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar and visiting Azerbaijani Minister of Economy Mikayil Jabbarov signed an agreement on Tuesday in Istanbul to boost cooperation in the field of natural gas. Following the talks, Bayraktar told reporters that the Natural Gas Cooperation Agreement has elevated the relations between the two countries to a new level. The agreement will allow additional volumes of Azerbaijani natural gas from the Caspian region to be transported to Türkiye by 2030, Bayraktar noted. "A portion of this gas will then continue its journey to reach Europe through Türkiye," he said, adding "with this exemplary cooperation, Türkiye and Azerbaijan make significant contributions to both our own an

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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Türkiye signs drone deal with Saudi Arabia

STORY: Türkiye signs drone deal with Saudi Arabia DATELINE: July 19, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in the Saudi city of Jeddah (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 2. various of the cooperation and the export of drone deal of Türkiye with Saudi Arabia in the Saudi city of Jeddah (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) 3. various of the Turkish combat drone "AKINCI" (courtesy of Ihlas news agency) STORYLINE: Turkish drone maker Baykar signed a deal with Saudi Arabia to sell its combat drone "AKINCI TIHA," to the kingdom, Baykar's CEO said in a tweet Tuesday. "We signed Bayraktar AKINCI TIHA export and cooperation agreement with the Ministry of Defense of Saudi Arabia," said Haluk Bayraktar, CEO of Baykar Technology. According to Baykar, "AKINCI" is a high-altitude long-endurance combat unmanned aerial vehicle, equipped with dual artificial intelligence avionics and is ca

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TÜRKIYE-KONYA-RENEWABLES

(230712) -- KONYA (TÜRKIYE), July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows an aerial view of wind turbines in Konya Province, central Türkiye. Türkiye is considering investing 200 billion U.S. dollars in the energy sector by 2035, particularly in renewables such as wind and solar projects, as part of the country's goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2053, said the country's new Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on July 9. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-KONYA-RENEWABLES

(230712) -- KONYA (TÜRKIYE), July 12, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on July 12, 2023 shows an aerial view of a solar power plant in Karapinar district of Konya Province, central Türkiye. Türkiye is considering investing 200 billion U.S. dollars in the energy sector by 2035, particularly in renewables such as wind and solar projects, as part of the country's goal to reach net-zero emissions by 2053, said the country's new Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar on July 9. (Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Xinhua)

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Turkey President Erdogan Sworn In As New President - Ankara

Selcuk Bayraktar, son-in-lov of Turkish President Erdogan with his wife Sumeyye Erdogan Bayraktar. Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan took the oath of office for a new presidential term on Saturday after winning re-election last weekend, extending his rule into a third decade in a ceremony at the parliament in Ankara. Turkey, on June 03, 2023. Photo by Depo Photos/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar TB-3 unmanned aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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TÜRKIYE-ISTANBUL-TEKNOFEST 2023

(230501) -- ISTANBUL, May 1, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat aerial vehicle is exhibited at TEKNOFEST 2023 in Istanbul, Türkiye, April 29, 2023. The 6th annual TEKNOFEST technology fair kicked off last Saturday. (Photo by Omer Kuscu/Xinhua)

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Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023

STORY: Türkiye plans to fly unmanned fighter in 2023 DATELINE: Sept. 1, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:27 LOCATION: SAMSUN, Türkiye CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Red Apple, some other Turkish drones on the air 3. various of Selcuk Bayraktar from BAYKAR Technologies 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology STORYLINE: SOUNDBITE 1 (English): WANG TENGFEI, Xinhua correspondent "I'm reporting from the Technofest of Türkiye in the city of Samsun. And behind, this is the superstar of this event. This is the first unmanned fighter jet of Türkiye. And this is a high technology product of the Turkish industry this year. And it's still under development." Türkiye's defense company Baykar Technology said on Tuesday that it plans to make the maiden flight of unmanned fighter named Kizilelma in 2023. SOUNDBITE 2 (English) : SELCUK BAYRAKTAR, Chief technology officer of of Baykar Technology "We're prepar