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Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

A military farewell ceremony is held for the remains of Libya's late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Turkiye earlier this week, in Ankara, Turkiye, Dec. 27, 2025. The ceremony was attended by top Turkish officials including Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, who later traveled to Libya for the repatriation ceremony, Turkish semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Farewell Ceremony For Libya's Top Military Chief Killed In Plane Crash -Turkey

A military farewell ceremony is held for the remains of Libya's late army chief of staff Mohammed al-Haddad and his companions, who were killed in a plane crash in Turkiye earlier this week, in Ankara, Turkiye, Dec. 27, 2025. The ceremony was attended by top Turkish officials including Defense Minister Yasar Guler and Chief of General Staff Selcuk Bayraktaroglu, who later traveled to Libya for the repatriation ceremony, Turkish semi-official Anadolu Agency reported. Photo by Mustafa Kaya/Handout via Xinhua/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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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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China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts

STORY: China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway to bring tangible benefits to participants: experts SHOOTING DATE: June 11, 2024 DATELINE: June 15, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:08 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of street views 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: An intergovernmental agreement on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway project was signed last week. Experts say the project will bring tangible benefits to all participants in the region. The railway starts from Kashgar in China's Xinjiang, and enters the territory of Uzbekistan through Kyrgyzstan. In the future, it can extend to West Asia and South Asia. SOUNDBITE 1 (Turkish): BARIS DOSTER, Academic at Istanbul-based Marmara University "The agreement signed especially under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), launched in 2013 and this year becoming 1

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China's marine ecological civilization vision key to global sustainability, says Turkish scholar

STORY: China's marine ecological civilization vision key to global sustainability, says Turkish scholar SHOOTING TIME: Recent footage DATELINE: June 9, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:05 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 2. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies 3. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies STORYLINE: China's ambitious goal of constructing a marine ecological civilization is crucial for ensuring sustainable development globally, a Turkish scholar has said. Selcuk Colakoglu, director of the Ankara-based Turkish Center for Asia-Pacific Studies, said that China's efforts have gained widespread acceptance and serve as a guiding principle for other developing countries. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): SELCUK COLAKOGLU, Director of the Ankara-

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