Company
Turkish drone maker (Istanbul; family-owned) of the Bayraktar TB2, the most combat-proven armed drone globally (800+ built, 34+ countries), plus the Akinci HALE UCAV and Kizilelma jet UCAV.
Based in Istanbul, Turkey · Founded 1984 · 1 model on record
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Key facts
- Product
- Bayraktar TB2 armed MALE UAV (most combat-proven armed drone); Akinci + Kizilelma.
- Scale
- 800+ TB2 built; ~1M flight hours; 34+ export countries; combat in 5+ conflicts.
- wikidata
- https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6023024
- wikipedia
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar
- HQ
- Istanbul, Turkey
- Founded
- 1984
- Status
- private (family-owned)
- Type
- both
- ID
f1366003-2a4b-42c4-a78a-3fa728b7e648
Models (1)
- Bayraktar TB2aerial
Supplies to
No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company’s outbound edges.
Outbound supply edges from this company. Each relationship appears here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.
Sources (4)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_TB2
- https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/ac-turkey-defense-journal/interview-with-haluk-bayraktar/
- https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/tuerkiyes-baykar-ramps-up-akinci-combat-drone-production-toward-120-units-by-2026
- https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/baykar-sets-22b-export-record-kizilelma-to-enter-inventory-in-2026-3213966
Common questions
- What is Baykar?
- Turkish drone maker (Istanbul; family-owned) of the Bayraktar TB2, the most combat-proven armed drone globally (800+ built, 34+ countries), plus the Akinci HALE UCAV and Kizilelma jet UCAV.
- Where is Baykar based?
- Baykar is based in Istanbul, Turkey.
- When was Baykar founded?
- Baykar was founded in 1984.
- What does Baykar make?
- Baykar has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: Bayraktar TB2 (Baykar builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).
- Where does Baykar operate robots?
- Baykar is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.