# Bayraktar TB2 at Turkey: deployment

Canonical ID: `a8c65a0e-eca9-4daa-b085-c7bcf6c95288`

[Turkey](/locations/turkey.md) operates ~126 TB2s across Army, Navy, Gendarmerie, and Coast Guard. Deployed in operations in northern Syria and Iraq since 2016.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-08-09_

- **Slug:** bayraktar-tb2-turkey
- **Status:** operational
- **Model:** [Bayraktar TB2](/models/bayraktar-tb2.md) (id: `91d49090-ab42-4f64-8179-0840fcd4b7f9`)
- **Category:** [Drones](/drones)
- **Company:** [Baykar](/companies/baykar.md) (id: `f1366003-2a4b-42c4-a78a-3fa728b7e648`)
- **Location:** [Turkey](/locations/turkey.md) (id: `050475f8-d1d1-4ede-b136-873fa0491156`)
- **First seen:** 2016-01-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.ifri.org/sites/default/files/migrated_files/documents/atoms/files/peria-peigne_tb2_bayraktar_2023.pdf

## Common questions

### What is the Bayraktar TB2 deployment at Turkey?

Bayraktar TB2, built by Baykar, is recorded as a deployment at Turkey on the DEPLOY registry. Baykar operates the deployment directly.

### Who operates Bayraktar TB2 at Turkey?

Baykar, the manufacturer of Bayraktar TB2, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.

### When did the Bayraktar TB2 deployment at Turkey go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Bayraktar TB2 deployment at Turkey?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


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