{"id":"f1366003-2a4b-42c4-a78a-3fa728b7e648","name":"Baykar","slug":"baykar","description":"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.","status":"private (family-owned)","founded":1984,"hq":"Istanbul, Turkey","fundingTotal":null,"type":"both","reviewStatus":"reviewed","lifecycleState":"active","supersededByCompanyId":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baykar_Bayraktar_TB2","title":"Bayraktar TB2 (800+ built, ~1M flight hours, 34+ countries, combat in 5+ conflicts)","sourceName":"Wikipedia"},{"url":"https://www.atlanticcouncil.org/content-series/ac-turkey-defense-journal/interview-with-haluk-bayraktar/","title":"Baykar leadership (Selcuk CTO / Haluk CEO; TB2 development)","sourceName":"Atlantic Council"},{"url":"https://www.armyrecognition.com/news/aerospace-news/2026/tuerkiyes-baykar-ramps-up-akinci-combat-drone-production-toward-120-units-by-2026","title":"Baykar Akinci production toward 120 units by 2026 (110 delivered Jan 2026)","sourceName":"Army Recognition"},{"url":"https://www.turkiyetoday.com/nation/baykar-sets-22b-export-record-kizilelma-to-enter-inventory-in-2026-3213966","title":"Baykar $2.2B export record; Kizilelma to enter inventory 2026","sourceName":"Turkiye Today"}],"keyFacts":[{"label":"Founded","value":"2004, Istanbul, Turkey"},{"label":"Leadership","value":"Haluk Bayraktar (CEO), Selcuk Bayraktar (CTO) - brothers"},{"label":"Product","value":"Bayraktar TB2 tactical UAV (combat proven in Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Libya); Akinci heavy strike drone; Kizilelma unmanned fighter jet"},{"label":"Customers","value":"Turkish Armed Forces, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Qatar, Morocco, and 20+ export customers"},{"label":"Patents","value":"UAV flight control, autonomous landing, satellite communication links, swarm coordination"},{"label":"Significance","value":"One of most combat-proven tactical drone manufacturers globally; TB2 changed modern warfare in Nagorno-Karabakh and Ukraine"},{"label":"CEO","value":"Haluk Bayraktar"},{"label":"Revenue","value":".5 billion (2025)"},{"label":"Exports","value":".2 billion (2025)"},{"label":"R&D investment","value":"00M for jet engine development"}],"aliases":["Baykar Technologies","Bayraktar"],"collisionRisk":"low","reviewNote":null,"atsProvider":null,"atsSlug":null,"factoryLocations":null,"manufacturingCapacity":null,"orgType":null,"burnSignal":null,"litigationEvents":null,"insurancePostureDisclosed":null,"unitEconomicsDisclosed":null,"createdAt":"2026-06-03T20:35:31.363Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-04T12:43:05.301Z","jsonLd":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Organization","@id":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/baykar","url":"https://registry.deploy.report/companies/baykar","name":"Baykar","alternateName":["Baykar Technologies","Bayraktar"],"description":"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.","identifier":"f1366003-2a4b-42c4-a78a-3fa728b7e648","foundingDate":"1984","address":"Istanbul, Turkey","publisher":{"@id":"https://deploy.report/#organization"}},"framework_metadata":{"framework_schema_version":"0.1.0","verification_status":"verified","maturity_stage":null,"lifecycle_state":null,"architectural_position":{"cohort":null,"sub_cohorts":[]},"within_cohort_verified_vs_claimed_pair":null,"cap_flags":[],"verification_depth":{"sources_count":4,"primary_source_types":["knowledge-base"]}}}