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Selcuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish defence firm Baykar, chats with visitors at Teknofest air show in Istanbul last week. Reuters
Selcuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish defence firm Baykar, chats with visitors at Teknofest air show in Istanbul last week. Reuters
Having already changed warfare, Turkey's top drone maker is dipping a toe in politics
David Lepeska is a Turkish and Eastern Mediterranean affairs columnist for The National
03 May, 2023