Burak Ege Bekdil

Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.


  • Turkey To Select Foreign Partner for Fighter Program
    Turkey To Select Foreign Partner for Fighter Program

    In one of the most critical stages shaping its indigenous fighter jet program, the Turkish government plans to select a foreign partner by 2016, officials said.

  • Turkey Advances Regional Jet Program
    Turkey Advances Regional Jet Program

    Turkey’s selection last week of Dornier as a primary base model for a future indigenous regional jet puts the aircraft on track to join an indigenous fighter jet in operation by 2023

  • Turkey, US To Give Syrian Rebels Air Support
    Turkey, US To Give Syrian Rebels Air Support

    NATO allies Turkey and the US have agreed in principle to give air support to Syrian rebels fighting the regime of Bashar al-Assad, Turkey’s foreign minister said.

  • Turkey To Outfit Drones with Local Mini Rocket
    Turkey To Outfit Drones with Local Mini Rocket

    Turkey will outfit its locally-built drones with a new mini laser-guided rocket, the Bozok.

  • Turks Seeking Export Deals for Helos, Tanks
    Turks Seeking Export Deals for Helos, Tanks

    Two Turkish defense companies are ambitiously seeking to export their attack helicopters and a medium-weight tank, chasing deals in Poland and Indonesia.

  • NATO Seeks Cooperation in ISIL Fight
    NATO Seeks Cooperation in ISIL Fight

    Allies discussed potential means to fight radical Islamist terror at a NATO summit in Turkey, agreeing to seek a more concerted action in their fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

  • Turkey Signs $1B Deal for Landing Platform Dock
    Turkey Signs $1B Deal for Landing Platform Dock

    The Turkish government announced it signed a deal with a local shipyard to produce the country’s first Landing Platform Dock (LPD).

  • First Turkish-Made Helos To Battle Kurds
    First Turkish-Made Helos To Battle Kurds

    Two T129 Turkish-made attack helicopters were deployed at a southeastern military base in Turkey to support anti-terror operations against Kurdish rebels fighting for autonomy, the Turkish military headquarters said in a statement.

  • Turkey’s Havelsan to Acquire Quantum3D Assets
    Turkey’s Havelsan to Acquire Quantum3D Assets

    Turkey’s state-controlled military software concern Havelsan will acquire flight simulation assets of US-based Quantum3D, a developer of visual computing solutions, Turkish officials announced.

  • At IDEF, a Renewed Quest for Turkish Exports
    At IDEF, a Renewed Quest for Turkish Exports

    Turkey’s International Defence Industry Fair (IDEF), used to be a platform for foreign manufacturers to showcase their weapons systems.