Burak Ege Bekdil

Burak Ege Bekdil was the Turkey correspondent for Defense News.


  • Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M
    Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M

    Turkey has said that it saved about $80 million thanks to a flight simulator center it launched one year ago

  • Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow
    Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow

    After several years of delays, Turkey’s Parliament has passed a bill for clearing more than 1 million landmines, mostly in Turkey’s southern and eastern border areas. Industry sources say several contracts, big and small, are on the way.

  • Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014
    Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014

    Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports rose by 17.7 percent to $1.648 billion in 2014 from $1.4 billion the year before, an umbrella organization for Turkish manufacturers announced.

  • Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter
    Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter

    European engine-maker Eurojet Turbo may find a role in powering what would become Turkey’s first indigenous fighter jet, industry sources and analysts said.

  • Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey
    Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey

    Patriot air defense systems sent by Spain to Turkey as part of a NATO mission were deployed at a base in the Adana province, southern Turkey, officials said.

  • Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost
    Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost

    Turkey expects to raise US $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in extra funds to finance procurement through a fee men can pay to avoid conscription

  • Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need
    Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need

    Although a local Turkish company has engaged in talks with foreign aircraft manufacturers to build a stand-off jammer (SOJ) system, the procurement office has launched a parallel program to procure similar systems from a foreign supplier.

  • Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract
    Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract

    Turkish government leaders are refraining from making a hasty “final-final” decision on a multibillion dollar contract that will build the country’s first long-range air and anti-missile defense architecture.

  • Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet
    Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet

    A top procurement meeting of Turkey’s government and military leaders Jan. 7 produced several critical decisions, but officials and analysts agree a move to further efforts to build the country’s first indigenous fighter aircraft was most important.

  • Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks
    Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks

    Turkey’s top procurement panel decided Jan. 7 to place an order for four more F-35 fighter jets and five more CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters

  • Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M
    Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M

    Turkey has said that it saved about $80 million thanks to a flight simulator center it launched one year ago

  • Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow
    Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow

    After several years of delays, Turkey’s Parliament has passed a bill for clearing more than 1 million landmines, mostly in Turkey’s southern and eastern border areas. Industry sources say several contracts, big and small, are on the way.

  • Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014
    Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014

    Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports rose by 17.7 percent to $1.648 billion in 2014 from $1.4 billion the year before, an umbrella organization for Turkish manufacturers announced.

  • Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter
    Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter

    European engine-maker Eurojet Turbo may find a role in powering what would become Turkey’s first indigenous fighter jet, industry sources and analysts said.

  • Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey
    Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey

    Patriot air defense systems sent by Spain to Turkey as part of a NATO mission were deployed at a base in the Adana province, southern Turkey, officials said.

  • Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost
    Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost

    Turkey expects to raise US $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in extra funds to finance procurement through a fee men can pay to avoid conscription

  • Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need
    Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need

    Although a local Turkish company has engaged in talks with foreign aircraft manufacturers to build a stand-off jammer (SOJ) system, the procurement office has launched a parallel program to procure similar systems from a foreign supplier.

  • Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract
    Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract

    Turkish government leaders are refraining from making a hasty “final-final” decision on a multibillion dollar contract that will build the country’s first long-range air and anti-missile defense architecture.

  • Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet
    Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet

    A top procurement meeting of Turkey’s government and military leaders Jan. 7 produced several critical decisions, but officials and analysts agree a move to further efforts to build the country’s first indigenous fighter aircraft was most important.

  • Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks
    Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks

    Turkey’s top procurement panel decided Jan. 7 to place an order for four more F-35 fighter jets and five more CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters

  • Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M
    Turkey Says Flight Simulators Save $80M

    Turkey has said that it saved about $80 million thanks to a flight simulator center it launched one year ago

  • Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow
    Turkey Moves To Demine, Contracts To Follow

    After several years of delays, Turkey’s Parliament has passed a bill for clearing more than 1 million landmines, mostly in Turkey’s southern and eastern border areas. Industry sources say several contracts, big and small, are on the way.

  • Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014
    Turkey’s Defense Exports Up 17.7% in 2014

    Turkey’s defense and aerospace exports rose by 17.7 percent to $1.648 billion in 2014 from $1.4 billion the year before, an umbrella organization for Turkish manufacturers announced.

  • Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter
    Eurojet May Find Role in Turk Fighter

    European engine-maker Eurojet Turbo may find a role in powering what would become Turkey’s first indigenous fighter jet, industry sources and analysts said.

  • Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey
    Spanish Patriots Deployed to Southern Turkey

    Patriot air defense systems sent by Spain to Turkey as part of a NATO mission were deployed at a base in the Adana province, southern Turkey, officials said.

  • Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost
    Turkey Expects $1.2B-$1.6B Procurement Boost

    Turkey expects to raise US $1.2 billion to $1.6 billion in extra funds to finance procurement through a fee men can pay to avoid conscription

  • Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need
    Turkish Jammer Program Indicates ‘Urgent’ Need

    Although a local Turkish company has engaged in talks with foreign aircraft manufacturers to build a stand-off jammer (SOJ) system, the procurement office has launched a parallel program to procure similar systems from a foreign supplier.

  • Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract
    Turkey Won’t Rush Air Defense Contract

    Turkish government leaders are refraining from making a hasty “final-final” decision on a multibillion dollar contract that will build the country’s first long-range air and anti-missile defense architecture.

  • Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet
    Turkey Insists on Indigenous Fighter Jet

    A top procurement meeting of Turkey’s government and military leaders Jan. 7 produced several critical decisions, but officials and analysts agree a move to further efforts to build the country’s first indigenous fighter aircraft was most important.

  • Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks
    Turkey To Order 4 More F-35s, 5 More Chinooks

    Turkey’s top procurement panel decided Jan. 7 to place an order for four more F-35 fighter jets and five more CH-47F Chinook heavy transport helicopters