Parliament speakers attending the NATO Parliamentary Summit held in Istanbul this week paid a field visit to the Baykar National Technology Center, a vast complex of Turkish defense giant Baykar.
The visit, hosted by Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş, comes ahead of next week's landmark NATO summit in the capital Ankara.
Following the summit held at Istanbul's Dolmabahçe Palace on Monday, Kurtulmuş, together with parliament speakers from allied countries and senior parliamentary representatives, visited Baykar Technology’s Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center.
Parliament Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş (L) and Baykar Chairperson of the Board and CTO Selçuk Bayraktar (R) lead the NATO Parliamentary delegation visit to the Baykar National Technology Center, Istanbul, Türkiye, June 30, 2026. (IHA Photo)
During the field visit, guided by Baykar Chairperson Selçuk Bayraktar, the delegation was briefed on the company’s activities, work in defense technologies and innovative projects.
