Global success in exporting domestically built drones has propelled top executives of Türkiye's defense and tech giant Baykar onto the top of the list of highest individual taxpayers in the country for the fifth consecutive year.
The Turkish Revenue Administration (GIB) announced on Thursday its list of the 100 taxpayers who declared the highest amounts of tax nationwide, following its assessment of annual income and corporate tax returns for the 2025 tax year.
Accordingly, Selçuk Bayraktar, the chairperson of Baykar's board of directors, and Haluk Bayraktar, Baykar’s CEO, were Türkiye’s highest individual income-tax payers for five consecutive years from 2021 through 2025.
For the 2025 tax year, Selçuk Bayraktar declared TL 2.99 billion ($63 million) in income tax, while Haluk Bayraktar declared TL 2.5 billion. Together, the two executives paid around TL 5.5 billion in income tax.
Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar is seen in this photo reshared on Aug. 13, 2026. (IHA Photo)
