# Selçuk Bayraktar

_Turkish industrialist (born 1979)_

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Last updated: 2026-10-07

> Selçuk Bayraktar is a Turkish pilot, engineer and businessman. He is the chairman of the board and the chief technology officer of the Turkish technology company Baykar. He is also known as the designer of Turkey's first indigenous unmanned combat aerial vehicle Bayraktar TB2 and first unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kızılelma. Bayraktar is also the founding chairman of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation and KÜME Foundation.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 7 October 1979 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Sarıyer ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Turkey ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P27))
- **Occupation:** engineer; businessperson; politician ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P106))
- **Education:** Istanbul Technical University; University of Pennsylvania; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Robert College ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P69))
- **Spouse:** Sümeyye Erdoğan ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P26))
- **Official website:** baykartech.com/tr/selcuk-bayraktar ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P856))
- **Awards:** Karabakh Order; Order of Merit (Ukraine), 3rd class; Medal "For services in the field of military cooperation"; Knight of the National Order of Mali ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P166))
- **X (Twitter):** selcuk ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P2002))
- **Facebook:** selcuk.bayraktar.718 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P2013))
- **Instagram:** selcuk79 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P2003))
- **LinkedIn:** selçuk-bayraktar-a54bb619 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153#P6634))

## Questions

**When was Selçuk Bayraktar born?**  
Selçuk Bayraktar was born on 7 October 1979 in Sarıyer.

**Where did Selçuk Bayraktar study?**  
Selçuk Bayraktar was educated at Istanbul Technical University, University of Pennsylvania, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Robert College.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Selçuk Bayraktar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sel%C3%A7uk_Bayraktar) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q83544153](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q83544153) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: "Qarabağ" ordenli Selçuk Bayraktar.jpg by Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan (CC BY 4.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%22Qaraba%C4%9F%22_ordenli_Sel%C3%A7uk_Bayraktar.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Selçuk Bayraktar, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: "Qarabağ" ordenli Selçuk Bayraktar.jpg — Press Service of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0.

## Cite this page

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