One of the most important companies of the Turkish defense industry, BaykarFounder and Chairman of the Board of Ozdemir Bayraktar he lost his life. The funeral prayer of the successful businessman who died at the age of 72 will be held at Fatih Mosque tomorrow and IstanbulIt was learned that he will be buried in .
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Baykar’s founder passed away
BAYKAR, which issued a statement on the subject, said, “The leader of the National Technology Move ideal and our National SİHAs, our Chairman of the Board and our guide Özdemir Bayraktar, marched towards Hakk…” General Manager of the company Haluk Bayraktar He shared the sad news on his social media account.
Haluk Bayraktar, General Manager of BAYKAR, said, “Özdemir Bayraktar, Our father, our source of inspiration, received God’s mercy today. He lived a dedicated life without compromising his values. He became one of those who researched and produced with his unyielding determination. He never gave up in the face of injustice, he helped as much as he could. God bless you,” he said.
Ozdemir Bayraktar
Born in Trabzon Sürmeneli in 1949, Özdemir Bayraktar graduated from Kabataş High School for Boys. Bayraktar, who entered the Mechanical Engineering Department of Istanbul Technical University in 1967, graduated in 1972 after a successful education period. After his graduation, he worked as a research assistant to ITU Engines Chair Professor İsmail Hakkı Öz for 2 years and completed his master’s degree on internal combustion engines.
Later, he worked as technical manager in the establishment and new investments of many factories (Burdur Traktör, Istanbul Segman, Uzel, etc.) that took a leading role in the industrial sector of Turkey. He got married to Canan Bayraktar, who graduated from the Faculty of Economics of Istanbul University and worked as a computer programmer at the Industrial Development Bank of Turkey.
Özdemir and Canan Bayraktar had 3 children, Haluk, Selçuk and Ahmet, from this marriage. He took part in the establishment of Baykar Makina in 1984 in order to contribute to the localization efforts for the automotive industry. In Baykar, which he founded with a single drilling machine, he managed the design and manufacture of many original machines for the precision machining industry, and the design processes of part processing apparatus.
Özdemir Bayraktar, who took a leading role in Baykar’s breakthrough in developing national and unique Unmanned Aerial Vehicle technology, took an active and leading role in the implementation of these projects, from the design stage to the prototype stage, from the manufacturing stage to investment planning.
Bayraktar Mini UAV, the first unmanned aerial vehicle developed by Baykar for the TAF, led the studies carried out with the soldiers in the Southeastern Anatolia region between 2005 and 2009, when R&D studies were carried out. Özdemir Bayraktar, who draws the designs of all national and original products developed by Baykar, also owns the original designs that give their character to Bayraktar TB2 and Bayraktar AKINCI TİHA.
He has always blended his engineering talent with up-to-date technologies throughout his life. Her determination, determination, belief and enthusiasm for improvement have never been lost in her working life. Özdemir Bayraktar was awarded the Order of Karabakh by the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev in 2021 for his contribution to the liberation of Karabakh from the occupation of Armenia by Bayraktar TB2 SİHAs, which were developed nationally and originally by Baykar.
Özdemir Bayraktar, who has a private pilot certificate due to his interest in aviation, is known as the pioneer of Turkey’s unmanned aerial vehicle adventure. Özdemir Bayraktar, who is one of the architects of the ideal of the National Technology Move, has worked meticulously with the understanding that quality is in the details, without making the slightest concession from the values he deserves throughout his life in all the projects he carries out.