Haluk Bayraktar

Haluk Bayraktar (born 4 October 1978) is a Turkish engineer and executive. He is the CEO of Baykar, TUBITAK Board Member and founder and chairman of the board of Turkey Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) and SAHA Istanbul.[1][2][3][4][5] He is a pioneer of Turkey for autonomous technology efforts which reshaped battlefields and geopolitics which resulted with a change of future warfare doctrines.[6][7]

Haluk Bayraktar
Born (1978-10-04) 4 October 1978
EducationMiddle East Technical University
Columbia University
Occupation(s)Businessman · Engineer
Known forBaykar
T3 Foundation
SAHA İstanbul
TÜBİTAK
FamilySelçuk Bayraktar (brother)
Awards

Life

Haluk Bayraktar is the CEO of Baykar, Turkey’s premiere autonomous technology company. Haluk began his tenure at Baykar in 2004 as an engineering manager when Baykar’s autonomous technology efforts were still nascent. He has since been involved in every aspect of the business from engineering to project management to logistics support and business development.[8]

Haluk is also one of the founders of the Turkey Technology Team (T3) Foundation, an initiative intended to foster technology education among Turkish youth through entrepreneurship, competitions, and supplementary technology education.[9][10][11]

Additionally, Haluk was one of the founders and chairman of the board of Turkey’s Aerospace and Defense Cooperative (SAHA Istanbul), which includes over 600 companies and 16 universities.

During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, he turned his company's engineering expertise to rapidly develop intensive health care ventilators and supported mass serial production.[12]

During 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, he took a clear stance with Ukraine when pressed by CNN presenter Julia Chatterley, who repeatedly asked, “Would you supply Russia?”, Bayraktar responded: “We have not delivered or supplied them with anything, [and] we will as well never do such a thing because we support Ukraine, support its sovereignty, its resistance for its independence.”

Bayraktar said he is proud that Bayraktar TB2 has become one of the symbols of the Ukrainian resistance against Russia.

Honours and medals
Ribbon bar Award or decoration Country Date Place Note Ref.
Order of Merit of Ukraine (1st Degree)  Ukraine 29 August 2022 Kyiv Haluk was awarded an Order of Merit of 1st Degree of Ukraine by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his service to for significant personal merits in strengthening interstate cooperation, support of state sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, significant contribution to the popularization of the Ukrainian state in the world
Order of Merit of Ukraine (3rd Degree)  Ukraine 25 August 2020 Kyiv Haluk was awarded with an Order of Merit of Ukraine at the Presidential Palace in Kyiv by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for his service to Ukraine and Ukraine-Turkey relations [13][14][15]
Karabakh Order  Azerbaijan 15 June 2021 Shusha Bayraktar was awarded this high award for his contribution to strengthening fraternal relations between Azerbaijan and Turkey, developing of cooperation, ensuring the territorial integrity and sovereignty of the Republic of Azerbaijan [16][17]
 National Order of Mali  Mali 19 October 2023 Bamako Malian President Assimi Goita awarded Turkish drone magnate Baykar’s general manager, Haluk Bayaraktar, and chief technology officer Selçuk Bayraktar along with other two members of their team the country’s “National Order” for their contributions and services to Mali. [18]
 [./Https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordre_national_du_Burkina_Faso Ordre de L'etalon Officier of Burkina Faso]  Burkina Faso 25 April 2023 Ouagadougou The Ordre de L'etalon Officier medal, the country's highest national honour, by the order of Burkina Faso’s President Ibrahim Traore for his outstanding and exceptional contributions to the West African nation’s peace, security and counter-terrorism activities. [19]
Ukraine State Border Control Service Medal  Ukraine 1 September 2023 Kyiv Medal for assistance in the protection of the state border [20]
Ukraine Airforce  Ukraine 6 April 2023 Kyiv Medal for skill, honor, and courage by the Ukrainian Air Force Command. [21]
State Enterprise Antonov  Ukraine 14 September 2021 Kyiv On the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the state company Antonov Aircraft Factory (Ukraine), the Antonov medal was presented for its contributions to the aviation industry [22]
25 August 2020, President Zelensky awards
15 June 2021
Malian President Assimi Goita awarded Turkish drone magnate Baykar’s general manager, Haluk Bayaraktar, and chief technology officer Selçuk Bayraktar along with other two members of their team the country’s “National Order” for their contributions and services to Mali.
The chief executive officer of Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar has been awarded a state medal in Burkina Faso, where the company's Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been exported.

References
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  13. "УКАЗ ПРЕЗИДЕНТА УКРАЇНИ №341/2020". Офіційне інтернет-представництво Президента України.
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  15. "Baykar Genel Müdürü Bayraktar: Ukrayna devleti tarafından üstün hizmet nişanına layık görüldüğüm için onur duydum". www.aa.com.tr.
  16. "Aliyev'den Haluk Bayraktar'a Karabağ Nişanı". Daily Sabah. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  17. "Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev awarded Haluk Bayraktar with "Karabakh" order". Apa.az. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  18. AA, Daily Sabah with (2023-10-19). "Malian president awards Turkish drone innovators with 'National Order'". Daily Sabah. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  19. http://www.trtafrika.com/africa/burkina-faso-awards-highest-state-medal-to-head-of-turkish-drone-manufacturer-12979580. "Burkina Faso awards highest state medal to head of Turkish drone manufacturer - TRT Afrika". Burkina Faso awards highest state medal to head of Turkish drone manufacturer. Retrieved 2023-10-22. {{cite web}}: External link in |last= (help)
  20. "Mali'de Selçuk Bayraktar ve Haluk Bayraktar'a "Ulusal Nişan" verildi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  21. "Baykar Genel Müdürü Haluk Bayraktar'a, Burkina Faso'da devlet nişanı verildi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  22. "Baykar Genel Müdürü Haluk Bayraktar'a, Burkina Faso'da devlet nişanı verildi". www.aa.com.tr. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
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