Drone king to crown prince: Bayraktar might be upping his game for the presidency

Oct 25, 2023

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Pres. Erdoğan pictured with Bayraktar at İzmir’s Teknofest 2023. © İletişim

ANKARA – Is Selçuk Bayraktar prepping to enter politics? The 44-year-old Turkish drone magnate has recently increased his political messaging and hired a new publicity team, raising speculation over his intent to succeed his father-in-law, Pres. Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

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Eray Görgülü

Eray Gorgulu is a reporter based in Ankara covering the parliament beat for the T24 website. During his more than 20-year career in journalism, he has also covered defense and politics for several outlets including DW’s and Hurriyet.