Selçuk Bayraktar

Selçuk Bayraktar
Selçuk Bayraktar
Born	7 October 1979; Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey
Education	Robert College
Alma mater	Istanbul Technical University (BS); University of Pennsylvania (MS); Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS);
Occupations	Pilot; electrical engineer;
Known for	Baykar
Spouse	Sümeyye Erdoğan (m. 2016)
Children	2
Relatives	Recep Tayyip Erdoğan; (father-in-law); Emine Erdoğan; (mother-in-law); Haluk Bayraktar (brother);
Awards	Karabakh Order; Order of Merit (Ukraine)
Academic background
Thesis	Aggressive landing maneuvers for unmanned aerial vehicles (2006)
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Selçuk Bayraktar (born 7 October 1979) 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 (UCAV) Bayraktar TB2 and first unmanned fighter jet Bayraktar Kızılelma. Bayraktar is also the founding chairman of the Turkish Technology Team Foundation.