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Drones, vectors of Turkish power

11/2/2021, 6:57:19 PM


DECRYPTION - Galvanized by his military successes in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is stepping up sales contracts for unmanned vehicles to broaden his sphere of influence.

Correspondent in Istanbul

This is Erdogan's new hobby.

A weapon that is both economic and strategic on which it seeks to capitalize.

Galvanized by his military successes in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, the Turkish president is stepping up sales contracts for drones to broaden his sphere of influence.

After Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Poland and Morocco, it is Kyrgyzstan's turn to take an interest in these small unmanned flying machines.

In a press address on Friday, October 22, the head of the State Committee for National Security, General Kamchibek, said he had placed an order for armed drones Bayraktar TB2 in Ankara.

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Africa, where the Turkish head of state has just made a tour, could also constitute a major outlet for its exports.

The pro-government

Daily Sabah

newspaper

recently reported that

"Turkey has expanded the export of its famous unmanned aerial combat vehicle"

by negotiating deals with Ethiopia

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