Turkey drone capacity

Not disclosed

Source: IISS Military Balance — operation confirmed; no consolidated published Türkiye drone fleet count ↗

Not disclosed

Source: IISS Military Balance — no authoritative public count; majors: Baykar, Turkish Aerospace (TAI), Vestel, STM ↗

Not disclosed

Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database — Türkiye total military expenditure ~$25bn (2024, +12%, 17th globally); no drone-specific budget published ↗

Bayraktar TB2, Bayraktar Akıncı, TAI Anka

Source: New America, World of Drones — TB2 combat-proven; full Turkish UAV inventory in IISS Military Balance (https://www.iiss.org/publications/the-military-balance/) ↗

Confirmed — TB2 used in Syria, Libya, Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine

Source: New America, World of Drones — first TB2 strike 2016; Nagorno-Karabakh use documented by SIPRI (https://www.sipri.org/commentary/topical-backgrounder/2021/arms-transfers-conflict-zones-case-nagorno-karabakh) ↗

Confirmed major exporter — Baykar TB2/Akıncı exported to 30+ states; TB2 delivered to Azerbaijan (pre-2020 war) and Ukraine

Source: SIPRI, arms transfers to Nagorno-Karabakh — TB2 to Azerbaijan; Baykar in SIPRI Top 100 (https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2023/rise-sipri-top-100-arms-sales-revenue-delayed-production-challenges-and-backlogs) ↗

Yes — Baykar (TB2, Akıncı), Turkish Aerospace (Anka, Aksungur)

Source: New America, World of Drones — TB2 domestically developed; Baykar in SIPRI Top 100 (https://www.sipri.org/media/press-release/2023/rise-sipri-top-100-arms-sales-revenue-delayed-production-challenges-and-backlogs) ↗