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Arda Mevlutoglu

Arda Mevlutoglu holds a BSc degree in Astronautical Engineering from Istanbul Technical University and Master's degrees in Science and Technology Policy Studies and in International Relations from Middle East Technical University. His research focuses on aerospace and defense technologies, defense policies, and regional security issues.

OPINION

Türkiye’s drone exports: More than just a transaction

by Arda Mevlutoglu
15 September 2022

The Chief Executive Officer of Baykar Technology, Haluk Bayraktar, said in an interview with the Ukrainian TSN channel on August 21 that the company is continuing its efforts to establish a factory to produce the Bayraktar TB2 armed drones. Bayraktar said that the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, personally asked to start a project to build a plant in Ukraine after seeing the manufacturing infrastructure and the research facilities of

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its possible impacts on Russia’s arms export to the Middle East

Russia’s launch of a full-scale attack and invasion of Ukraine on February 24 created a chain reaction of political, military, and economic consequences. The ongoing war has already started to change the geopolitical environment of Europe and stimulated expectations of a new type of Cold War. The Western reaction to Russia’s invasion has so far been swift and severe: Many countries have imposed wide-scale sanctions targeting Russian government institutions, firms,

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by Arda Mevlutoglu
21 April 2022
OPINION

Global arms spending – 2021 and beyond

In early December, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

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by Arda Mevlutoglu
26 December 2021
OPINION

Türkiye’s drone exports: More than just a transaction

by Arda Mevlutoglu
15 September 2022

The Chief Executive Officer of Baykar Technology, Haluk Bayraktar, said in an interview with the Ukrainian TSN channel on August 21 that the company is continuing its efforts to establish a factory

More
OPINION

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and its possible impacts on Russia’s arms export to the Middle East

by Arda Mevlutoglu
21 April 2022

Russia’s launch of a full-scale attack and invasion of Ukraine on February 24 created a chain reaction of political, military, and economic consequences. The ongoing war has already started to change the

More
OPINION

Global arms spending – 2021 and beyond

by Arda Mevlutoglu
26 December 2021

In early December, the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released a report on global arms transfers for 2020. The report states that the top 100 defense industry firms generated a combined

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