Turkey controls 65pc of world’s drone market

Turkey, home to the world’s biggest drone manufacturer, controls 65 per cent of the global unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) market.

Baykar, the Turkey-based developer of battle-proven combat drones, gave the information at the ‘Take Off Istanbul’ event on Thursday, according to Daily Sabah.

Selcuk Bayraktar, chair and chief technology officer of Baykar, said the company alone commands nearly 60 per cent of the market.

"For the past three years, Baykar has been the world's largest drone company, currently three times larger than its nearest American competitor," Bayraktar said.