Selchuk Bayraktar was awarded a state award in Kyrgyzstan


Selchuk Bayraktar was awarded a state award in Kyrgyzstan

President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov presented the "State Prize of Kyrgyzstan Dank" to Selchuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company "Baykar Technology".

CIVIL DIPLOMACY / VEDAT KURT / According to the statement of the President of Kyrgyzstan, Zhaparov received Bayraktar at the Presidential Palace, who held talks in Bishkek.

Zhaparov stressed that strengthening cooperation with high-level international companies such as Baykar Technology plays a key role in improving the country's defense capability, developing national military-industrial systems and strengthening regional security.

Bayraktar, in turn, said that Baykar Technology is ready to expand cooperation with Kyrgyzstan and stressed the importance of using modern technologies to ensure border security and create effective deterrence in preventing potential threats.

Zhaparov awarded Bayraktar with the "Kyrgyz State Prize" for his significant contribution to strengthening the defense capability and military potential of Kyrgyzstan.

Bayraktar also presented Zhaparov with a model of the Akyndzhi unmanned aerial vehicle, on the wings of which important moments from the Kyrgyz epic "Manas" are depicted.

Statement by Selchuk Bayraktar on awarding him the State Order of Kyrgyzstan Dank

Selchuk Bayraktar, Chairman of the Board of Directors and technology leader of Baykar, said: "I was very proud to be awarded the State Order of Kyrgyzstan "Dank", which was presented by the President of Kyrgyzstan, Mr. Sadyr Zhaparov."

According to the statement of the Baykar publication, Selchuk Bayraktar, who attended the forum on artificial intelligence of the Turkic states, held in Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, was awarded the State Order of Kyrgyzstan "Dank" by the President of Kyrgyzstan Sadyr Zhaparov as an honorary guest for his contribution to the country's defense capability and military potential.

 

During the meeting, Bayraktar and Zhaparov discussed issues of deepening military-technical cooperation and the implementation of defense projects. During the meeting, it was emphasized that the contribution of Baykar Technology will be of great importance for the defense industry of Kyrgyzstan.

"The Turkic world is taking firm steps into the future,"

Selchuk Bayraktar said that they are ready to further expand cooperation between the two countries and drew attention to the importance of modern technologies in ensuring border security and deterring possible threats.

Stating that he was very proud to have been awarded the "State Order of Kyrgyzstan Dank", presented by Sadyr Zhaparov, Bayraktar said: "I sincerely thank them for their hospitality and efforts to strengthen friendship between the two countries. The Turkic world is taking firm steps into the future."

Bayraktar presented Zhaparov with a model of AKINCI depicting scenes from the epic "Manas"

At the ceremony, Bayraktar presented Sadyr Zhaparov with a 1:10 scale model of the Bayraktar AKINCI UAV, which processed scenes from the epic "Manas", which occupies an important place in Kyrgyz culture. Despite the fact that the body and wings of the model contain scenes from the epic "Manas", these details reflect the rich cultural heritage of Kyrgyzstan and the heroic plots of the epic.

Selchuk Bayraktar took part in the Forum on Artificial Intelligence of the Turkic states as an honorary guest. Bayraktar, who was the main speaker of the forum, made a speech about the future of artificial intelligence technologies and cooperation between the Turkic states.

For his contribution to the liberation of Karabakh, Bayraktar was awarded the Order of Karabakh by Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev on April 1, 2021 and the Order of Merit for State Merit of Ukraine by Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in 2022. On April 4, 2023, he received the medal "For Military Cooperation" from the hands of Azerbaijani Defense Minister Zakir Hasanov, and on October 2, 2023, the medal "For the service of ASAN". On October 18, 2023, the President of Mali Assimi Goita awarded him the National Order of Mali, and on February 28, 2024, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine awarded him the Order of the first degree. In 2024, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine awarded him the Order of the first degree.