HÜRKUŞ-IIs reached the base in İzmir Çiğli

Two HÜRKUŞ-II new generation basic trainer aircraft have arrived at their new duty station in İzmir Çiğli. The planes were developed with local and national resources and first entered the Turkish Air Force inventory. Delivery continues, but the real target is not limited to a single base: we are talking about the aircraft at the very beginning of the pilot training chain.

HÜRKUŞ-II was welcomed in Çiğli

The Ministry of National Defense announced the issue on its official X account. Two planes were sent off from TAI facilities. Then, he successfully reached the 2nd Main Jet Base and International Flight Training Center Command. Base personnel also welcomed the planes.

The Ministry's sharing is as follows:

https://x.com/Defence_Turk/status/2119381336003604601

The number in inventory increased to 4

Defense Industry President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün announced that the acceptance procedures for two more aircraft were completed on November 4, 2026. The acceptances were made by the Presidency of Defense Industries and the Air Forces Command. Thus, the number of HÜRKUŞ-IIs in the inventory became 4.

With the latest transfer, two of these aircraft were deployed at the command post in Çiğli. Therefore, half of the planes are now operating in Izmir.

The first step of the pilot training chain

HÜRKUŞ is Türkiye's first domestic and national manned military training aircraft. It was developed under the coordination of the Presidency of Defense Industries, the main contractor is TAI. Pilot candidates will receive basic flight training with this aircraft. The next steps are HÜRJET for advanced jet training and the national combat aircraft KAAN.

Görgün said the following in a previous statement:

"The aircraft we deliver will train our country's children, the pilots of the future, and teach them to spread their wings on a platform produced by Turkish engineering. We entrust our best-in-class HÜRKUŞ aircraft, which are much more agile and equipped with advanced avionics and software, to our heroic pilots."

Domestic systems on aircraft

There are products of many local companies in the aircraft:

ASELSAN: avionic systems

TASECS: air conditioning solution

HAVELSAN: digital video recording system

KAREL: spare flight instruments

TAI, ANDAR and TAAC: flight and control systems

Görgün said that more than 1,500 projects are being carried out simultaneously with more than 4,500 companies in the defense industry. Moreover, there are hundreds of projects that have entered the mass production period, as in HÜRKUŞ. These projects range from air defense systems to military aviation.

Görgün thanked the Presidency of Defense Industries personnel, TAI teams and subcontractor companies who took part in the project. For this reason, deliveries are planned to continue gradually, in accordance with the program schedule.