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Canadian Ambassador Lebleu visits Baykar’s technology center
Canada’s Ambassador to Türkiye Marcel Lebleu visited Baykar’s Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center in Istanbul, where he was presented with a model of the Kizilelma unmanned fighter.
Canada’s Ambassador to Türkiye Marcel Lebleu visited Baykar’s Özdemir Bayraktar National Technology Center on Oct. 13. Photos from the visit show Baykar CEO Haluk Bayraktar presenting the ambassador with a model of the company’s Kizilelma unmanned combat aircraft.
A career diplomat, Lebleu was named Canada’s ambassador to Türkiye in July, succeeding Kevin Hamilton. He previously served as ambassador to Chile, Colombia and Senegal.
A defense relationship with ups and downs
Canada suspended export permits for optical systems used in Turkish drones in 2020 after the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. In January 2024, days after the Turkish parliament ratified Sweden’s NATO bid, Ottawa said it had dropped those export controls, including on the Wescam sensors used in Bayraktar TB2 drones, and would review permits case by case.
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