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■林國賓

原文：

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, whose family members and close associates have consolidated near-total control over Turkey’s military-industrial complex in the past decade, has overseen the signing of nearly 100 bilateral defense cooperation agreements with foreign governments, rapidly expanding Ankara’s global footprint in arms sales and military technology transfers.

Erdoğan frequently acts as a de facto salesman for his son-in-law Selçuk Bayraktar, chairman of Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar, while his government has shown little concern over whether armed drones exported to Africa and other regions are used in violation of human rights.

With strong backing from his father-in-law, Bayraktar entered the list of Turkey’s 10 richest individuals for the first time this year, according to Forbes’ updated 2026 ranking, reflecting a sharp rise in wealth driven by military drone exports.

Many other companies in Turkey’s defense industry are run by Erdoğan associates, who allegedly provide the president with a share of international sales in exchange for political protection, government favors and expedited approvals from Turkish export regulators.

The agreement with Brazil exemplifies how this model transforms bilateral diplomacy into a tool for projecting industrial power and expanding Turkey’s influence in the global defense market, extending its reach into Latin America.

中譯：

過去10年間，土耳其總統艾爾段的家族成員與親近人士，已近乎全面掌控土耳其軍工產業。他主導與外國政府簽署近百項雙邊防務合作協議，迅速擴大安卡拉在武器銷售與軍事技術轉讓方面的全球布局。

艾爾段經常充當其女婿、土耳其無人機製造商「拜卡」董事長拜拉克塔爾的實質推銷者，而其政府對出口至非洲及其他地區的武裝無人機是否涉及違反人權，則鮮少過問。

在岳父強力支持下，拜拉克塔爾今年首度躋身土耳其10大富豪之列。根據《富比世》2026年最新排名，其財富大幅成長，主要來自軍用無人機出口。

土耳其多家防務企業亦由艾爾段親信經營，據稱這些企業會將國際銷售收益的一部分提供總統分成，以換取政治庇護、政府優惠及出口審批的快速放行。

與巴西簽署的協議正是此一模式的具體體現，顯示雙邊外交如何轉化為投射產業實力的工具，並擴大土耳其在全球防務市場的影響力，進一步將其觸角延伸至拉丁美洲。

-關鍵軍語-

※bilateral defense cooperation agreements：

雙邊防務合作協議

※arms sales：武器銷售