{"id":25457486,"date":"2026-09-29T09:52:39","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T07:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/hurkus-ii-turkish-air-force-first-delivery-tusas-trainer-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-10-02T22:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T20:22:41","slug":"hurkus-ii-turkish-air-force-first-delivery-tusas-trainer-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/hurkus-ii-turkish-air-force-first-delivery-tusas-trainer-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"H\u00fcrku\u015f-II Enters Turkish Air Force Service: First Two Trainers Delivered"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\n<!-- mfsh:top -->\n\n<style>\n.mfsh-trigger{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;height:44px;padding:0 18px;margin:0 0 26px;border:2px solid 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On the ground, officials signed them over to the <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/air-forces\/turkish-air-force\/\">Turkish Air Force<\/a>. With that, the H\u00fcrku\u015f-II became the first of a new generation of home-built basic trainers to enter Turkish military service.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>It is a small aircraft with a big job. It is designed as the first step in an all-Turkish training chain: the H\u00fcrku\u015f-II, then the H\u00fcrjet jet trainer, then the KAAN fighter. According to Daily Sabah, the three cockpits share the same basic architecture.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f4f6fa;border:1px solid #e2e7ee;padding:18px 22px;margin:22px 0 28px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;color:#0d1117;font-size:17px\">Quick Facts<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.75\"><li><strong>Aircraft:<\/strong> TAI H\u00fcrku\u015f-II basic trainer (single PT6A-68T turboprop, 1,600 shp)<\/li><li><strong>Delivered:<\/strong> First two aircraft, 28 September 2026, TUSA\u015e facilities, Kahramankazan, Ankara<\/li><li><strong>Certification:<\/strong> Military type certificate awarded 9 September 2026<\/li><li><strong>Testing:<\/strong> About 23,000 hours of ground, laboratory and system integration work<\/li><li><strong>Order:<\/strong> 55 aircraft for the Turkish Air Force<\/li><li><strong>Next deliveries:<\/strong> 12 more between September and December 2026; all 55 by the end of 2028<\/li><li><strong>Local content:<\/strong> About 80 percent, according to Daily Sabah<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">The Handover in Ankara<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>TUSA\u015e announced the delivery on X on Monday morning, saying the H\u00fcrku\u015f had entered the inventory of the Turkish Air Force Command after successfully completing its acceptance process.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"max-width:550px;margin:0 auto 28px\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?id=2104503483005100470&theme=light\" style=\"width:100%;height:560px;border:none;overflow:hidden\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The paperwork behind that sentence was finished only three weeks earlier. The H\u00fcrku\u015f-II received its military type certificate on 9 September 2026. According to Haluk G\u00f6rg\u00fcn, president of Turkey's Defence Industry Agency (SSB), about 23,000 hours of ground, laboratory and system integration testing went into the programme.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7;display:flex;gap:20px;align-items:flex-start\"><div><em>&ldquo;This is a historic day for Turkish aviation.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Haluk G\u00f6rg\u00fcn<\/strong> &mdash; President of the Defence Industry Agency (SSB), at the delivery ceremony, 28 September 2026, as reported by Daily Sabah<\/div><\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>Twelve more aircraft are due between now and December. The Turkish Air Force has ordered 55 in total, and all of them are scheduled to arrive by the end of 2028.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Changed From the Original H\u00fcrku\u015f<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The first H\u00fcrku\u015f flew on 29 August 2013. It is a tandem-seat turboprop in the same class as the Pilatus <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/pc-21\/\">PC-21<\/a> and the Beechcraft T-6, powered by a single Pratt &amp; Whitney Canada PT6A-68T of 1,600 shaft horsepower. The armed H\u00fcrku\u015f-C variant already serves in Niger and Chad.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/09\/tai-hurkus-idef-2019-istanbul.jpg\" alt=\"TAI H\u00fcrku\u015f turboprop trainer on display at IDEF 2019 in Istanbul\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">An earlier TAI H\u00fcrku\u015f on display at IDEF 2019 in Istanbul. The H\u00fcrku\u015f-II keeps the basic layout but is lighter and uses more Turkish-made equipment. Photo: Wikimedia Commons \/ CC BY-SA 4.0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>The H\u00fcrku\u015f-II, which first flew on 30 December 2024, is a thorough rework rather than a new aircraft. It is roughly 450 to 500 kilograms lighter than its predecessor, with more composite structure. More of the equipment is now built in Turkey. Daily Sabah puts the local content at about 80 percent, with Aselsan and Havelsan among the suppliers alongside prime contractor TUSA\u015e.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The cockpit is the part that matters most to the Air Force. It is built around the same architecture as the H\u00fcrjet jet trainer, which made the first flight of a production aircraft in August, and the KAAN fighter. A student who learns the displays in a H\u00fcrku\u015f-II should find the next two cockpits familiar.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">A Trainer Built for Export<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Turkey is not building the H\u00fcrku\u015f-II only for itself. G\u00f6rg\u00fcn told the ceremony that several countries had shown interest, and pointed to a global basic trainer market worth hundreds of aircraft. That market is crowded, with the PC-21, the T-6 and Embraer's Super Tucano all competing for the same air forces.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Still, the logic is familiar from Turkey's drone industry: build it at home, fly it yourself, then sell it to friends. The H\u00fcrku\u015f-II is the first rung on a ladder that now runs all the way up to a fifth-generation fighter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><em>Sources: TUSA\u015e on X, Daily Sabah, C4Defence, TRT World, Wikipedia (TAI H\u00fcrku\u015f). 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It is a lighter, updated version of the original H\u00fcrku\u015f turboprop, with a cockpit designed to match the H\u00fcrjet jet trainer and the KAAN fighter.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>When did the Turkish Air Force receive the H\u00fcrku\u015f-II?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Turkish Air Force received its first two H\u00fcrku\u015f-II trainers on 28 September 2026 at the TUSA\u015e facilities in Kahramankazan, Ankara. The aircraft had received its military type certificate on 9 September 2026.<\/div><\/details><details><summary>How many H\u00fcrku\u015f-II has Turkey ordered?<\/summary><div class=\"a\">The Turkish Air Force has ordered 55 H\u00fcrku\u015f-II trainers. 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