[3] In that year, he began higher education in the Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering at Istanbul Technical University.

His master's degree research involved a successful demonstration of air–ground coordination of UAVs in formation flight alongside territorial robot teams.

[4] Pursuing his studies under the supervision of George Pappas and Eric Feron, Bayraktar earned his second master's degree with his research in autonomous, aggressive maneuvering of unmanned helicopter systems.

[12][13] In April 2021, Bayraktar announced their target to conduct the maiden flight of Turkey's first domestically-made unmanned fighter jet in 2023.

[17] Bayraktar supports the National Technology Initiative pursued by Turkey that aims to establish a local and indigenous high-technology environment.

The foundation aims to raise public awareness and educate talented youth to promote the necessary ecosystem for the national development of high technology in Turkey.

[20] Bayraktar played a crucial role during the COVID-19 pandemic with leading major tech companies of Turkey to design and manufacture the nation's first ICU-type medical ventilation machine.