SFERON / DEU38°22′N · 27°12′E
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Team

Disciplines aligned around one goal.

Close collaboration across design, software, manufacturing, integration, and flight testing forms the foundation of our work.

SFERON Aerospace Team at the 2026 Fighting UAV field
TEAM / FIELD / 2026

One goal.
One flight line.

An engineering team sharing responsibility for a real aircraft and turning ideas into manufacturing decisions and flight data.

SFERON eagle emblem
SFERONAEROSPACE TEAM · 2023

Knowledge passed from one generation to the next

A team’s strength
lies in continuity.

Prof. Dr. Şahin Yavuz at the SFERON flight field
ACADEMIC ADVISOR / 03

ACADEMIC ADVISOR

Prof. Dr.
Şahin Yavuz

Three-star SFERON advisor emblem

Guiding SFERON’s academic and technical development through systems engineering, manufacturing discipline, and field validation.

One-star SFERON team lead emblem
CURRENT TEAM LEAD / 01

CURRENT TEAM LEAD

İlayda
Kenel

Coordinating the team, interdisciplinary communication, and the project flow from the workshop to the field.

One-star SFERON team lead emblem
CURRENT TEAM LEAD / 02

CURRENT TEAM LEAD

Efehan
Bağalı

Keeping technical development, team organisation, and flight preparation aligned around a shared objective.

HONOURED TEAM LEADS

Former team leads who shaped the team’s development path.

İhsan Sağlam with a SFERON aircraft at the flight field
HONOURED TEAM LEAD / 2023—2026

HONOURED TEAM LEAD

İhsan
Sağlam

Two-star SFERON honoured team lead emblem

Passing the field experience and working culture formed during his leadership to new generations of SFERON.

Mehmet Beyazıt Kaygı at a SFERON event
HONOURED TEAM LEAD / 2023—2025

HONOURED TEAM LEAD

Mehmet Beyazıt
Kaygı

Two-star SFERON honoured team lead emblem

An honoured team lead who contributed at every stage, from the team’s foundation through its development.

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Design and analysis

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Software and autonomy

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Composite manufacturing

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Electronics and integration

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Flight testing