June 16, 2020: two Russian multipurpose amphibians BE-200ES, produced by
Beriev in Taganrog have arrived to Turkey and today, June 16, started preventive measures to combat forest fires in Turkish Republic. Earlier in October 2019 a BE-200ES
participated in the first fire-fighting mission in Turkey, in September the plane was
presented at Teknofest-2019 - the second biggest aviation event in the world.
The fire-fighting mission in 2020 will last for 4 months around the cities of Antalia, Izmir and Bodrum. The assignment resulted from an agreement reached between the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture & Forestry, United Aircraft Corporation (UAC), Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and State Corporations "Rostec".
The interest for the Taganrog-made machine started at the
14th International Aviation and Space Show MAKS-2019, when Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan got acquainted with modern models of Russian aviation technologies, including the multi-purpose amphibious aircraft Be-200, and
September 10, 2019 Turkish delegation led by the Minister of Agriculture & Forestry Bekir Pakdemirli (PhD) and Turkish Ambassador to Russia Mehmet Samsar visited the production site of
Beriev Aircraft Company in Taganrog, manufacturer's service center, Be-200 trainer flight simulator and participated in the talks regarding on eventual sales of Be-200 amphibians to Turkey.