I know I know. Didn't see your reply that's all.
Regarding your question... This aircraft is competing. It's on a tender. TAI wants to export this bird to a lot of countries. So you're probably right. If you want to be transparent with your possible clients, this is one way to do it. Because...
Now they might not be functioning... They're most likely there for realism purposes. TAI probably went "we gotta update the mock-up, because there has been a design change". You can't have a mock-up that has a different design to the original aircraft that's under development. Look at how the...
This is either the second prototype being built. Or it's the prototype that was (for some reason) taken off the final assembly line in order to fit some avionics in?
EDIT: If it's not the latter then it would be a little weird. Why didn't the prototype that was recently transferred to the...
Hüseyin Fazla was one of the two pilots aboard the Hurkus that crashed in 2020. He survived with a couple of fractures (including his neck) and scars. Both pilots decided to eject when they encountered a flight control issue with the airplane.
"The aircraft suddenly got into a pitching motion...
Full scale model yet its wing geometry changed only a couple of months after its introduction. Unusual from a mock-up unless you're prepping it for shows. They're obviously using this thing for something. I do believe it will eventually evolve into a prototype.
Kizilelma again. Note how the texture of the wings & canards look different when compared to the rest of the fuselage.
Spotted a kink as well. Early flaperon ? :p