TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute

TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute
TÜBİTAK Uzay Teknolojileri Araştırma Enstitüsü

Abbreviation	TÜBİTAK UZAY
Predecessor	Ankara Electronics Research and Development Institute
Formation	1985
Type	GO
Purpose	Space technology
Location	Ankara, Turkey
Director	Lokman Kuzu
Parent organization	Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Affiliations	Asia-Pacific Space Technology Cooperation (APSCO) International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC) Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS) Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) EUROPRACTICE IC Service
Staff	269
Website	www.uzay.tubitak.gov.tr/tubitakUzay/tr/root/
Formerly called	Ankara Electronics Research and Development Institute Ankara Elektronik Araştırma Geliştirme Enstitüsü

TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (Turkish: TÜBİTAK Uzay Teknolojileri Araştırma Enstitüsü), TÜBİTAK UZAY for short, is a Turkish institution carrying out research and development projects on space technology, electronics, information technology and related fields. It was established in 1985 under the name "Ankara Electronics Research and Development Institute" within the campus of Middle East Technical University (ODTÜ) in cooperation with the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (Turkish: Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) and the university in Ankara.^[1] In 1995, the organization was renamed. Since 1998, the institute houses in its new building in the campus.

TÜBİTAK UZAY specializes in space technologies, electronics, information technologies and related fields, keeping abreast of latest technological developments. The institute leads and takes part in R&D projects, aiming at having a pioneering role in the national research community, and assisting the industry in solving technical problems encountered during system design, selection and use, product development and manufacturing in abovementioned specialization areas.

TÜBİTAK UZAY gives special emphasis on developing capability on small satellite design, manufacturing and test, leading Turkish Space Program together with Turkish Aerospace Industries with Turkish Satellite Assembly, Integration and Test Center and initiating international collaboration in space technologies.

Turkey plans to build spaceport for launches of own space vehicles.^[2]

Research Areas

TÜBİTAK UZAY conducts its research and development activities in the following areas with a total of 235 staff members, out of which 151 are researchers and technical support personnel.

Space Technologies: Satellite systems, satellite sub-systems, satellite ground station sub-systems, satellite test and integration systems.
Electronics: Communication systems, electronics system design, electro-optic mission payload, high-speed digital design, IC design.
Software: Computer vision, speech processing, pattern recognition, remote sensing, multimedia technologies, data mining, machine learning, natural language processing, artificial intelligence.
Power Electronics: Power quality, compensation systems, electrical motor drives, switched-mode power supplies, renewable energy resources.
Power Distribution Systems: Analysis of electric production and transmission systems, strategic research and development in distribution automation, Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Systems, criteria setting for planning, design and operation of distribution systems.

Affiliations

TÜBİTAK UZAY is member of following institutions:^[3]

Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization (APSCO)
International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS)
Disaster Monitoring Constellation (DMC)
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites (CEOS)
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS)
EUROPRACTICE IC Service

Former directors

Institute directors

From	To	Name
02.01.1986	25.02.1988	Prof. Dr. Ayhan Türeli
26.02.1988	31.03.1988	Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar (On behalf of)
01.04.1988	16.09.1988	Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar
01.10.1988	23.11.1990	Prof. Dr. Hasan Güran
28.11.1990	27.11.1994	Prof. Dr. Ayhan Türeli
28.11.1994	30.11.1994	Prof. Dr. Mete Severcan (On behalf of)
01.12.1994	15.02.2002	Prof. Dr. Murat Aşkar
16.02.2002	27.07.2004	Prof. Dr. Erol Kocaoğlan
09.08.2004	06.10.2006	Dr. Uğur Murat Leloğlu (On behalf of)
07.10.2006	-	Dr. Uğur Murat Leloğlu

Technical administrative directors

From	To	Name
1985	31.08.1988	Prof. Dr. Rüyal Ergül
01.09.1988	01.09.1990	Prof. Dr. Arif Ertaş
25.12.1990	01.01.1995	Prof. Dr. Mete Severcan
02.01.1995	01.01.1996	Prof. Dr. Bülent Ertan
02.01.1996	01.02.2000	Ass. Prof. Dr. Yıldız Arıkan
06.03.2000	05.06.2004	Ass. Prof. Dr. Gülbin Dural
06.06.2004	07.10.2006	Dr. Uğur Murat Leloğlu
22.01.2007	-	M.Sc. Erol Tunalı (On behalf of)

Institute deputy directors

From	To	Name
12.06.1997	13.05.1999	Murat Doğan
14.05.1999	06.12.1999	F. Cihan Kurgan (On behalf of)
07.12.1999	13.01.2000	Metin Afşar
14.01.2000	14.02.2000	F. Cihan Kurgan (On behalf of)
15.02.2000	09.06.2002	F. Cihan Kurgan
10.06.2002	07.03.2005	Fikret Yalçınkaya (On behalf of)
08.03.2005	13.07.2006	Fikret Yalçınkaya
14.07.2006	-	Arda Bülbül (On behalf of)

Uzay in Numbers

Professional Background of Personnel at TÜBİTAK UZAY

Electrical and Electronic Engineer	133
Computer Engineer	22
Industrial Engineer	7
Other Researchers	34
Technicians	37
Support Staff	43
Part Time Employee	13
TOTAL	269

Educational Background of Researchers

Under Graduate	54
Graduate	91
Ph.D.	27

References

↑ "Hakkımızda-Genel Bilgiler" (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK UZAY. Retrieved 2012-12-21.
↑ Turkey plans to build spaceport
↑ "Hakkımızda-Üyelikler" (in Turkish). TÜBİTAK UZAY. Retrieved 2012-12-21.

External links

Official website (English)

Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)

Marmara Research Center (MAM)	Chemistry Earth and Marine Sciences Energy Environment Food Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Materials

Informatics and Information Security Research Center (BİLGEM)	Advanced Technologies (İLTAREN) Cyber Security (SGE) Electronics and Cryptology (UEKAE) Fundamental Sciences (TBAE) Information Technologies (BTE) Software Development (YTE)

Research & Development Units	Defense Industries (SAGE) Industrial Management (TÜSSİDE) Space Technologies (UZAY) Metrology (UME) Technology Free Zone and Technopark

Research & Development Support Units	National Academic Network and Information Center (ULAKBİM) Bursa Test and Analysis Laboratory (BUTAL) National Observatory (TUG)

Products & Projects	MILCEP RASAT BALISTİKA AKIS Smart ID HGK Guidance Kit Landmine Detection by 3D Pardus Seeker Head

Space program of Turkey

Satellites

Student	ITUpSAT1 TurkSat-3USat

Communication	Türksat 1A 1B 1C 2A 3A 4A 4B

Earth observation	BILSAT-1 RASAT

Reconnaissance	Göktürk 1 2

In development	Türksat 5A 5B 6A Göktürk 3

In research	BKZS (Regional Positioning and Timing System)

Launch centers

UFS (Space Launch System)

Institutions

See also: Türksat (company) and Turksat (satellite)

Public-sector space agencies

Africa

North Africa	ASAL NARRS CNCT CRTS

Sub-Saharan	GSSTC NASRDA SANSA

Americas

North America	CSA AEM NASA AFSPC NRO SMDC USSTRATCOM

South America	CONAE AEB DCTA INPE ITA CCE ABAE IVIC

Asia

East Asia	CNSA CALT CAST CCF CGWIC COSTIND JAXA ISAS NAL NASDA NICT USEF NRSC NADA KARI SaTReC NSPO

Southeast Asia	LAPAN MNSA PAGASA SSTA IN.Genius GISTDA

South Asia	SPARRSO ISRO Antrix Corp DoS SUPARCO

Southwest Asia	MAKA¹ IAIO ISA SAHA ISA NCSR GORS TÜBİTAK UZAY UAESA

Central Asia	KazCosmos TNSA

Europe

Oceania

CSIRO

World

See also: Timeline of first orbital launches by country
¹ Preceded by the Soviet space program

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