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TUBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute

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The TUBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute, known by its Turkish initials TUBITAK UZAY, is a publicly funded research institute founded in 1985 under a protocol between the Middle East Technical University and the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey, established on the university campus in Ankara under the original name Ankara Electronics Research and Development Institute. The institute specializes in space technologies, electronics and information technologies, and is described as the leading organization of Turkiye in the field of space, having developed the indigenous satellites RASAT, Gokturk-2, Imece and Turksat 6A.

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Agency Type
Research institute 1
Founded Year
1985 1
Headquarters
Ankara, Turkey 1
Head
M. Mehmet Nefes 1
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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.
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1. Wikipedia: TUBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute
  • Lead paragraph, sentence 1
    Turkish institution carrying out research and development projects on space technology
  • Infobox, formation
    1985
  • Infobox, location
    Ankara, Turkey
  • Infobox, leader_name (leader_title Director)
    M. Mehmet Nefes
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