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	M. Mehmet Nefes
Parent organization	Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Affiliations	European Space Agency (ESA); 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	uzay.tubitak.gov.tr
Formerly called	Ankara Electronics Research and Development Institute; Ankara Elektronik Araştırma Geliştirme Enstitüsü

TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (Turkish: TÜBİTAK Uzay Teknolojileri Araştırma Enstitüsü) or 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. In 1995, the organization was renamed. Since 1998, the institute has been a new building on the campus.

TÜBİTAK UZAY specializes in space technologies, electronics, information technologies, and related fields. The institute takes part in R&D projects and assists the aerospace industry in solving technical problems encountered during system design, selection and uses, product development, and manufacturing in above mentioned specialization areas.

TÜBİTAK UZAY focuses on the manufacturing and testing of small space satellites.