Tekay Competitors

Roketsan, was founded on 14 June 1988 by the decision of the Defense Industries Executive Committee for the purpose of “Establishing a leading institution in the country for designing, developing and manufacturing rockets and missiles”.

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) is the leading agency for management, funding and conduct of research in Turkey. It was established in 1963 with a mission to advance science and technology, conduct research and support Turkish researchers. The Council is an autonomous institution and is governed by a Scientific Board whose members are selected from prominent scholars from universities, industry and research institutions. TÜBİTAK is responsible for promoting, developing, organizing, conducting and coordinating research and development in line with national targets and priorities. TÜBİTAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology (SCST), the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey. Setting its vision as to be an innovative, guiding, participating and cooperating institution in the fields of science and technology, which serves for improvement of the life standards of our society and sustainable development of our country, TÜBİTAK not only supports innovation, academic and industrial R&D studies but also in line with national priorities develops scientific and technological policies and manages R&D institutes, carrying on research, technology and development studies. Furthermore, TÜBİTAK funds research projects carried out in universities and other public and private organizations, conducts research on strategic areas, develops support programs for public and private sectors, publishes scientific journals, popular science magazines and books, organizes science and society activities and supports undergraduate and graduate students through scholarships. More than 1,500 researchers work in 15 different research institutes of TÜBİTAK where contract research as well as targeted and nation-wide research is conducted.

STM Savunma Teknolojileri Mühendislik ve Ticaret A.Ş. also known as STM, was established in 1991 to render project management, engineering, and consultancy services to the Presidency of Defence Industries (SSB) and the Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) in areas where high technology is involved. Since then, STM has carried out such duties successfully while introducing various critical technologies to our country. STM has also been a leader in bringing domestic contribution rate in the Turkish Defence Industry up to its current level by bringing on board qualified expert personnel that is much needed for the procurement of high technology defence systems and the transfer of such technologies. STM has combined its work in various defence industry projects focusing on different software and platforms with its engineering know-how and the experience it has acquired over the years; this has led to the development of various projects and products in addition to its consulting activities. The technical know-how and experience acquired within the scope of consulting services have supported our departments that are working on other projects while the corporate experience fed by the operations in such fields has contributed considerably to our consultancy services.