Türkiye Uzay Ajansı
The Turkish Space Agency (TUA), established in 2018, is a government agency responsible for national aerospace research and Turkey's space program. TUA prepares strategic plans for aerospace science and technologies, fosters international collaboration, and aims to strengthen Turkey's presence in the space industry. Key activities include satellite development, deep-space exploration, and the National Astronaut Program; TUA also collaborates with organizations like TÜBİTAK UZAY and has agreements with space programs in Ukraine, Hungary, and Kazakhstan.
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Turkish Space Agency President Yusuf Kıraç was elected Chair of the APSCO Council in 2025.
Türkiye established the Turkish Space Agency in 2018.
Italy and Turkey already have a space partnership that began with an agreement between the Italian Space Agency and the Turkish space agency TUA.
The Turkish Space Agency targets initial operational readiness for the spaceport in the first months of 2027.
The project is coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and the Turkish Space Agency (TUA).
The funding for Türkiye's space initiatives will support the Turkish Space Agency, including the creation of a Space Weather Application Center.
During the Closing Ceremony, the IAF flag was ceremonially handed over to the delegation of the Turkish Space Agency (TUA), led by its Council President Yusuf Kıraç, as the host of IAC 2026 in Antalya, Turkey.
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with TÜBITAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBITAK UZAY) to provide a Communication Transponder for AYAP-1.
Thales Alenia Space signed a contract with TÜBİTAK Space Technologies Research Institute (TÜBİTAK UZAY) to provide a Communication Transponder for AYAP-1.
The IAF General Assembly selected the Turkish Space Agency (TUA) to host IAC 2026 in Antalya, Türkiye.
On 2022-09-19, Axiom Space reached an agreement with the Turkish Space Agency to fly a Turkish astronaut on a future Axiom mission.
Sierra Space signed a memorandum of cooperation with the Turkish Space Agency and ESEN Sistem Entegrasyon on 2022-06-29.
The Turkish Space Agency was established in 2018.