Yilmaz S. Space and Turkey // Space Research. 2018. № 1. P. 348-364. DOI: 10.7256/2453-8817.2018.1.26050 URL: https://en.nbpublish.com/library_read_article.php?id=26050

Space and Turkey

Yilmaz Sait

34755, Turtsiya, g. Stambul, ul. Kaiishdagy, 26

Sait.yilmaz@yahoo.com

Article was published in rubric "Space Economics and Business"

DOI:

10.7256/2453-8817.2018.1.26050

Received:

18-04-2018

Published:

15-09-2018

Abstract: Around the world, increasing numbers of developing countries are investing in space-related technologies, seeking partners for space projects, and even constructing launch facilities. Those countries must overcome many hurdles to benefit the space independently for their own security and to make significant contributions to peaceful activities, even if they use the advantage of turning up late in space studies. To see the concern between science and technology and space science and its technology within a country, it is sufficient to take a look at Research and Development investments supported by realistic policies. Incipient countries must consider the importance of international cooperation to share the risk and cost and to create synergy, rather than following and copying the initiators in discovery of space, they should be able to develop new technologies and creative solutions with increasing international actors and projects, and be prepared for future with flexible and sensational plans. Turkey took important steps within the last 20 years but these efforts could not attain desired results yet. Turkey gained a position as satellite and satellite sub-system developing country in the world classification of active countries with initiated space projects. Besides not having sufficient space industry within the country, most important obstacle towards Turkey is undeveloped social consciousness in this field.

Keywords:

Turkey, Turkish Space Agency, Space Studies, Space Systems, Satellites, Space Industry, Space Security, Military Space, Space Policy, Research and Development

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