R&D labs in Türkiye
The 311 Institute tracks 17 R&D labs in Türkiye: 6 government, 3 corporate, 3 military, 3 research institutes and 2 university. Most are in Ankara, Istanbul and Gebze, and the leading organisations include Turkey government, Baykar and Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute. Their main focus areas are agronomy and crop science, astronomy and astrophysics, geophysics and aerospace engineering.
Part of the 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory. Compiled by Matthew Griffin. Last updated .
All 17 labs
| Lab and organisation | Location | Type and sector | Focus | Founded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baykar R&DBaykar | Istanbul, Türkiye | Corporate Aerospace and defence | Drones | 1984 |
| Software Research and Development ConsultingSoftware Research and Development Consulting | Ankara, Türkiye | Corporate Healthcare and life sciences | Health Information Management, General Health Professions, Artificial Intelligence | 2007 |
| Turkish AerospaceTUSAŞ | Ankara, Türkiye | Corporate Aerospace and defence | Aircraft, Space | 1973 |
| Black Sea Agricultural Research InstituteBlack Sea Agricultural Research Institute | Samsun, Türkiye | Government Agriculture and food | Plant Science, Agronomy and Crop Science, Soil Science | |
| Konya Veterinary Control InstituteKonya Veterinary Control Institute | Konya, Türkiye | Government Agriculture and food | Microbiology, Animal Science and Zoology, Agronomy and Crop Science | 1950 |
| Ministry of Science, Industry and TechnologyMinistry of Science, Industry and Technology | Ankara, Türkiye | Government Public policy and analysis | Management Science and Operations Research, Geophysics, Economics and Econometrics | 1984 |
| TÜBİTAK Marmara Research CenterTurkey government | Gebze, Türkiye | Government Technology | Energy, Materials, Food | 1972 |
| Turkish Academy of SciencesTurkish Academy of Sciences | Çankaya, Türkiye | Government Chemicals and materials | Analytical Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, Electrochemistry | 1993 |
| Yildirim Beyazit University Yenimahalle Education and Research HospitalYildirim Beyazit University Yenimahalle Education and Research Hospital | Ankara, Türkiye | Government Healthcare and life sciences | Infectious Diseases, Epidemiology, Oncology | 2011 |
| ASELSAN Research CenterTurkey government | Ankara, Türkiye | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Electronics, Radar | 1975 |
| RoketsanTurkey government | Ankara, Türkiye | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Missiles, Rockets | 1988 |
| TÜBİTAK SAGETurkey government | Ankara, Türkiye | Military Aerospace, defence and space | Defence | 1972 |
| Feza Gürsey InstituteBoğaziçi University | Istanbul, Türkiye | University Space | Nuclear and High Energy Physics, Astronomy and Astrophysics, Statistical and Nonlinear Physics | 1983 |
| Koç Üniversitesi Translasyonel Tıp Araştırma MerkeziKoç University | Istanbul, Türkiye | University Healthcare and life sciences | Physiology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Molecular Biology | 2017 |
| Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research InstituteKandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute | Istanbul, Türkiye | Research institute Environment and climate | Geophysics, Civil and Structural Engineering, Geology | 1868 |
| Tübitak National Metrology InstituteTübitak National Metrology Institute | Gebze, Türkiye | Research institute Public policy and analysis | Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty, Aerospace Engineering, Electrical and Electronic Engineering | |
| TÜBİTAK National ObservatoryTÜBİTAK National Observatory | Kumluca, Türkiye | Research institute Space | Astronomy and Astrophysics, Instrumentation, Aerospace Engineering | 1991 |
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Questions and answers
How many R&D labs are there in Türkiye?
The 311 Institute Global R&D Labs Directory lists 17 active R&D labs in Türkiye as of October 2026: 6 government, 3 corporate, 3 military, 3 research institutes and 2 university.
Which organisations run the most R&D labs in Türkiye?
In this directory the organisations with the most labs in Türkiye are Turkey government, Baykar and Black Sea Agricultural Research Institute.
Where are R&D labs concentrated in Türkiye?
They cluster around Ankara, Istanbul and Gebze. The largest R&D ecosystem is Ankara.
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