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Türkiye

Emerging space nation

A sourced snapshot of Türkiye's posture in space — capability, institutions, orbital assets, law and people. Every figure carries its primary source; gaps are shown honestly, never filled with invented data.

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Capability tier

Emerging space nation

Launches to orbit from its own territory: noLaunch sites on record: 1Nationals who have flown: 1

Source: ALL IN SPACE capability ladder · see methodology

Space agency

Turkish Space Agency (TUA)

National space agency · established 2018 · two-source verified

Source: UNOOSA · Worldwide Space Agencies directory

Satellites (owner state)

41

Counted from the GCAT May 2026 snapshot. The interactive workspace shows a live CelesTrak figure, which uses different owner-attribution rules and will differ.

Source: GCAT · General Catalog of Artificial Space Objects (J. McDowell) · May 2026 snapshot

Ground stations

8

Source: ALL IN SPACE curated ground-station dataset (operator-sourced)

Space budget

$20M

Emerging spender · 2025

Source: OECD · GBARD by socio-economic objective

National strategy

Milli Uzay Programı (National Space Programme) (2021)

Ten-year programme announced by President Erdoğan in February 2021 with ten strategic goals including a lunar mission

Source: Published national space strategies and policies

International space law

InstrumentStatus
Outer Space Treaty 1967Ratified
Rescue Agreement 1968Ratified
Liability Convention 1972Ratified
Registration Convention 1975Ratified
Moon Agreement 1979Ratified
Artemis Accords 2020Not a signatory

Source: Status of international agreements relating to activities in outer space (1 January 2026)

Launch sites

  • Turkish national spaceport (planned)Turkish Space Agency (TUA) · Site selection under study (Somalia partnership and domestic candidate sites) · orbital planned

Source: National launch site roster · ALL IN SPACE compilation

Astronauts

  • Alper GezeravciTUA / Axiom · first flight 2024 · First Turkish citizen in space

Source: Astronaut biographies

Milestones

  • 2018Turkish Space Agency (TUA) established
  • 2024First national in space

Notable missions and contributions

  • IMECE EO satellite (2023, first national build)
  • Turkish National Space Program 2021–2030 (10 strategic goals)
  • AYAP lunar mission programme (2030 target)
  • Roketsan rocket and space launcher R&D
  • TEKNOFEST aerospace festival (3M+ annual)