Burak Kaya

Turkcell Technology Arastirma ve Gelistirme A.S (“Turkcell Technology”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Turkcell, commenced operations in 2007 in the TUBITAK Marmara Research Center Technological Free Zone in Kocaeli, Turkey. In 2015, Turkcell Technology consolidated its operations at Kucukyali Technology Plaza, Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. Turkcell Technology’s R&D center employs over a thousand researchers accredited by the Ministry of Industry and Technology. Turkcell Technology’s established team of experts develops a wide range of convenient and reliable solutions with innovative roadmaps. In line with Turkcell’s strategy of expanding digital services, solutions and ICT services in international markets, Turkcell Technology aims to develop new digital and ICT services worldwide according to the latest technology and market requirements, and to expand the regions in which Turkcell Group provides services. Turkcell Technology cooperates with a wide network of national and international R&D companies, universities and research centers and plays an active role in international R&D programs to initiate new projects with the mission of reaching technologic and innovative results that have commercial value and with a view to feeding the ecosystem and strengthening the partnership network. Turkcell Technology aims to enlarge entrepreneurial ecosystem and technoparks vision and engages in collaborations with universities from all over Turkey and supports academic studies. Turkcell Technology's R&D and innovation strategies are human oriented. Supporting the academic development of researchers is also a part of this strategy. PhD and Master programs are supported to improve the technical infrastructure of our researchers in line with the technical fields required by our industry. Turkcell Technology, leading the production of new technologies, has carried out important efforts to spread technology by making publications on national and international platforms.