Space Research Programs in 21st Century And Challenges for Turkey

Solakoglu, Erhan; Hassoy, B.

doi:10.1109/rast.2007.4284051

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“…With the participation of other relevant governmental agencies, a draft law for the establishment of the Turkish Space Agency has been prepared and is in the pipeline for parliamentary action" [4] which is still in progress today. Conversely, USA established National Space has become one of the priority and accelerated agenda of the Turkish National Program after 2004 [10] and has been granted a privileged status. At the Supreme Council for Science and Technology's 11 th Meeting in March 2005, TÜBİTAK was assigned to prepare Turkey's national space research program.…”

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Historical space steps of Turkey: It is high time to establish the Turkish space agency

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2017

Acta Astronautica

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This paper discusses the importance of space in today's space driven world, the current space activities of Turkey, its space organizations with legislation background information and calls for the necessity for the establishment of the Turkish Space Agency (TSA). Firstly, the importance of space is given which is followed by a brief background and current space activities in Turkey. Then, the answers to why Turkey needs a National Space Agency are outlined by stating its expected role and duties. Additionally, the framework for space policy for Turkey is proposed and the findings are compared with other developing regional space actors. Lastly, it is proposed and demonstrated that Turkey is on the right track with its space policy and it is suggested that the establishment of the TSA is critical both for a coherent space policy and progress as well as the successful development of its national space industry, security and international space relations.

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Historical space steps of Turkey: It is high time to establish the Turkish space agency

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2017

Acta Astronautica

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“…As mentioned earlier, like many other countries, Turkey is heavily reliant on space for its security and defence requirements. Space related technology has taken its place in the Turkey's strategic agenda for the last 40 years to be a regional player in the space arena [10][11][12][13]. For the past 10 years, Turkey's national space programs were accelerated at a remarkable pace.…”

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The role of space in the security and defence policy of Turkey. A change in outlook: Security in space versus security from space

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2017

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Space and security domains are strongly related with each other. Nowadays, space is an indispensable part of security and defence policy, and it is increasingly becoming a critical infrastructure for strategic Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) systems. However, space is vulnerable itself to the new space threats. This study reviews the current and near future space role in Turkey's security and defence policy and aims to address the threats against space based capabilities. To provide security from space, space based systems shall themselves need to be secure in space to warrant the security. The concept of security from space starts with space security, in other words the security in space. This paper also highlights the emerging technological opportunities for these space threats to be secure in space in order to provide the security from space. According to the relevant taxonomy, a categorized opportunity proposal for more robust and resilient space/satellite projects' architecture is proposed for Turkey. 1.

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“…To keep at par with developed countries and for sustainable development the developing countries should render efforts to remain not well acquainted with all the recent development and knowledge to make joint ventures with the developed countries and with themselves [1]. Like Turkey [5] and [1], the R & D and higher education institutions in Pakistan are also trying to proceed on the same lines and such institutions are successfully conducting space research with the help of international alliances and utilities [5]. However, a promising boost in such activities will need indigenously trained human resource.…”

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Skies, future and curricula: Content of Astronomy and Space Sciences material in pre-University level courses Karachi

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Proceedings of 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in Space Technologies - RAST2011

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In all the eras of known human civilization, the role of Astronomy and Space Science has been dominant. The fate of human beings was so much associated with the blessings of the skies that such topics became essential part of myth, legend, religion, philosophy, poetry and science in all the ages. Divine on one hand and most earthly on the other, these topics acclaimed paramount at all theological, philosophical, scientific and academic forums. Most of the modern developments are indebted in one or the other way to the developments in these areas. Irrespective of the importance of Astronomy and Space Science as individual subjects, their role in the development of intellect and academic enhancement cannot be ignored. Because of this, in developed countries it is managed to make these subjects part of the curricula as independent subjects. Otherwise, selected topics from these areas are included in the curricula of other related subjects. As is the case with most of the underdeveloped countries of the world, curricula in Pakistan too are deficient in this regard. This is most true in particular, at the school and college levels. There are various systems of schools and colleges in practice in Pakistan. Public sector schools and colleges are directly managed by the Federal or Provincial Governments through the respective ministries of education or through some Board of Governors. The other institutions are run by private sector organizations on commercial or welfare basis. Public sector institutions are required to follow the curricula suggested by the federal and provincial bodies established by the respective governments for this purpose. In addition, such institution has to follow the textbooks published by Federal and Provincial Textbook Boards established by the respective governments. Institutions under board of governors or private sector organizations are independent to follow alternative systems of education, curricula and textbooks. In this study we have reviewed the curricula and the textbooks which are in use in public sector schools and colleges in Pakistan. We have considered Karachi the biggest city of Pakistan as the case study but the situation is not much different in the other parts of the country. It is found that Astronomy and Space Science as individual subjects are neither included at the school level nor at the college level. However, topics from Astronomy and Space Science are included in the text books as chapters or some such material is made part of a few of the chapters. In addition, it is tried to determine the extent of such topics and material in the school and college level textbooks suggested by the textbook boards in Karachi (Sindh Province). In this regard books at elementary, primary, middle, secondary and higher secondary levels are considered. It is found that at the school level the material related to Astronomy and space Science in all forms (literature, religion, general knowledge and science) is at the most 8% of the text material. The situation at the college level is not ...

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Space Research Programs in 21st Century And Challenges for Turkey

Abstract: At the beginning of 21st century, it is seen a security are only the most obvious space technologies that discernible increase in Space expenditure in all over the humanity relies on. world especially in US,

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Historical space steps of Turkey: It is high time to establish the Turkish space agency

Historical space steps of Turkey: It is high time to establish the Turkish space agency

The role of space in the security and defence policy of Turkey. A change in outlook: Security in space versus security from space

Skies, future and curricula: Content of Astronomy and Space Sciences material in pre-University level courses Karachi

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