The Aerospace Technologies Application and Research Center (Havacılık ve Uzay Teknolojileri Uygulama ve Araştırma Merkezi - HUZTAM) was established on July 17, 2023 to play a role in reducing our country's foreign dependence in the field of aerospace. HUZTAM's mission is to contribute to the national economy, national technology inventory, trained qualified manpower and production capability, to create an R&D unit developed to carry out laboratory-scale studies with training units with up-to-date technology and to carry out studies on the axis of technologies that will ensure the valid and reliable evaluation of the relevant studies, to ensure that our country reaches an important export potential and to strengthen our human resources to serve the country's goals.
The activities of the center include preparing national and international projects in the field of aviation and space, conducting research and participating in joint research, conducting studies on current problems in the field of aviation and space, conducting research to produce new theories and models in the field of aviation and space, conducting joint research and application activities with units affiliated to the university and other centers, conducting joint research and application activities with the relevant departments or courses at the university, To make the necessary plans and arrangements for the center to benefit from the laboratories and facilities of the center, to support the opening and execution of graduate programs related to the field of aviation and space at the university, to provide scientific opinions in cooperation with universities, research centers, public institutions and organizations and private sector organizations, and to provide consultancy services within the framework of the provisions of the relevant legislation.