an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . february 2016 learn how and when to remove this template message aselsan a. . type anonymous company traded as bi st asels industry defence software electronics founded 1975 1975 headquarters ankara turkey key people m. hacim kamoy first ceo faik eken present ceo revenue us 1.143 billion 2014 1 number of employees 5 335 2 slogan reliable technology website aselsan.com.tr aselsan a. . turkish aselsan acronym askeri elektronik sanayi military electronic industries is a turkish corporation that produces tactical military radios and defense electronic systems for the turkish armed forces . contents 1 history 2 organization 3 facilities 4 suicides and unexpected deaths 5 international expansion 6 references 7 external links history edit aselsan was founded by the turkish army foundation in 1975 3 the first ceo of aselsan was m. hacim kamoy . 3 in early 1979 following an investment for example kartl ge i sistemleri 4 and infrastructure establishment period aselsan started its production at macunk y facilities in ankara . 3 since then aselsan has expanded its product and customer portfolio mostly based on indigenous research and development locally trained personnel and in cooperation with other turkish research instituitions and universities . organization edit aselsan designs develops and manufactures modern electronic systems for military and industrial customers in turkey and abroad . the company headquarters is situated at macunk y facilities in ankara turkey . according to the field of activities aselsan has been organized in five business sectors 5 communication and information technologies business sector hbt microelectronics guidance and electro optics business sector mgeo radar and electronic warfare systems business sector rehis defense systems technologies business sector sst transportation security energy and automation systems business sector uges . the communication and information technologies business sector hbt radar and electronic warfare systems business sector rehis defense systems technologies business sector sst and transportation security energy and automation systems business sector uges have high technology and automated infrastructure in engineering and production at macunk y facilities . electronic production includes surface mount technology multilayer and flexible printed circuit boards mechanical and mould productions system integration and test fields . while communication and information technologies business sector s main product spectrum covers military and professional communications systems radar and electronic warfare systems business sector s main operations are focused on radar electronic warfare and defense systems technologies business sector s main operations are focused on command control systems . microelectronics guidance and electro optics business sector manufactures hybrid microelectronic circuits night vision devices thermal cameras laser ranger designators and inertial navigation systems at akyurt facilities . in all business sectors methodologies complying with military standards and iso 9001 are applied using computer aided design cad computer aided engineering cae and computer aided manufacturing cam technologies . aselsan is a member of t mak der 6 and ipc . 7 facilities edit radar and electronic warfare technology center aselsan opened its new facility turkish aselsan radar ve elektronik harp teknoloji merkezi in g lba district of ankara on 16 march 2015 . 8 built in three years to a cost of us 157 million the site serves for the production of radar and electronic warfare equipment required by the turkish armed forces army navy air force space and unmanned platforms . the facility covers an area of 75 000 m2 810 000 sq ft on a land of 35 ha 86 acres . a total of 776 engineers 261 technical personnel and more than 200 support personnel are employed in the center . 9 the technology center serves for the design research and development production test and logistic support of mainly long range tracking air defense radars and fighter aircraft radars but also of diverse radars and electronic warfare systems as well as antennas microwave power modules and software . 9 suicides and unexpected deaths edit between 2006 and 2009 four suspicious deaths occurred of young engineers who were working at aselsan on highly strategic encryption and decryption projects . the cases were initially declared as suicides . three of the four cases were relaunched in 2011 to investigate a possible link to the g len movement . 10 on 7 august 2006 h seyin ba bilen a 31 year old mechanical engineer working for ten years at aselsan as a production engineer was found dead in his car at pursaklar ankara . 11 12 his left wrist and throat were cut his head was under the glove compartment on the passenger s side and his feet were up on the driver s seat . 13 in 2009 a court ruled that it was suicide . in 2011 the case was reopened as part of the ergenekon investigation . on 16 january 2007 30 year old halim nsem nal was found dead shot by a handgun in his car at g lba ankara . the metu graduate electrical engineer was working for three years for aselsan . 13 on 26 january 2007 another electrical engineer evrim yan eken age 26 fell from the balcony of his sixth floor apartment at bat kent ankara . in a note he left behind he claimed the responsibility for his death . 13 the cases were closed as suicides with little or no investigation . 14 15 on 7 october 2007 burhaneddin volkan was dead from a gunshot wound in the sentry officer s room of the military band school where he had been working . following graduation hacettepe university in 2005 he worked for two years at aselsan s aviation command and control center as a software engineer . after his three colleagues committed suicide he had experienced psychological problems and returned to his family . 13 on 25 january 2012 hakan ks z died in a car accident crashing into the traffic barrier at a major junction on the south beltway of ankara . he was employed as an engineer at aselsan s facility in akturt ankara . 13 on 15 january 2015 28 year old erdem u ur was found dead poisoned by lpg in his home at ankaya ankara . lying in bed a hose was leading inside his mouth from a gas cylinder he had ordered two days before . a note with caution gas was attached to the entrance of the apartment . he was a graduate of dokuz eyl l university in i zmir and was working as a magnetic field expert for aselsan since 14 february 2014 . 16 17 international expansion edit aselsan announced in october 2015 that they are planning to expand their south african business by seeking partnerships to form a private company out of its local branch aselsan south africa 18 references edit revenue 2014 . defensenews . retrieved 2015 . check date values in access date help employee statistic . aselsan . retrieved 2010 11 05 . a b c history . aselsan . retrieved 2009 11 05 . kartl ge i sistemleri in turkish . t mak der . retrieved 2010 12 18 . aselsan company profile in turkish . aselsan . retrieved 2015 01 27 . members of t mak der in turkish . t mak der . retrieved 2010 12 18 . ipc certification . ipc . aselsan radar ve elektronik harp teknolojileri merkezi nin a l t reni . milliyet in turkish . 2015 03 16 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . a b aselsan radar ve elektronik harp teknoloji merkezi a ld in turkish . aselsan . 2015 03 16 . retrieved 2015 03 17 . http t24.com.tr haber aselsandaki supheli olumler de fetoden sorusturulacak 355980 ergenekon prosecutor requests aselsan killing file . haber vaktim . 2012 02 22 . retrieved 2013 04 05 . bostan yahya 2012 08 13 . aselsan dosyas yeniden a ld . sabah in turkish . retrieved 2013 04 05 . a b c d e aselsan n m hendisi evinde l bulundu . s zc in turkish . 2015 01 15 . retrieved 2015 02 03 . indictment might shed light on aselsan deaths . today s zaman . 2011 02 25 . retrieved 2013 04 05 . engineer was murdered expert says in aselsan suicide case . h rriyet daily news . 2011 11 28 . retrieved 2013 04 05 . aselsan m hendisinin l m raporu a kland . sabah in turkish . 2015 01 17 . retrieved 2015 02 03 . atmaca ebubekir 2015 01 16 . aselsan m hendisi erdem u ur evinde l bulundu . h rriyet in turkish . retrieved 2015 02 03 . http www.defenceweb.co.za index.php option com content & view article & id 40975 aselsan seeking to grow south african business & catid 7 industry & itemid 116 external links edit official website english v t e bist 100 companies of turkey abank ac badem adana imento akbank aksa alarko holding albaraka t rk anadolu isuzu anadolu sigorta ar elik aselsan aygaz coca cola i ecek denizbank do an holding dyo eczac ba building products eczac ba investment holding eczac ba investment partnership enka e a erdemir finansbank ford otosan garanti bank golda icbc 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