Aselsan

Aselsan is Turkey's leading defense electronics company headquartered in Ankara that collaboratively developed QuanT, Turkey's first domestically produced quantum computer, with TOBB University of Economics and Technology (TOBB ETU). The 5-qubit system was unveiled on November 21, 2024, at the TOBB ETU Technology Center, marking Turkey as one of few countries with quantum computer technology. Aselsan and TOBB ETU established a quantum technologies research laboratory in 2022, supported by the Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB). Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz described QuanT as historic for Turkey. Aselsan and TOBB ETU are establishing a Superconducting Chip Manufacturing Facility to enhance quantum computing technologies and enable domestic production of superconducting chips. QuanT operates millions of times faster than conventional computers, revolutionizing cryptography, AI, and optimization.