The 'Turkish Academic Network and Information Center ( tr, Ulusal Akademik Ağ ve Bilgi Merkezi), shortly ULAKBIM, was founded as a research and development facility institute of
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
The Scientific and Technological Research Institution of Turkey ( tr, Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştırma Kurumu, TÜBİTAK) is a national agency of Turkey whose stated goal is to develop "science, technology and innovation" (STI) policies ...
(TÜBİTAK) in
Bilkent, Çankaya
Bilkent is a district in Ankara, Turkey, with the postal code 06800 where Bilkent University
Bilkent University ( tr, Bilkent Üniversitesi) is a private university located in Ankara, Turkey. It was founded by Prof. İhsan Doğramacı in 1984, w ...
of
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
,
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
in 1996.
ULAKBIM's main objectives have been set as operating a high speed computer network, enabling interaction within the institutional elements of the national innovation system, and providing information technology support and information services to help scientific production. ULAKBIM aims at providing technological facilities such as computer networks, information technology support, and information and document delivery services, to meet the information requirements of universities and research institutions, and to increase the efficiency and productivity of their end users.
Since February 1998, ULAKBIM consists of National Academic Network ( tr, Ulusal Akademik Ağ, ULAKNET) Unit, which undertakes the task of formation and operation of research and education network infrastructure in Turkey, and
Cahit Arf
Cahit Arf (; 24 October 1910 – 26 December 1997) was a Turkish mathematician. He is known for the Arf invariant of a quadratic form in characteristic 2 (applied in knot theory and surgery theory) in topology, the Hasse–Arf theorem ...
Information Center ( tr, Cahit Arf Bilgi Merkezi), which provides information and document supply services nationwide. The center has issued a circular demanding the dismissal of any signatory of the a petition by the
Academics for Peace
The Academics for Peace (, BAK) refers to an association of academics who support a peaceful solution to the Kurdish Turkish conflict. They were established in November 2012 and their first public appearance was in support of hunger strikers in T ...
who is assigned to an editorial board of a journal.
References
External links
Turkish Academic Network and Information Center Official website
TÜBİTAK Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
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Internet in Turkey
National research and education networks
Organizations established in 1996
1996 establishments in Turkey
Organizations based in Ankara
Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey