Türksat Satellite Communications Cable TV and Operations Incorporated ( tr, Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.) is the sole

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operator in Turkey. It was established on 21 December 1990 as a state-owned company named ''Türksat Milli Haberleşme Uyduları'' (Türksat National Communications Satellites) in Gölbaşı,

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; eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming ''Türksat A.Ş.'' on 22 July 2004. Türksat A.Ş. also owns 100% of the shares of Eurasiasat S.A.M., jointly established as a spin-off company with

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in 1996 to manufacture and launch Türksat 2A ( Eurasiasat 1) in 2001. Hasan Hüseyin ERTOK was appointed as the General Manager of Türksat A.Ş on January 21, 2021.

Satellites

Türksat A.Ş. has launched the Türksat series of satellites, and operated in the past

Türksat 1C Türksat 1C was a Turkish communications satellite as part of a project to form an instant network with two geosynchronous satellites that is supervised by the companies Türksat A.Ş. in Turkey and Aérospatiale of France. Türksat 1C was launc ...

, Türksat 2A, Türksat 3A and

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(lease capacity)

s. Currently, Türksat 4A is in operation. The company conducts satellite telecommunication at its

Gölbaşı Ground Station The Gölbaşı Ground Station ( tr, Gölbaşı Uydu Yer Kontrol Merkezi) is a ground station designed as a terminal for telecommunication with Türksat spacecraft. Owned and operated by the state-owned telecommunications provider Türksat company, ...

in Ankara. Türksat 4A was launched on 17 February 2014 in cooperation with

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Cable TV and internet service

Turksat founded Teledünya, a digital cable TV and internet service, on 1 November 2008.

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Satellites

Cable TV and internet service

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