Within the scope of the TÜBİTAK 1004 – Center of Excellence Support Program, a call opened in 2018 was successfully awarded to a proposal led by METU-GÜNAM, resulting in the launch of the 1004 Program numbered 20AG002. Subsequently, the Turkish Photovoltaic Technologies Platform (TFTP) was established. TFTP has created a synergy by bringing together major manufacturers operating in Turkey, leading R&D institutions, and SMEs. This synergy, supported by the 1004 Program, is expected to become permanent and evolve into a long-term institutional structure.
Aiming to achieve a major breakthrough through its ambitious and comprehensive framework, the 1004 Program numbered 20AG002 brings together a powerful consortium. The program includes METU-GÜNAM, a nationally accredited research infrastructure under Law No. 6550, TÜBİTAK MAM BYET, and the public R&D unit of Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University. From the private sector, ŞİŞECAM, ASELSAN, Kalyon PV, Tescom, Nanovatif, and iTechSolar participate as R&D centers and research infrastructures.
The program also involves globally renowned institutions as international project partners in the field of solar energy technologies: Fraunhofer-ISE (Germany), EPFL (Switzerland), TNO (Netherlands), and IMEC (Belgium).
A total of 141 personnel are engaged in the program’s research projects, including 66 researchers/experts, 63 scholarship students, and 12 supporting staff. The R&D activities are defined to target Technology Readiness Levels (TRL) 3 to 6, with a clearly structured technology acquisition roadmap guiding the project’s implementation.
Project Leader
Prof. Dr. Raşit TURAN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
METU-GÜNAM
Project Leader
Doç. Dr. Selçuk YERCİ
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
ODTÜ-GÜNAM
Project Leader
Dr. Öğretim Üyesi Ayşe SEYHAN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
NÖHÜNAM
Project Leader
Özlem COŞKUN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
Kalyon PV
Project Leader
Dr. Hüsnü Emrah ÜNALAN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
NANOVATİF MALZEME TEKNOLOJİLERİ AR-GE DAN. İTH. İHR. SAN. VE TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.
Project Leader
Dr. Burak OKAN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
TÜRKİYE ŞİŞE VE CAM FABRİKALARI A.Ş.
Project Leader
Emircan ÖZDEMİR
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
ASELSAN A.Ş.
Project Leader
Gökhan ASLAN
Project Leader
iTechSolar – İleri Ar-Ge Teknolojileri Mühendislik Yazılım Eğitim Danışmanlık Sanayi ve Ticaret Ltd.Şti.
Project Leader
Aydın BAŞKAYA
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
TÜBİTAK Marmara Araştırma Merkezi
Project Leader
Enis DOKURLAR
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
TESCOM ELEKTRONİK SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
Project Leader
Talat ÖZDEN
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
ODTÜ-GÜNAM
Project Leader
Doç. Dr. Pınar DERİN GÜRE
Affiliated Research Infrastructure
ODTÜ-GÜNAM
TÜBİTAK 1004 Center of Excellence Support Program, under the leadership of ODTÜ-GÜNAM, accepted the application made to the “High Technology Platforms Call”; The right to establish the Turkish Photovoltaic Technologies Platform (TFTP).
