Türksat (company)
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Türksat Satellite Communications Cable TV and Operations Incorporated (Turkish: Türksat Uydu Haberleşme Kablo TV ve İşletme A.Ş.) is the sole communications satellite 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, Ankara Province;[1] eventually incorporating the satellite services of Türk Telekomünikasyon A.Ş. and becoming Türksat A.Ş. on 22 July 2004.[1] Türksat A.Ş. also owns 100% of the shares of Eurasiasat S.A.M., jointly established as a spin-off company with Aérospatiale in 1996 to manufacture and launch Türksat 2A (Eurasiasat 1) in 2001.
Industry | Media |
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Founded | December 1990, 21; 33 years ago (21-12-1990) |
Headquarters | Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey |
Products | Communications satellites Pay TV services Programming Cable internet |
Owner | Turkey Wealth Fund |
Website | turksat |
Hasan Hüseyin ERTOK was appointed as the General Manager of Türksat A.Ş on January 21, 2021.[2]