The 5th Private Sector R&D Centers Summit organized by the General Directorate of Science and Technology, Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology since 2012 was held on 27-28 September in Ankara. ASELSAN and FNSS represented the sector by being first in the award ceremony within the summit.
The award summit was realized after the speech of Minister Özlü. According to the R&D Centers Performance Index, ASELSAN became the first in the categories of “Defense and Aviation Industry Sector” and “R&D Staff Recruitment” whereas FNSS became the first in the category of “Commercialization”. Dr. Murat Üçüncü, vice president of the executive board on behalf of ASELSAN and Nurettin Çarmıklı, president of the executive board on behalf of FNSS received their awards from Minister Özlü and Minister Zeybekci.