Ankara TTO | Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Koordinatörlüğü

What Ankara TTO | Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Koordinatörlüğü does

Ankara TTO (Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Koordinatörlüğü) is the official technology transfer office of Ankara University, a public research university in Ankara, Turkey. It coordinates the university's interface with industry, government programs, and the entrepreneurship ecosystem. The office was founded in 2014 and operates with approximately 15 staff from locations in Beşevler and Tandoğan, embedded within Ankara Üniversitesi Teknopark.

The office delivers four core service lines: (1) university–industry collaboration, including contract research and corporate partnership matchmaking; (2) intellectual property management, evidenced by a granted encryption patent (TR 2023/013245) co-developed with Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University; (3) entrepreneurship programs, run primarily through the TÜBİTAK BİGG framework under its AnkaBİGG brand; and (4) training, seminars, and student project support. It also operates sub-brands including the AnkaBİGG entrepreneurship portal and the TTO Bulletin, and runs themed events such as TTOTalks.

Its business model is non-commercial: Ankara TTO is a public-sector coordination unit funded through TÜBİTAK programmatic appropriations and university budget allocations. It does not sell products or charge fees in the conventional sense; its "revenue" is grant funding and program support. Go-to-market is event-driven — seminars, workshops, bulletins, and direct corporate outreach (e.g., the HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG 2026 program). Key partners include HAVELSAN, TÜBİTAK, Fark Labs TEKMER, THK & Orion Tekmer, and Ankara Üniversitesi Teknopark.

Name

Ankara TTO | Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Koordinatörlüğü

Legal name

Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi Koordinatörlüğü

Website

https://ankaratto.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Ankara University's official technology transfer office, coordinating university–industry collaboration, IP management, and entrepreneurship programs (notably TÜBİTAK BİGG) for researchers, students, and corporate partners across Turkey.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology Transfer and Research Commercialization Services

NAICS

Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Technology Transfer & Innovation-Driven Research Universities (High Commercialization) (EDAHABAH)

Keywords

• Technology transfer services
• University industry collaboration
• Intellectual property management
• Research commercialization
• Academic entrepreneurship support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Public Institutional Funding: As a public university technology transfer office, Ankara TTO operates primarily through government-funded programs. Revenue is generated through TÜBİTAK program administration, university budget allocations, and facilitation of collaborative R&D projects between academia and industry.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ankara TTO is a university technology transfer office that transforms academic research into commercial and societal value by providing five core service lines: university-industry collaboration brokerage, TÜBİTAK-funded student project support, intellectual property and patent management, entrepreneurship and company formation (BİGG/incubation), and training/awareness programs. It serves as the institutional bridge between Ankara University's research base and Turkish industry, startups, and academic inventors.

Product overview

Ankara Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transfer Ofisi is a university technology transfer office that offers a portfolio of interconnected services designed to transform academic knowledge into economic value. The core offerings include: Üniversite Sanayi İş Birliği (TÜBİTAK 1505/1507 supported R&D collaboration), 2209 Öğrenci Projeleri (student research project support), Fikri ve Sınai Mülkiyet Hakları (patent/IP management), Girişimcilik ve Şirketleşme (BİGG accelerator and spin-off support), and Eğitim Tanıtım Farkındalık (training and events). These services are supported by the AnkaBİGG Girişimcilik Portalı online platform for applications. The TTO serves as the central hub connecting Ankara University's research power with industry needs and startup ecosystems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AnkaBİGG: TÜBİTAK BİGG program entrepreneurship portal run by Ankara TTO for technology-focused startup support
• HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG

Products and services

• University-Industry Collaboration (Üniversite Sanayi İş Birliği) Bridges academia and industry by facilitating TÜBİTAK 1505 and 1507 supported joint R&D projects, conducting industry needs analysis and academic solution matching, and managing technology transfer contracts for Turkish companies.
• 2209 Student Projects (2209 Öğrenci Projeleri) Supports TÜBİTAK 2209-A and 2209-B student project applications for Ankara University students, providing mentorship in project preparation, budgeting and reporting, and assisting with commercialization and publication of project results.
• Intellectual and Industrial Property Rights (Fikri ve Sınai Mülkiyet Hakları) Manages invention notification and patent application processes for Ankara University academics and students, provides intellectual property protection, defense and licensing services, and handles technology transfer agreements and commercialization.
• Entrepreneurship and Company Formation (Girişimcilik ve Şirketleşme) Provides TÜBİTAK BİGG program application and mentorship support, offers incubator center office facilities and networking opportunities, and delivers academic spin-off establishment consulting and investor matching services for entrepreneurs and startups.
• Training, Promotion and Awareness (Eğitim, Tanıtım ve Farkındalık) Organizes hackathons, seminars and workshop activities, delivers IP and entrepreneurship training programs, and conducts information days and thematic awareness events across campus and the broader innovation ecosystem.
• AnkaBİGG Entrepreneurship Portal Online entrepreneurship portal for TÜBİTAK BİGG program applications and startup support, serving as the digital entry point for entrepreneurs applying to Ankara TTO's BİGG program.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.350.000 TL TÜBİTAK BİGG Investment Support available per startup
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• HAVELSANcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2026HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG 2026 acceleration program - TÜBİTAK BİGG implementation partnership where HAVELSAN provides technology focus area and mentorship support for startups in defense and aviation technology. The program offers 1,350,000 TL investment support, technopark company setup support, technical mentoring, and access to investment networks.
• THK & Orion TekmercoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Co-implementers of the HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG acceleration program alongside Ankara University TTO and Fark Labs TEKMER. Each partner contributes to different aspects of the startup acceleration ecosystem.
• Fark Labs TEKMERcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 April 2026Co-implementer of the HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG acceleration program, providing technology entrepreneurship expertise and acceleration services within the TEKMER network.
• TÜBİTAKcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTurkish Scientific and Technological Research Council (TÜBİTAK) provides funding programs including BİGG (1512 Entrepreneurship Support Program), 1501 (Industry R&D Projects), 1505 (University-Industry Collaboration Support), 1507 (SME R&D Startup Support), 2209-A/B (Student Projects), and 2244 (Industrial Doctorate Program). Ankara TTO serves as implementing organization for these programs.
• IBN Group Bilişim TeknolojileriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIT company meeting held to discuss company formation processes and potential joint project collaborations with Ankara University academics. Representatives included Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Celalettin Etki Şafak from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.
• Omi EnerjiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergy company meeting with firm representative Mehmet Okan Kısacık to evaluate opportunities for joint project development, R&D and innovation activities, and technology transfer under university-industry collaboration framework.
• Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey ÜniversitesicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint patent development for data encryption technology (application 2023/013245). Collaborative research partnership between Ankara University and Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University academics.
• Ankara Üniversitesi TeknokentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnkara University Technopark provides physical infrastructure and company establishment support for spin-offs and startups emerging from university research and TTO programs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ODTÜ Teknokent (Middle East Technical University Technopark / TTO): ODTÜ operates one of Turkey's largest and most established university TTOs and technoparks, with deep engineering and software spin-off flow and strong venture capital connections. Directly comparable to Ankara TTO as a Turkish public university technology transfer office providing incubation, IP management and industry collaboration services.
• İTÜ ARI Teknokent (Istanbul Technical University TTO): İTÜ's TTO and technopark is a direct peer in the Turkish public university TTO ecosystem, providing similar services including BİGG acceleration, IP commercialization, and university-industry R&D matchmaking, with an engineering-heavy pipeline that competes with Ankara TTO for corporate and government partnerships.
• Boğaziçi Üniversitesi TTO / Teknopark: Boğaziçi University operates a TTO and technopark providing university-industry collaboration, entrepreneurship support and IP management — directly comparable service mix to Ankara TTO within the Turkish public university system, with a competitive advantage in software and social sciences spin-offs.
• Hacettepe Teknokent (Hacettepe University TTO): Hacettepe University's TTO and technopark is a peer Ankara-based public university technology transfer organization with similar service offerings (BİGG, IP, industry collaboration). Comparable in scope and customer base, and a direct competitor for Ankara-region industry and academic founders.
• Sabancı Üniversitesi TTO: Sabancı University TTO provides university-industry collaboration, IP commercialization and entrepreneurship support, comparable to Ankara TTO. While Sabancı is a foundation (private) university, it competes in the same Turkish TTO market and serves overlapping academic and corporate customers.

Emerging players

• Fark Labs TEKMER: Fark Labs operates a technology entrepreneurship center (TEKMER) and co-implements the HAVELSAN ANKA JET BİGG program alongside Ankara TTO. It is an emerging technology accelerator with partial overlap on startup formation, mentorship and acceleration services.

Others

• HAVELSAN: HAVELSAN is a Turkish defense electronics company that co-delivers the ANKA JET BİGG program with Ankara TTO. It is comparable as a corporate partner shaping the office's startup pipeline rather than a direct TTO competitor, with strong overlap on defense-tech acceleration.

Broad incumbents

• TÜBİTAK (Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey): TÜBİTAK is the Turkish national R&D funding agency that funds and designs the programs (BİGG, 1505, 1507, 2209, etc.) that Ankara TTO implements. As the upstream funder and policy-setter, it is the broad incumbent shaping the entire TTO ecosystem in which Ankara TTO operates.
• Stanford Office of Technology Licensing (OTL): Stanford OTL is the archetypal university technology transfer office, providing IP management, licensing and commercialization services. While much larger and global, it is the canonical reference model for university TTOs like Ankara TTO and informs best-practice benchmarking.
• Oxford University Innovation: Oxford University Innovation is a well-established university technology transfer and venture formation organization, providing IP commercialization, spin-out creation and industry collaboration. Comparable function to Ankara TTO at a larger international scale, useful as a reference peer for capability benchmarking.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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