TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information

Updated: 3 June 2008 at 13:03

D: Basic Information
D.1 Full name of the organisation (in English)
Turkish Academic Network and Information Center
D.2 Full name of the organisation in the national language(s)
Ulusal Akademik Ag ve Bilgi Merkezi
D.3 Abbreviation in English
ULAKBIM
D.4 Abbreviation in the national language(s)
ULAKBIM
D.5 Visiting address
YOK Plaza B5 Blok BILKENT-ANKARA Street

06539 City/postal code
D.7 Postal address
Street

City/postal code
D.9 Country
Turkey
D.10 Fax
+90 312 2989393
D.11 Phone
+90 312 2989302
D.12 General e-mail address
ulakbim@ulakbim.gov.tr
D.13 Website
http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr
D.14 Convention used for individual e-mail addresses
[firstname]@ulakbim.gov.tr
D.15 Year the first research network operations started
1986
D.16 Year in which research networking was started as a dedicated organisational unit
1986
D.17 Year in which the NREN was founded in its current form
1996
D.18 Short description of the history of the organisation
http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr/?lang=en

D.19 Form of organisation
( )Separate legal entity of its own
(x)Not a legal entity of its own, but part of a larger organisation
( )Not a separate legal entity and also not part of a larger organisation
Name of the parent organisation
The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)
D.20 What is the formal relationship between the organisation and the government?
( )We are a government agency or part of a ministry
( )The Government appoints at least half of the members of our Governing body
( )There is an indirect relationship (for example if at least half the members of your Governing body are appointed by research and education institutions that in itself are (largely) government-funded)
( )No formal relationship
(x)Other, please explain below
ULAKBIM is an institute of TUBITAK (largely government-funded formal organization) TUBITAK acts as an advisory agency to the Turkish Government on science and
research issues, and is the secretariat of the Supreme Council of Science
and Technology, the highest S&T policy making body in Turkey.
D.21 Description of the governing structure of the NREN
ULAKBIM is directed by executive director and the management board (whose members are elected by the Supreme Council of TUBITAK)
D.22 URL to description of the governing structure
http://www.ulakbim.gov.tr/?lang=en
D.23 Senior management team
CEO Prof.Dr. Title Cem First name Saraç Last name
Director Job Title

E-mail address
CEO 2 Mr. Title Serkan First name Orcan Last name
Deputy Director Job Title

E-mail address
CTO Ms. Title Nese First name Kaptan Last name
Network Specialist Job Title

nese@ulakbim.gov.tr E-mail address
CTO 2 Mr. Title Ilknur First name Gurcan Last name
Network Specialist Job Title

ilknur@ulakbim.gov.tr E-mail address
OTHER Title First name Last name
Job Title

E-mail address
D.24 Short description of major changes that occurred in the network during the past year or that are foreseen for the coming year
Access and backbone capacity upgrades were made
Capacity of GEANT connectivity will be increased from 622 Mbps to 2x2.5 Gbps in 2008
D.25 Feedback
Remarks or further information regarding this section

TERENA NREN Compendium 2008 Basic Information

D: Basic Information

TERENA NREN Compendium 2008
Basic Information