Technology foresight in practice: A proposal for Turkish space vision

Nowadays we witness a fundamental change in the perception of space-related issues. Once being a symbol of technological race and competition between opposing political systems, space studies have become a part of everyday life and an indispensable means in achieving economic, scientific, political and social goals. This research addresses space studies of Turkey -a late comer but rapidly progressing country in this field-which is recently emerging in the area of high technologies. In this context, major policies and projects which have brought the country to its present level are discussed. The current status of Turkish space industry is defined through SWOT analysis and a proposal for the country's space vision covering the next 20 years is put forward. Strategies and policies that will be supportive in achieving the proposed space vision are introduced.