Quantum computing studies were developed in the Quantum Technologies Research Laboratory (KUANTAL), which was founded on November 24, 2022 in collaboration with ASELSAN and TOBB University of Economics and Technology (ETÜ).
Experts involved in the project conducted assessments of Türkiye's first quantum computing studies.
Yusuf Bora Kartal, director of ASELSAN radar programs, explained that they prototyped the first chips for the project in a production house abroad and that with the 5-qubit quantum computer developed at KUANTAL, they set an example in the field of university-industry collaboration would have set.
Noting the importance of communications being confidential and encrypted, Kartal continued:
“For example, if you want to access your bank account, you don't want someone to intercept or decrypt the data transmitted between you and the bank's server. This provides an infrastructure that ensures your password is protected. It is very clear that quantum computers will increase computing power, but the most important thing that quantum computers will bring is that they will provide an area that can solve problems that we have not yet been able to solve quantum chips, the manufacturers that Germany and the USA, for example, are active in the quantum sector and should deliver without any problems. “The production of quantum technology at KUANTAL began at the chip level in collaboration with ASELSAN and TOBB ETÜ.”
Kartal explained that their projects in the field of quantum technologies are also supported by the Defense Industry Presidency, recalling that they currently have a 5-qubit computer.
It is important to get rid of external dependence
TOBB ETÜ faculty member Prof. Dr. Mehmet Ünlü also explained that many branches of engineering needed to be brought together to develop quantum technology and that they had achieved this within their universities.
Stating that integrated circuit production is crucial to the world, Ünlü said, “Our country needs to invest a lot to produce an integrated circuit factory at this level. The same does not apply to quantum technologies.” “The production infrastructure that you will build to produce these chips is not enough to produce a chip in the traditional sense.” This is a great opportunity for Turkey, because with a small investment it has the opportunity to have a serious say and to commercialize quantum technology. As its commercial potential unfolds, companies and countries will impose certain restrictions to move forward. “To overcome these limitations, we need to be able to make our own integrated circuits and chips,” he said.
Ünlü pointed out that participation in these technologies is crucial for Turkey to free itself from foreign dependence, saying that universities with their design talent can bring quantum technology to a certain level, but if the connection is lost to the production houses, work can be disrupted. Ünlü said that Turkey's entry into the sector at the right time, as in the case of electric vehicles, will allow it to gain a competitive position at the global level.
TOBB ETÜ faculty member Prof. Dr. Ali Bozbey also stated that quantum technologies are a growing trend worldwide and that the momentum of studies in this field is gradually increasing in Turkey, pointing out that their work is also a good model for Turkey.
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