Aerospace · Defense · Marine · Industrial

Engineered systems.
Intelligent operations.

We design, build and certify mission-specific MRO and ground support equipment and hydraulic, electro-hydraulic and electromechanical motion systems, and we help our clients modernise their equipment and operations with AI.

2020Founded in Istanbul
15+ yrsExperience
4Sectors served
5Service lines
What we do

Five service lines, one engineering team

From a single access stand to a certified naval ramp system, we take responsibility from the first sketch to qualified delivery.

Hydraulic power unit connected to a helicopter in a hangar01

MRO & ground support equipment

Docking systems, access equipment, handling and power equipment for aircraft maintenance, designed and built to order.

CAD model of a fold-out yacht balcony in the open position02

Custom engineering

Concept, design, structural and dynamic analysis, prototyping and qualification for aerospace, defense and marine systems, including EASA Part 21 design support.

Steel ramp door structure in manufacture03

Manufacturing & project management

Managed production through a qualified supplier network, with quality oversight, ILS and technical documentation.

Rooftop vertiport on a parking structure with eVTOL aircraft landing and parked on marked pads04

Drone & VTOL solutions

Ground support equipment, vertiport and landing platform design, MRO support and consultancy for unmanned and VTOL operations.

Wide-body airliner in a maintenance hangar with docks, stands and a tug, marked with condition monitoring, usage tracking and predictive maintenance data points05

AI transformation & innovation

AI-enabled equipment upgrades, predictive maintenance, AI-assisted engineering and R&D project management, including TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB and EU funding.

Why YTEK

Engineering depth with a short chain of command

15+ years in defense engineering

Our founding team has designed systems for Türkiye's defense industry since 2011.

One roof, full lifecycle

Design, analysis, test, manufacture, certification and documentation handled by one team.

Every drive option

Hydraulic, electro-hydraulic or fully electric, with local or remote control.

Engineering and AI together

We build the equipment and make it smart: sensors, data and predictive maintenance.

Products

Built to your aircraft, vessel or site

Ground power units in a hangar

Aviation MRO & GSE

Docking and painting docks, access platforms, stairs, MRO cranes, engine stands, GPU and HPU, workshop tooling.

Helicopter on a yacht helideck

Helideck, vertiport & drone

Helideck, vertiport and drone landing platform design and certification to ICAO Annex 14 and CAP 437; helicopter, drone and VTOL GSE.

Tank driving off an LCM ramp

Marine: navy & yacht

Landing craft ramps, hatches, doors, marine cranes, launch and recovery; yacht balconies, beach clubs, garage doors, passerelles and composites.

Folding hydraulic floor hatch raised in a factory

Industrial

Hydraulic and electric doors, scissor and goods lifts, dock levellers, power units, actuators and controls.

References
  • ASELSAN
  • Aspilsan Enerji
  • Anadolu Shipyard
  • Sedef Shipyard
  • Sefine Shipyard
  • HKTM
  • Technology Development Group
  • Key Parts Marine
  • DS Experts
  • Voytes
Case studies

Delivered and in service

Main battle tank driving off the fore ramp of an LCM
P1 · Defense · Marine · 2022

Fore and aft ramp system for TCG Anadolu LCMs

Ballistic steel ramps for 4 Turkish Navy LCMs embarked in TCG Anadolu, driven by hydraulic winches from a 75 kW power unit and certified by Türk Loydu.

Fore ramp6 × 5 m, 60 t
Aft ramp2 × 5 m, 20 t
Cycle time< 60 s

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Arresting net raised between two lifting towers
P2 · Defense · Aviation · 2020

Arresting net barrier hydraulic retrofit

Pneumatic to hydraulic conversion for the Turkish Air Force in Kayseri, for reliable operation in cold weather.

Net600 kg to 3 m
Rise time2 s
ControlLocal and remote

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Deployed composite balcony on the side of a 24 m catamaran
P3 · Marine · Yacht · 2024

Fold-out composite balcony for a 24 m catamaran

A 2 × 2 m composite balcony that opens from the hull side and closes flush when under way, driven by a 2.2 kW hydraulic unit with locked cylinders.

Platform2 × 2 m composite, 2 people
Drive2.2 kW hydraulic
ScopeDesign and manufacture

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Beach club open at the stern of a motor yacht
P4 · Marine · Yacht · 2022

Beach club and balcony for a 32 m motor yacht

An aluminium beach club shell door and master-cabin balcony cut into the hull with the builder, under RINA class.

Beach club3 × 2.7 m
Balcony2.2 × 2.4 m
Actuation7,100 Nm rotary actuators

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Folding floor hatch raised in a factory
P5 · Industrial · 2024

Folding hydraulic floor hatch for a factory

An insulated 8 × 10 m hatch that opens in 30 s so materials can be lifted to the upper floor.

Clear opening6.3 × 8.9 m
Actuation2 × 24 kNm
Cycle time30 s

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AI transformation

Make existing equipment and operations smart

For MROs and aerospace and defense part manufacturers: we retrofit equipment with sensors and telemetry, set up predictive maintenance, inspection and engineering AI, and automate documentation work.

See the AI programme
  • Smart GSE retrofit
  • Predictive maintenance
  • Digital twins
  • AI-assisted engineering
  • Computer-vision inspection
  • Document automation
Markets

From Istanbul to the Gulf and Central Asia

Türkiye

Defense primes and their suppliers, the Turkish Armed Forces, MROs, shipyards, yacht builders and industrial plants.

Gulf

MROs, airports, operators and distributors in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar.

Turkic states

Airport, MRO and defense projects in Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan.

FAQ

Questions we are often asked

What does YTEK Yeni Teknoloji do?

YTEK Yeni Teknoloji is an Istanbul-based engineering, manufacturing and innovation company founded in 2020. It designs, builds and certifies MRO and ground support equipment, helidecks and vertiports, naval and yacht motion systems and industrial lifting and motion systems, and helps clients adopt AI in their equipment and operations.

Which industries does YTEK serve?

Aerospace, aviation MRO, defense, marine (navy and yacht) and industrial clients, in Türkiye and in export markets including the Gulf and the Turkic states.

Can YTEK build equipment to our specification?

Yes. Most of our work is custom: we start from your aircraft, vessel or site, and design, analyse, manufacture and certify the system. Proven custom designs are then developed into standard products.

Does YTEK handle certification?

We manage certification processes for our clients, including EASA Part 21 design support, SHGM, ICAO Annex 14 and CAP 437 for helidecks and vertiports, Türk Loydu, Lloyd's Register and EN 10204 material certificates.

Have a system to design or build?

Send us your requirement and an engineer will review it with you.