TURKEY

Damla ŞENDOĞDU
14 July 2008
Content of Presentation

• Turkey in the world

• International Metrology System

• National Metrology System in Turkey

• TÜBİTAK-UME in Brief

• TÜBİTAK-UME at the National and International Area

• TÜBİTAK-UME Laboratories

• Future Plans

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 Turkey in the World

• Strategic location between Europe and Asia

•Population; 17th country in the world
•Economy; 15th country in the world (GDP-PPP)
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International Metrology System
SCIENTIFIC METROLOGY

LEGAL
ACCREDITATION
METROLOGY
BIPM

International ILAC OIML

Regional EA EURAMET WELMEC

National TÜRKAK MIT

UME

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National Metrology System (NMS)

Prime Ministry

Ministry of Industry State Minister Ministry of

and Trade (MIT)
Energy and
Turkish Scientific Natural
General Directorate Resources
and Technological
on Standards and
Measures (GDSM) Research Council
(TÜBİTAK) TAEK
TÜRKAK
TÜBİTAK UME
TSE

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National Metrology System

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National Metrology Institute
• UME operates under the
auspices of TÜBITAK Black Sea
(Scientific and Technological
Research Council of Turkey).

• 1982
Efforts to establish a modern
metrology institute in Turkey
UME
• 1986 Marmara Sea
The National Metrology UME
Institute was officially founded

• 1992
New laboratory complex
completed

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UME in Figures

Human Resources :
- 213 Employees
138 Technical Staff
STAFF COMPOSITION

75 Administrative Staff Administrative

Staff

Technical Staff
PhD MSc
BSc Others

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65

58

59

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Institutional Capacity
TYPES OF CALIBRATIONS/ TESTS BY YEAR NUMBER OF CALIBRATIONS BY YEAR

800
700
5000
600
Number

500 4000

Number
400
3000
300
200 2000

100 1000
0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

NUMBER OF TRAINING COURSES BY YEAR PERSONS TRAINED BY YEAR

500
120

Number of Persons
400
100

80
Number

300
60
200
40

20 100

0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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Institutional Capacity

2007
Calibration/Measurements 4347
Realized Quantities 68
Standards at the Primary Level 105
Publications 34
Interlaboratories Comparisons 29

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Role of UME

 To establish and maintain national measurement

reference standards in accordance with the definition of
basic and derivative SI Units

 To ensure the traceability of national measurement

reference standards to international standards

 To establish a national measurement system and provide

services to the laboratories within this system in terms of
calibration, training, consultancy and other mechanisms

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Role of UME

 To contribute to research and development in the area

of measurement techniques, calibration and basic
metrology at an international level

 To increase the quality of production in Turkey by

providing the measurement infrastructure through the
national measurement system

 To represent Turkey at an international level in the field

of metrology

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Main
Tasks
 Development and maintenance of an effective
metrological infrastructure as required for Turkey’s
accession to the European Union
 Participation in the conduct of international comparisons
to support international recognition of UME, and to
establish the traceability of national measurement
standards to international reference standards.
 Achievement of the highest level of equivalence of
national measurement reference standards with respect
to the implementation of the MRA
 Conduct research in the field of Fundamental Metrology

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Calibration Laboratories
EUROMET TC–Q rules
 Calibration : All UME Laboratories

UME Laboratories Accredited by TÜRKAK

 Calibration : 7 (Temperature, Pressure, Impedance,
Voltage, Dimension, Force, Mass)
 Testing : 2 (Acoustic, EMC)
 Other laboratories waiting for technical assessors.

Accredited Secondary Laboratory in TURKEY

 Calibration : 42
 Testing : 123 14
Primary Standards Developed by UME
(some of them)

• National Temperature Water Triple Point

• National Temperature Tin Fixed Point
• National Temperature Silver Fixed Point
• National Temperature Mercury (Hg) Fixed Point
• National Length Standard, He-Ne/127I2 Stabilized Laser
• Establishment of Time Measurement System
• 5 m Line Scale Measurement System
• National 3 Nm Hydraulic Reference Force Machine
• National Torque Reference Standard Machine
• Vacuum Multi-Stage Static Expansion System
• 10V Josephson Junction Voltage Standard

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International Memberships
 Member of Meter Convention since May 20th,
1875

 On October 14th, 1999 UME signed the CIPM

Mutual Recognition Arrangement (MRA)

 Full Member of EURAMET e.V.

 Member of the International Measurement

Confederation (IMEKO) since 1994

 Member of BIPM, EURAMET and IMEKO Technical

Committees

 Full Member of EURACHEM since 2000

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UME at International Arena

UME is a full member of EUROMET since 1997.

Founding member of EURAMET in 2007.

• Participation in the activities of 11 EURAMET TCs

• Partnership in 56 EURAMET projects in all subject fields
except Ionizing Radiation
• UME is a participant in iMERA project
• Partnership in EMRP
• UME Researcher chairs EURAMET TC AUV

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UME at International Arena
• Membership in CIPM CCs
• UME is full member in 4 CCs under CIPM
CCL
CCT
CCPR
CCAUV
and observer 4 other CCs

• Activities within IMEKO

– Participation in the regular IMEKO’s General Assemblies

– Contribution to the IMEKO World Congresses

– Membership in “9” IMEKO TCs

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International Cooperation
 BIPM
 EURAMET
 IMEKO
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Macedonia
Saudi Arabia - SASO
Morocco - LPEE
Albania
Romania
Germany - PTB
France - LNE
Greece - EMI
Indonesia - KIM-LIPI
Bulgaria
Kazakhstan
Uzbekistan
Syria
Algeria
Tunisia
Egypt 19
Electrical Metrology

 AC, DC Voltage and Current

 AC, DC Resistance and Shunt
 AC, DC Electrical Conductivity
Capacitance, Inductance,etc.
 Electrical Power and Energy
 RF and Microwave Power
 Electrical Noise

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Physical Metrology
 Acoustics, Vibration, Ultrasonic
Measurements
 Temperature, Radiation
Temperature (Pyrometer),
Humidity
 Time, Frequency and
Wavelength Standards
 Electromagnetic Radiation
(including EMI/EMC
measurements)
 Photometry and Radiometry,
Spectrometry, Color
Measurements
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 Magnetic Measurements
Mechanical Metrology

 Mass
 Volume and Density
 Viscosity
 Flow mechanics
 Pressure, Vacuum
 Force, Torque, Hardness
 Dimensional Metrology

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Chemical Metrology

 PH Measurement
 Ionic Conductivity
 Gas Mixtures
 Chemical Analysis &
Reference Material
Certification

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UME’s Future: Strategic Planning Activities
Started in 2006
Trigger: Requirements of Law No. 5018 on Public Fiscal
Management and Control.

Coordinated by team consisting of 17 people

Team members were selected among volunteers after special
training
Strategic planning activities were described in the relevant
procedures within QMS

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Strategic Planning Activities

Actions Carried Out:

• Redefinition of institutional mission and vision

• Performing SWOT and PESTS analysis
• Defining of institutional strategic aims
• Drafting of strategic actions toward strategic aims
• Monitoring of the institutional performance through
objective and measurable performance indicators

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Strategic Planning Database

Reports

Strategic Plans

Action Plans

Performance Indicators
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Future Plans

• Gradually skipping the routine calibration work and

setting-up the priorities to R&D projects
• Closer cooperation with universities and other research
organizations
• Further support to the Legal Metrology infrastructure of
Turkey through ensuring the traceability of the
measurement units used in trade
• Conduction of various activities for increasing of
awareness of metrology in the society

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İstanbul

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Kız Kulesi (Leander's Tower)
İstanbul

Hagia Sofia (Ayasofya) Museum 29

İstanbul

Dolmabahce Palace

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İstanbul

Rumeli Hisarı 31
İstanbul

The Blue Mosque 32

İstanbul

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Ortaköy
İstanbul

The Bosphorus  34
İstanbul

Modern İstanbul 35
Thank you for your attention !

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