TTT Innovation, affiliated with ASELSAN, Türk Telekom and Turkish World Business Council, three different domestic smartphones is developing. Team, phones In the first quarter of 2027 aims to sell at affordable prices. While one of the models offers private encrypted communication to public employees, the other two phones will appeal to the consumer market. In addition, the project is designed to maintain communication during disasters such as earthquakes. satellite link It will add its support to phones.
Information provided by Taylan Özgür Dil According to the report, the team will carry out the first production in Istanbul and then move to a large facility. In addition, the project parties aim to transfer the operating system of the phones to domestic solutions over time. The parties have not yet officially announced which operating system will be used in the first models. However, available information shows that an Android-based solution is among the strong options at the initial stage.
Aydın Erkoç, President of the Turkish World Business Council, told Habertürk that the project is approximately three years of preparation history He said he was found. According to Erkoç, the team determined the scope of the telephone project after discussions with public institutions. Later, ASELSAN joined the project and the parties started the process of establishing a separate company for the project. In addition, the team continues its search for the CEO who will take over the management of the new company.
Türk Telekom announced its official goals in this field with the “Domestic and National Communication Device” project in March 2025. The company announced at that time that it would work on the operating system, hardware, software and communication equipment in addition to the smartphone. On the other hand, the new phone project does not only aim to develop models for daily use. Erkoc, to continue communication in times of disaster and crisis among the main priorities of the development process.
Satellite connection aims to maintain communication during disasters
The project team aims to provide communication via satellite in times of disaster when mobile networks cannot provide service. However, the parties have not yet shared technical information regarding which network the satellite service will operate on. It has not yet been announced whether the satellite connection will only support messaging or include data communication. Additionally, the team is on the phones. Water and dust resistance with long battery life among its core product targets.
The three phone models will be divided according to different user groups and there will be two separate price levels on the consumer side. Erkoç states that they want to offer one of the models at as affordable a price as possible. The other consumer model will be included in the product family as an option with higher technical features. The third model is for public employees. encrypted and highly secure communication It will differ from the other two phones with its features.
The team has not yet revealed key hardware details such as processor, display, camera, memory or battery capacity. On the other hand, Erkoç states that they aim to keep the price at a level accessible to a wide range of users. In addition, the project side states that the main motivation is to contribute to Türkiye’s independence in communication technologies rather than commercial profitability. The exact sales prices of the phones are first quarter of 2027 Although it is getting closer, it has not been announced yet.
There is also a long-term localization goal on the software side, and the team wants to carry out this transition gradually. Erkoç specifically states that the domestic software target will maintain compatibility with daily social media applications. Additionally, the team plans to make the user interface of the phones compatible with Togg’s digital ecosystem. However, the parties have not yet shared the name of the operating system they will use in the first phones to be sold.
The first address on the production side will be Istanbul, and the team will initially produce the phones here with the available facilities. Then, a plan to transition to a larger-scale facility will be put into effect to increase production volume. In addition, work on the brand name has not been completed yet and the parties have not announced the commercial names of the phones. Erkoç says that they aim to offer the models for sale through technology retailers as well as operator stores.
For ASELSAN, the project means that the company is participating in mobile phone development activities again after approximately 30 years. Company, ASELSAN 1919 in 1997 model and later worked on ASELSAN 1920. In today’s project, ASELSAN will contribute to the development of three phone models with its experience in secure communication. While Türk Telekom takes part in the project on the communication side, TTT Innovation also takes part in the development and incorporation process of the phones.
The first models according to the announced calendar In the first quarter of 2027 will meet with consumers and the production and sales process will begin in Istanbul. The team will prepare two separate models for consumers, one more accessible and the other at a higher level. The third phone prepared for public employees will highlight encrypted communication features. The parties will announce the details of the processor, camera system, screen features, battery capacity, exact prices and satellite service in the following stages.
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