TÜBİTAK National Metrology Institute (TÜBİTAK UME) is a research and development institute that operates under the umbrella of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Türkiye (TÜBİTAK). The institute aims to ensure the reliability of all measurements conducted in Türkiye, to make provisions for the integration of these measurements into the international system and to develop existing and new measurement technologies, thereby establishing the national measurement system required for ensuring the accuracy of measurements used in commercial and industrial settings and which contributes to equity in national and international trade, increases in the quality of Turkish industrial products and Türkiye’s scientific and technological development.
Towards these aims, the institute develops and maintains national measurement reference standards and establishes their traceability to SI units which are then disseminated to the spheres of industry, science and research. The institute, which acts as the reference for measurements conducted in Türkiye and is the highest national authority in this field, cooperates with the other divisions of TÜBİTAK and national and international organizations and trains both its own research and technical personnel and those of other establishments that are active in the areas of measurements, testing, analyses, production control and metrology.
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Mission and Vision
Mission
To conduct research and development in the area of metrology towards the establishment and of uniformity and reliability in measurements through the development, improvement, maintenance and dissemination of internationally accepted reference measurement standards and techniques for the purpose of contributing to the nation's quality of life and economic competitiveness.
Vision
To become a worldwide solution provider in the area of metrology.
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Organization Chart
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History
On January 14, 1982 the Prime Ministry issued a decision for the establishment of a national metrology centre for primary measurements in order to respond to increasingly sophisticated measurement needs of society and industry. As the nation’s premier public scientific and technical research agency, TÜBİTAK was assigned to conduct a feasibility study for this purpose. In 1984, the Prime Ministry commissioned TÜBİTAK to establish a metrology centre upon the approval of the feasibility study and its conclusions. In 1986, the National Physical and Technical Measurement Standards Centre was inaugurated and the first laboratories were put into operation in the same year. In 1992 the National Physical and Technical Measurement Standards Centre was renamed as the National Metrology Institute (UME), and at the beginning of 1997, UME was administratively separated from the TÜBİTAK Marmara Research Centre to continue its activities as an autonomous unit of TÜBİTAK.
Investment in UME’s metrology infrastructure has since continued without interruption parallel to the country’s development goals and rapid economic growth. The institute now operates more than 40 laboratories, grouped into the three broad categories of physical, mechanical and chemical measurements, and employs a highly qualified staff of more than 200 persons. TÜBİTAK UME has become a well developed institute with the new investments for measurements in the fields of chemistry, environment, bio-metrology, EMC, acoustics and high voltage providing traceability within the country and integration to the international metrology system.
