Curator's Take
This article matters because it signals Turkey’s entry into the global race to build sovereign quantum capabilities, joining a wave of national programs that aim to secure independent hardware, sensing and communications infrastructure. By mobilising more than 300 experts around a dedicated superconducting‑processor roadmap, the country hopes to fast‑track domestic chip design and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains—a practical step toward building a homegrown quantum ecosystem. While ambitious, the initiative will need sustained funding, talent retention and integration with international standards before it can deliver commercially viable devices.
— Mark Eatherly
Summary
The Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye, Secretariat of Defence Industries (SSB) has officially unveiled the SSB Quantum Program, establishing a comprehensive, sovereign roadmap designed to cement the nation's technological independence across quantum computing, quantum sensing, and secure quantum communications. Formulated under the Quantum Focus Technology Network (OTAĞ) process, the strategic infrastructure plan synthesizes contributions [...] The post Türkiye Mobilizes Over 300 Experts to Launch National Quantum Technology Strategy and Superconducting Processor Programs appeared first on Quantum Computing Report .