--- title: "YTEK Yeni Teknoloji | MRO, GSE, Marine & Defense Engineering, Istanbul" description: "YTEK Yeni Teknoloji designs, builds and certifies MRO and ground support equipment, helidecks, naval ramps, yacht systems and industrial lifting and motion systems, and brings AI to engineering operations." url: https://ytek.tech/ language: en alternates: en: https://ytek.tech/ tr: https://ytek.tech/tr/ publisher: YTEK Yeni Teknoloji (https://ytek.tech) --- 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. [Request a quote](https://ytek.tech/contact/)[Explore products](https://ytek.tech/products/) **2020**Founded in Istanbul **15+ yrs**Experience **4**Sectors served **5**Service 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 hangar](https://ytek.tech/images/gse/hpu-test-helicopter.webp)01 ### [MRO & ground support equipment](https://ytek.tech/solutions/#mro-gse) 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 position](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/balcony-open-cad.webp)02 ### [Custom engineering](https://ytek.tech/solutions/#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 manufacture](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/lcm-ramp-system/lcm-ramp-system-05.webp)03 ### [Manufacturing & project management](https://ytek.tech/solutions/#manufacturing) 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 pads](https://ytek.tech/images/gse/vertiport.webp)04 ### [Drone & VTOL solutions](https://ytek.tech/solutions/#drone-vtol) 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 points](https://ytek.tech/images/gse/ai-smart-hangar-airliner.webp)05 ### [AI transformation & innovation](https://ytek.tech/ai-transformation/) 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](https://ytek.tech/images/gse/gpu-delivered.webp) ### Aviation MRO & GSE Docking and painting docks, access platforms, stairs, MRO cranes, engine stands, GPU and HPU, workshop tooling. - [Docking systems →](https://ytek.tech/products/aircraft-docking-systems/) - [Access platforms & stands →](https://ytek.tech/products/aircraft-access-platforms/) - [Engine handling, GPU & tooling →](https://ytek.tech/products/engine-handling-power-tooling/) ![Helicopter on a yacht helideck](https://ytek.tech/images/gse/yacht-helideck-outfitting.webp) ### Helideck, vertiport & drone Helideck, vertiport and drone landing platform design and certification to ICAO Annex 14 and CAP 437; helicopter, drone and VTOL GSE. - [Helideck, vertiport & drone systems →](https://ytek.tech/products/helideck-vertiport-drone/) ![Tank driving off an LCM ramp](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/lcm-ramp-system/lcm-ramp-system-01.webp) ### Marine: navy & yacht Landing craft ramps, hatches, doors, marine cranes, launch and recovery; yacht balconies, beach clubs, garage doors, passerelles and composites. - [Naval ramp systems →](https://ytek.tech/products/naval-ramp-systems/) - [Naval hatches, doors & cranes →](https://ytek.tech/products/naval-hatches-doors-cranes/) - [Yacht systems →](https://ytek.tech/products/yacht-systems/) ![Folding hydraulic floor hatch raised in a factory](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/hydraulic-hatch/hydraulic-hatch-03.webp) ### Industrial Hydraulic and electric doors, scissor and goods lifts, dock levellers, power units, actuators and controls. - [Industrial lifting & motion systems →](https://ytek.tech/products/industrial-lifting-motion-systems/) References - ![ASELSAN](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/aselsan.webp) - ![Aspilsan Enerji](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/aspilsan.webp) - ![Anadolu Shipyard](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/anadolu-shipyard.webp) - ![Sedef Shipyard](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/sedef-shipyard.webp) - ![Sefine Shipyard](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/sefine-shipyard.webp) - ![HKTM](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/hktm.webp) - ![Technology Development Group](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/tdg.webp) - ![Key Parts Marine](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/key-parts-marine.webp) - ![DS Experts](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/ds-experts.webp) - ![Voytes](https://ytek.tech/images/clients/voytes.webp) - - - - - - - - - - Case studies ## Delivered and in service ![Main battle tank driving off the fore ramp of an LCM](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/lcm-ramp-system/lcm-ramp-system-01.webp) 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 ramp:** 6 × 5 m, 60 t - **Aft ramp:** 2 × 5 m, 20 t - **Cycle time:** < 60 s [Read the case study](https://ytek.tech/projects/lcm-ramp-system/) ![Arresting net raised between two lifting towers](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/net-lifting-system/net-lifting-system-01.webp) 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. - **Net:** 600 kg to 3 m - **Rise time:** 2 s - **Control:** Local and remote [Read the case study](https://ytek.tech/projects/net-lifting-system/) ![Deployed composite balcony on the side of a 24 m catamaran](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/balcony-deployed-side.webp) 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. - **Platform:** 2 × 2 m composite, 2 people - **Drive:** 2.2 kW hydraulic - **Scope:** Design and manufacture [Read the case study](https://ytek.tech/projects/catamaran-hydraulic-balcony/) ![Beach club open at the stern of a motor yacht](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/yacht-beach-club/yacht-beach-club-02.webp) 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 club:** 3 × 2.7 m - **Balcony:** 2.2 × 2.4 m - **Actuation:** 7,100 Nm rotary actuators [Read the case study](https://ytek.tech/projects/yacht-beach-club-balcony/) ![Folding floor hatch raised in a factory](https://ytek.tech/images/projects/hydraulic-hatch/hydraulic-hatch-03.webp) 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 opening:** 6.3 × 8.9 m - **Actuation:** 2 × 24 kNm - **Cycle time:** 30 s [Read the case study](https://ytek.tech/projects/horizontal-hydraulic-hatch/) [All projects →](https://ytek.tech/projects/) 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](https://ytek.tech/ai-transformation/) - 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. [Request a quote](https://ytek.tech/contact/)