ALTAY CORPORATION was established in 1957 as one of the first foreign representation and consulting service providers in Turkey by the late Mr. Nezih Mete Dural. In 1986, his legacy of a strong western work ethics, innovation and perseverance was passed on to his son, Mr. Murad Dural. Today, the core ALTAY CORPORATION has 60 dedicated employees, with over 50 professionals, working to help generate multimillion dollar sales which are sound investments for our customers and good business opportunities for our foreign partners. All of our professional staff members come from senior level positions from various sectors and are experts in their domains. They are at least bilingual (in Turkish and English), and have international education and work experience.

LEADERSHIP IN THE DEFENCE SECTOR

ALTAY CORPORATION has become a leader in the realization of major military programs including C4I systems, sensor systems, simulators, inertial navigation systems, infrared defense systems, electronic warfare and ELINT systems, equipment supplies, and offset projects in specific. In 1989, we were selected to become the first private sector member of the Turkish delegation to the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG) by the Turkish Ministry of Defense. ALTAY CORPORATION has longstanding relationships with the world's foremost defense companies.

Altay Corp. is a member of SaSaD (Turkish Defence Industry Manufacturers Association)

LEADERSHIP IN THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES SECTOR

Altay Information Technologies Group was established in 1998, to provide information solutions to their customers with international standards and qualities, aiming to increase the market share with the solutions and the support we provide to our customers.

IT Group's core competency is the design and development of custom made software in the course of customers' requirements and based on the
international civilian and military Software Quality Standards.

Under the contracts with several domestic and international large-scale companies, we have been developing and exporting custom made software.
Our quality and rather low man/hour rates are the key elements for the international companies to prefer Altay Corp. as a subcontractor for their outsourcing of the software design and development work.

Our services include:

Localization Sales and Marketing Customization Implementation Training Support and Maintenance Consultancy and Software Development in Military Informatics Projects

We strive to be a software house in Turkey, capable of producing solutions that match and exceed the requirements of the international market.

ISO 9001:2000 Certified NATO AQAP-160 Certified Software Development Methodology Based on IEEE 12207/MIL-STD-498

INDUSTRIAL MARKETING, DISTRIBUTORSHIPS & INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAMS

In the non-military sphere, ALTAY CORPORATION has earned a solid reputation in industrial marketing and distributorship activities in various fields and industries, including paper and pulp, food, pharmaceuticals, waste water treatment and chemicals, as well as aviation. We also have played important roles in the development of major infrastructure programs such as the First Istanbul Strait Bridge (Bosphorus Bridge), geothermal power plants and Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMIS) of Istanbul Strait, Canakkale Strait and Marmara Sea.

CORPORATE MARKETING

ALTAY CORPORATION is very well positioned for corporate marketing efforts with an active role in the TURKISH INDUSTRIALISTS' & BUSINESSMEN'S ASSOCIATION (TUSIAD), a private lobbying organization comprised of leaders from the top 250 businesses which collectively contribute to over 60% of Turkey's GNP. We are actively engaged in the process of increasing the scope of our corporate marketing services as we develop relationships with international information technology service providers and communications firms.

GROWTH THROUGH INVESTMENTS & STRATEGIC ALLIANCES

Since 1957, we have grown from a core family business to a diversified group of professionally managed companies of over 450 employees with ALTAY CORPORATION still acting as the corporate nucleus for new investment activities. In 1988, ALTAY INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS AND TRADE INC. was formed to pursue investment opportunities without sacrificing the original representation and consulting business objectives of the ALTAY CORPORATION.

ALTAY subsidiaries are engaged in diverse fields of transportation, manufacturing, finance and information technology. ALTAY subsidiaries are managed with the aim of developing the Turkish civil and defense industries, securing foreign capital, sustaining technology transfer and contributing to national economic development. Our current portfolio of subsidiaries includes:

ALTAY Industrial Investments & Trade Inc., est. in 1988 as driver for diversification strategy, achieves corporate growth objectives through formation of subsidiaries or joint ventures, assists foreign defense companies in fulfilling industrial offset obligations ALT CHARTER LTD., is established in 2008 for investing in vessels for charter operations at-sea in the Mediterranean basin. The company's main activities are organizing and coordinating charter operations, establishment of required infrastructure around the Mediterranean basin to facilitate the charter operations, and providing vessels to other charter companies. ALT PROPERTIES US LTD., is established for investments in real estate development and operating services in the US in 2008. The company's main activities are purchase of real estates, development, management and the sale of the real estates in the US, in lieu of Corporal strategy. ALT PROPERTIES EUROPE LTD., is established for investments in real estate development and operating services in Europe, in 2008. The company's main activities are purchase of real estates, development, management and the sale of the real estates across Europe, in lieu of Corporal strategy. NITROMAK, the first private company granted a license to manufacture explosives in Turkey

REPUTATION BUILT ON GLOBAL PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, ETHICS & INNOVATION

We dedicated ourselves to pursuit our mission statement under globally employed, well-respected and robust business codes (aprroaches,concepts) standards with strong ethical principles.

Our foreign business partners often ask us who we know. Our response is that we know everyone and no one! ALTAY CORPORATION has built its reputation on global professional standards, ethics and innovation. Who we know only gets us in the door. Correctly understanding the customer's requirements, continuously providing the customer with data and information to help them make a sound decision, and then creatively putting together the appropriate win-win strategy are the efforts which make us successful.

WHO WE ARE?

We are ALTAY CORPORATION, an ISO 9001:2000 and NATO AQAP-160 certified company and a member of Altay Group We have more than 40 years of experience Our expertise is in the field of representation, consultancy. We have 60 dedicated employees, with over 50 professionals.

WHAT WE DO?

Work in an ethical way Provide world class domain consulting and representation service to our clients and customers Provide software production, medical and other services in IT area

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