About Us
Leadership Shaping the Future with the Internet of Things
Founded in 2007 to develop solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT) field, ANKAREF quickly took significant steps toward becoming an "IoT Service Provider" through successful projects and became one of the industry's most important representatives.
ANKAREF leads innovation-based technological developments with its strong team at its headquarters in Ankara METU Technopolis, as well as its Production and Logistics Center and Istanbul office. Developing solutions across many different sectors that minimize human errors, ensure proper process management, and reduce operational costs, ANKAREF creates R&D-based technological products. Thus, it manages to stay one step ahead of its competitors with approaches that solve problems across a wide spectrum.
Advancing confidently toward becoming a world brand through projects implemented in the international arena and solution partnerships offered, ANKAREF takes pride in being one of the domestic companies with global competitiveness in a short time thanks to its sustainable productivity. On the path it embarked upon with the slogan "National Production, International Market," ANKAREF aims to become a driving force for exports by offering high-value-added solutions with the goal of building the future today.
Timeline
Foundation
ANKAREF was founded to develop solutions in the Internet of Things (IoT) field.
First Product: LIBREF
LIBREF, the first RFID-based library management system, was developed.
First International Fair Participation
Took its place in the international market at the CEBIT Hannover fair.
Vaccine and Antiserum Cold Chain and Inventory Tracking System
The world's first RFID-based cold chain management system for vaccine and antiserum inventory tracking was developed.
First RFID Tag Design
ANKAREF entered the hardware development field with its own design, the Libref RFID Tag.
Vehicle Identification Solution
The world's first Crypto UHF Vehicle Identification System was developed for Saudi Aramco.
Livestock Technologies with IoT
Livestock IoT solutions were implemented under the ACTIMOO brand
B2C Market Entry: FONRI
IoT solutions for individual users were developed under the smart living products brand Fonri.
RFID Hardware Production
The first RFID handheld terminal with BLE and GPS technologies was designed and produced.
World's First UHF RFID Animal Identification System
The UHF RFID ear tag developed for animal tracking became a first in the industry.
AIoT Platform turef.ai
The AIoT platform turef.ai, developed with 18 years of IoT experience, was launched.