# Türkiye to test first homegrown lunar spacecraft ahead of 2027 mission

https://mins.news/en/item/58116

- TRT World, 2026-09-14 17:02 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.trtworld.com/article/3504ec17b390

> Türkiye will test its first domestically developed lunar spacecraft ahead of a planned 2027 mission. Kacir said the efforts aim to realize “a fully independent Türkiye in critical technologies.”