Subsea works, underwater UXO clearance and hyperbaric operations.
SEMTEC, the subsea subsidiary of DEMINETEC Group, brings underwater inspection, marine UXO clearance and hyperbaric works expertise to the port and industrial community of Ankara (Türkiye). Our Class II commercial divers — certified under French Decree 2011-45 (hyperbaric class B) and trained to NEDEX/EOD standards — operate on harbours, marine structures, ships' hulls and coastal areas contaminated by 20th-century conflicts.
Ankara, capital of Türkiye since 1923, has not been a direct conventional battlefield, but Anatolia carries pyrotechnic legacies from WWI (Gallipoli campaign and the Caucasus front), the Turkish War of Independence (1919-1923), and decades of operations in the south-east. Türkiye also borders Syria and Iraq, with cross-border issues including PKK and ISIS-related ordnance, and shares the Black Sea UXO context.
Turkish Armed Forces EOD units (Bomba İmha ve EOD) and the Turkish Mine Action Centre (TURMAC) handle clearance along the south-eastern provinces and former military estates around Ankara, Eskişehir and Konya. Türkiye is a NATO member committed to APM clearance under the Ottawa Convention.
Major projects in and around Ankara — Esenboğa Airport expansion, Ankara-Sivas and Ankara-İzmir high-speed rail, Başkent metro extensions, OSTİM industrial redevelopment — increasingly include pyrotechnic risk assessments aligned with NATO STANAGs, IMAS and the French Decree 2005-1325 framework.
Pyrotechnic historical desk study (EHT) and safety study (ESP) for any harbour, river or submerged-works project around Ankara.
Magnetometric survey of riverbanks, canals and inland water bodies in the region of Ankara.
Technical works in any industrial facility with submerged basins, tanks or pipelines.
Class II/III diver surveys of inland infrastructure: dams, locks, intake structures.
Subsea pyrotechnic audits, owner's-engineering support and training of local crews.
In the strategic port of Ankara, SEMTEC mobilises divers, observation ROVs and marine magnetometers to secure basins, jetties, approach channels and anchorages where 20th-century munitions still routinely lie on the seabed.
SEMTEC operates in Ankara and across Türkiye from our French bases at La Seyne-sur-Mer (Var) and Wancourt (Pas-de-Calais), our Belgian office in Bruges and our Ukrainian site in Kyiv. Diving spread and naval logistics are mobilised on demand.
Yes. Riverbanks, canals, inland-port basins and reservoirs all fall within our remit. The region of Ankara contains submerged sites of pyrotechnic interest linked to 20th-century conflicts.
Yes, through DEMINETEC Group. The parent company handles land areas while SEMTEC addresses submerged structures and wet zones on the same project.
Typically 5–15 working days depending on distance and logistics. For Ankara, plan road transport of diving spread, ROV and mobile chamber.
Yes. SEMTEC holds hyperbaric class-B authorisations, MASE certification and works with a referenced hyperbaric occupational-health service.
For any survey, inspection or subsea intervention in Ankara, contact our teams:
Tel: +33 (0)9 52 51 00 63
Email: contact@semtec-france.com