ERGUNLER INSAAT PETROL URUNLERI OTOMOTIV TEKSTIL MADENCILIK SU URUNLER SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED STI.

Their core work

Ergunler is a Turkish multi-sector SME based in Isparta that contributes industry end-user expertise to EU security and safety research projects. Their core involvement centers on cyber-physical security for critical infrastructure — particularly IoT systems, blockchain-based security frameworks, and safety solutions for transport networks. Despite their diversified commercial background (construction, petroleum, automotive, textiles, mining), their H2020 participation is tightly focused on testing, validating, and deploying security technologies in real-world operational environments. They appear to serve as an applied-industry partner bringing practical implementation perspectives to research consortia.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

Ergunler entered H2020 in 2019 with a focus on IoT, blockchain, and embedded systems security through CRITICAL-CHAINS, reflecting the then-hot intersection of distributed ledger technology and device-level security. By 2020, their involvement shifted toward verification and validation of automated systems (VALU3S) and transport infrastructure protection (SAFETY4RAILS), signaling a move from foundational digital security toward applied safety in physical domains. The trajectory shows a clear pivot from technology-centric security research toward real-world safety applications in critical infrastructure.

Moving from digital-only security toward combined cyber-physical safety for transport and critical infrastructure — a direction with growing EU funding priority.

How they like to work

Ergunler operates exclusively as a consortium participant, never leading projects. With 80 unique partners across 19 countries from just 3 projects, they join large, broad consortia rather than tight specialist teams. This pattern suggests they function as an applied end-user or industry validator within large Innovation and Research Actions, contributing practical operational context rather than driving the research agenda.

Despite participating in only 3 projects, Ergunler has built a remarkably wide network of 80 partners across 19 countries, reflecting the large consortium sizes typical of H2020 security calls. Their geographic reach extends well beyond Turkey across the European research landscape.

What sets them apart

Ergunler offers an unusual profile: a Turkish multi-sector industrial SME with hands-on experience in critical infrastructure operations that participates in high-level EU security research. For consortium builders, they bring a combination of Turkish end-user perspective, operational infrastructure knowledge across multiple industries, and proven ability to integrate into large European research teams. Their location in Turkey also helps consortia meet geographic diversity requirements and access Southeast European/Mediterranean deployment contexts.

Highlights from their portfolio

• VALU3S
  Largest single funding allocation (EUR 395,388) focused on verification and validation of automated systems — a high-demand capability across sectors.
• CRITICAL-CHAINS
  Combined IoT, blockchain, and biometric engineering in a single security framework for critical cyber-physical systems — an ambitious cross-technology integration project.
• SAFETY4RAILS
  Directly addresses metro and railway safety with anomaly detection and forecasting — a highly specific and operationally relevant transport security application.