Hacettepe University Astronomical Society (HUAST) based in Hacettepe University was founded in 2014 by students in different academic fields who are interested in science. Since its foundation, it is one of the biggest Societies of Hacettepe University which reached 280 active members and more than 1500 participants in 1,5 years.

The vision of HUAST is to gather all of the astronomy and aeronautics enthusiasts under a single roof, to share scientific and true sources efficiently, to produce projects about all of the fields of astronomy but particularly about aeronautics and space, to create a dynamic education environment, to contribute Turkish Space Studies as far as possible and realize it with a large number of participants and to be a society which is an expert on this field.

HUAST pledges itself to develop and support studies in this field being in cooperation with astronomy, aeronautics, space enthusiasts and relevant institutions, to organize seminars and conferences regularly to inform our members and our community, to gather our members, relevant people and institutions under a single roof, to bring together and share true and scientific information’s about astronomy through society services, to provide a dynamic sharing environment with the help of national and international projects and collaborations and to organize social events on behalf of our members.