Biological profile analysis
AI-assisted estimation of age, sex and other anthropological traits.
Ankara University TEKMER · R&D
AI and image processing for forensic science, security and defense
Using machine learning, deep learning and computer vision, we build software and decision support systems that turn images into reliable information.
Guided by science and AI, for humanity.
About us
Reliable information from images
SELLATURCICA is an R&D company developing artificial intelligence and image processing technologies for forensic science, security and defense. It was founded in 2026 by Cumali Çatak and Assoc. Prof. Mert Ocak at Ankara University TEKMER.
Using machine learning, deep learning and computer vision, we build software and decision support systems that turn images into reliable information. Scientific validity, data security and personal data protection are at the core of our work.
Our name comes from the sella turcica (“Turkish saddle”) at the base of the skull.
What we do
Our focus areas
Recognition and identification software
Recognition, detection, classification and identification software.
Forensic anthropology and DVI
Software, data analysis and decision support for forensic anthropology, human identification and disaster victim identification.
Defense and security
Products, R&D, engineering, training and consulting for public institutions and the defense industry, as prime contractor or subcontractor.
Software and service models
Mobile, desktop, embedded and cloud-based software through licensing, subscription and SaaS, with installation and technical support.
Data and system integration
Datasets built in compliance with personal data protection law; hardware, software, cloud and system integration.
Joint R&D and training
Joint R&D with universities, research institutions, the public sector and industry; technology transfer, training and certificate programs.
Our first project
BPAS: Mobile AI-Assisted Biological Profile Analysis System
In the first hours of a major disaster, when infrastructure collapses, laboratory workflows can take days. BPAS is being developed to close this gap for forensic and disaster response teams.
Offline, on the device
Designed to run directly on a mobile device, without an internet connection or power grid.
Rapid biological profiling
Aims to provide rapid estimates of biological profile information such as age and sex from images.
The right sample first
Aims to speed up identification by directing limited DNA analysis capacity to the right samples.
BPAS is a decision support system; it does not replace expert judgement, it speeds it up.
BPAS is being developed with the support of TÜBİTAK-TEYDEB under the TÜBİTAK 1812 Investment-Based Entrepreneurship Support Program.Project No: 2260261
Founders
Our team
Cumali Çatak
Founder, Chairman of the Board
Forensic anthropology and artificial intelligence
LinkedIn →Assoc. Prof. Mert Ocak
Co-Founder
Faculty member, Ankara University · Anatomy, radiological cross-sectional anatomy and forensic anthropology
LinkedIn →Contact
Let’s work together
For collaborations, projects and inquiries, please reach us by e-mail.
Address
Ankara University TEKMERBeşevler 10. Yıl Campus, Block F
Emniyet Mah. Dögol Cad. No: 4/1
06560 Yenimahalle, Ankara, Türkiye