Hitit Computer Services
{{Infobox company
| name = Hitit Computer Services
| logo = Hitit CS Logo.svg
| type = Public
| foundation = 1994
| traded_as = {{IMKB|HTTBT}}
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|Nur Gökman|(CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS)|Sezer Tuğ Özmutlu|(Chief Financial Officer)|Nevra Onursal Karaağaç|(CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER)|Özgür Çuhadar|(Chief Technology Officer)|Semra Kandemir|(Chief Strategy Officer)|Semih Sakız|(Chief Application Engineering and Security Officer)|Atilla Lise|(CHIEF TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS OFFICER)||}}
| industry = Travel technology
| services = Passenger Service Systems; Commercial and operational IT systems for the airline and travel industries
| subsid = SAAS Tourism Services
| homepage = {{URL|https://hitit.com/}}
}}
Hitit Computer Services is a travel technology company that provides commercial and operational IT systems for the airline and travel industry. It is headquartered in the ITU Arı Technopolis science park on the campus of Istanbul Technical University. Hitit is publicly listed at the Borsa Istanbul stock exchange since March 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.kap.org.tr/en/sirket-bilgileri/genel/5499-hitit-bilgisayar-hizmetleri-a-s|title=CSD of Türkiye Public Disclosure Platform - Company Information|date=19 April 2022|website=kap.org.tr|accessdate=19 April 2022}}
Company Overview
Hitit was established as an airline and travel IT company by executives from Turkish Airlines in 1994.{{cite journal| last= Erdinc | first= Ersun|title= Suya Konan Turna |journal= Forbes Turkiye | date=August 2012 | pages= 104–105}} The first solution developed by the company was Crane FF, a Loyalty Management System (LMS) for frequent-flyer programs, which became the most widely used airline LMS in the world by 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au/amadeus-enters-airline-customer-loyalty-arena-with-acquisition-of-hitit-loyalty/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-04-13 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140414050032/http://www.eglobaltravelmedia.com.au/amadeus-enters-airline-customer-loyalty-arena-with-acquisition-of-hitit-loyalty/ |archivedate=2014-04-14 }} Hitit introduced its new generation airline reservations system in 2004. The company opened an office in Dubai due to an increasing number of airline customers in the Middle East. Hitit is one of Turkey’s biggest software exporters: with 83% of its customer base being overseas and 92% of its revenues coming from exports, it became the 3rd largest service exporter of 2011.{{cite web |url=https://www.akbank.com.tr/kobi/dis-ticaret/ihracatin-yildizlari/Sayfalar/2011-odulleri.aspx |title=2011 Ödülleri |accessdate=2014-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010213621/https://www.akbank.com.tr/kobi/dis-ticaret/ihracatin-yildizlari/Sayfalar/2011-odulleri.aspx |archivedate=2014-10-10 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.maxihaber.net/fotolar/2012_foto/haziran_2012/mh_hitit_bilgisayar_02062012.htm |title=Hitit Bilgisayar'a Hizmet İhracatı Dalında Ödül |accessdate=2014-04-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140414130354/http://www.maxihaber.net/fotolar/2012_foto/haziran_2012/mh_hitit_bilgisayar_02062012.htm |archivedate=2014-04-14 }}
The company had two divisions until 8 April 2014 when the Loyalty Division of Hitit was acquired by the Amadeus IT Group.{{cite news | url=https://www.phocuswire.com/Amadeus-acquires-Hitit-Loyalty | title=Amadeus acquires Hitit Loyalty | first=Sean | last=O'Neil | work=Phocuswire | date=April 8, 2013}} The Airline Division of Hitit remains independent and continues to sell software to airlines and travel companies from Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia.{{cite web|url=https://hitit.com/ |title=Hitit Computer Services - Airline IT Solutions}} The company was in Deloitte's Technology Fast 500 EMEA list in 2013,{{cite web|url=http://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/Technology-Fast-500-EMEA-2013-Winners.html|title=Technology Fast 500™ EMEA Winners - Deloitte Global - Technology, Media and Telecommunication|website=Deloitte|accessdate=9 August 2017|archive-date=26 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926092257/http://www2.deloitte.com/global/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/Technology-Fast-500-EMEA-2013-Winners.html|url-status=dead}} and it is also an International Air Transport Association Strategic Partner.{{cite web |url=https://www.iata.org/about/sp/Pages/partners.aspx |title=IATA - Directory of Strategic Partners |accessdate=2014-04-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413134742/https://www.iata.org/about/sp/Pages/partners.aspx |archivedate=2014-04-13 }} Today, the company sells products covering a range from passenger service systems to financial, operational and loyalty management systems.{{cite web|url=http://www.terrapinn.com/conference/world-low-cost-airlines/exhibitor-hitit-computer-services.stm|title=New routes, new revenues, new business models - Aviation Festival 2017|date=9 August 2017|website=Terrapinn.com|accessdate=9 August 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.milliyet.com.tr/hitit-sirketler-grubu-amadeus-ile-anlasti-sektorel-1691294/|title=Hitit Şirketler Grubu Amadeus ile anlaştı|first=milliyet.com.tr Türkiye'nin lider haber|last=sitesi|website=Milliyet.com.tr|accessdate=9 August 2017}} Recently, Pakistan International Airlines (PIAC) has acquired the services provided by HITIT.
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