Who Is Sefer Erseven? Career of DIGITEST’s General Manager
Quick answer: Sefer Erseven is the founder and General Manager of the Turkish defense company DIGITEST (Dijital Güç İşlem Test Sistemleri Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.). He established the company in Ankara in 2002 and still leads it. His role is confirmed in his interview with Moment Expo magazine, in Savunma Sanayi Dergilik’s February 2020 conversation, and in MilDefIn’s November 2024 coverage from the SAHA EXPO fair, where he is identified as “General Manager of DIGITEST Defence and Aviation”.
Current role
Erseven has served as General Manager since the company’s founding. In November 2024 he personally presented the company’s counter-drone systems to the press at SAHA EXPO. His LinkedIn profile lists his role as General Manager under the “Digitest Group of Companies” umbrella. Who serves as Chairman of the Board at the company is Not officially disclosed.
How he built DIGITEST
According to the founding account in the company’s D&T 1000 user manual, DIGITEST was initially established to provide maintenance and repair services for electronic boards widely used in industry. Within roughly three years, the firm turned to developing a domestic equivalent of the electronic board test and fault detection systems that were then imported at high cost; it first brought out the D&T 500 Fault Locator, followed in 2004 by the upgraded D&T 1000, developed with the support of university faculty members. Over time the company evolved from test equipment into a defense industry firm producing fire control systems, slip rings, joysticks and remote-controlled weapon systems.
Public statements
The most notable of Erseven’s statements reported in the press are:
- Embargoes and localization (February 2020): In his interview with Savunma Sanayi Dergilik, he said the embargoes imposed by foreign countries had provided an “incredible advantage” to the Turkish defense industry and that the company had grown roughly fivefold during crisis periods. In the same conversation he reported producing fire control systems, slip rings and joysticks for the Leopard 2A4, Leopard 1 and M60T tanks, investing about 5 million euros over three years, and holding talks with Airbus and Boeing.
- R&D and registrations (Moment Expo): He stated that the company had developed more than 300 products, held 19 utility model/industrial design registrations, 3 patents and 5 trademark registrations, and had reached a local content rate of roughly 80 percent in the machinery and test equipment used in production.
- Counter-drone systems (November 2024): At SAHA EXPO he said that, against ever-cheaper drones, the company was developing weapon systems to defeat them with lower-cost conventional ammunition; he announced that the ÖNDER-based system was designed and produced entirely in Türkiye and was being prepared for final acceptance tests.
Place in the defense ecosystem
DIGITEST, under Erseven’s management, is a member of the OSTIM Defence and Aviation Cluster (OSSA) and the SAHA Istanbul Defence, Aviation and Space Cluster. According to the Moment Expo interview, the company has carried out R&D projects supported by TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB; its R&D center uses three-dimensional modeling and virtual engineering techniques compliant with international military standards. The company exhibited at IDEF 2025 in Hall 1, Stand 1-B01, and displayed the GATREX counter-drone UAV at SAHA EXPO in May 2026.
Education and personal background
Erseven’s educational background, birthplace and age are Not officially disclosed in publicly available sources. This page includes only verifiable professional information; no speculation has been made on personal or family matters.
| Field | Information |
|---|---|
| Role | Founder and General Manager of DIGITEST |
| Company founding | 2002, Ankara |
| Education | Not officially disclosed. |
| Previous positions | Not officially disclosed. |
| Known fair presentations | SAHA EXPO 2024 (counter-drone system), IDEF 2025 (company participation) |
Frequently asked questions
Who is Sefer Erseven?
He is the founder and General Manager of DIGITEST; he established the company in Ankara in 2002.
Is Sefer Erseven still in office?
He represented the company as General Manager at SAHA EXPO in November 2024; no more recent change has been announced.
Where did Sefer Erseven study?
His education is Not officially disclosed.
Who is DIGITEST’s Chairman of the Board?
Not officially disclosed.
What are Erseven’s best-known projects?
Fire control systems for tank modernizations and the counter-drone systems built around TUFAN and ÖNDER.
Sources and verification note
The executive information was verified through two independent publications (Savunma Sanayi Dergilik, MilDefIn) and the company’s own interview; the November 2024 fair report was taken as the basis for currency. No private-life information has been published.
- https://www.savunmasanayi.org/digitest-genel-muduru-sefer-erseven-uygulanan-ambargolar-inanilmaz-avantaj-sagladi/ — interview of 13.02.2020 (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.mildefin.com/savunma-gundem/digitestten-ekonomik-dron-savar/ — 02.11.2024; SAHA EXPO remarks (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.moment-expo.com/tr-tr/65/icerikler/bir-konu-bir-konuk/savunma-sanayisinin-yerli-neferi-digitest-x320 — Moment Expo interview (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://docplayer.biz.tr/1750738-Digitest-elektronik-d-t1000-vi-fault-locator-kullanici-dokumani-garanti-kapsami.html — founding history (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
