Number of technoparks in Turkey reached 97

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Technology, out of 115 declared technology development zones in Turkey, 97 were operational as of September, with the total number of companies reaching 13,673 and personnel totaling 135,321.

According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Technology, technoparks connecting industrialists with researchers and universities aim to commercialize technological knowledge, develop new products and production methods, and increase quality and efficiency in production. As of September in Turkey, 97 out of 115 declared technology development zones are operational, while infrastructure work continues in 18. Istanbul ranks first in terms of the number of zones with 19, followed by Ankara with 14, Kocaeli and İzmir with 5 each, and Antalya with 3. Konya, Gaziantep, Mersin, Hatay, Kayseri, Bursa, Eskişehir, Sakarya, Balıkesir, Denizli, and Sivas have 2 zones each, while numerous other provinces operate 1 zone each.

The number of companies in technology development zones rose to 13,673, and total personnel reached 135,321. Among these enterprises, 595 consist of foreign or foreign-partnered structures, 3,815 are incubators, and 2,389 have academic partner structures. The number of completed projects in the zones reached 78,859, while work continues on 19,990 projects. Total sales of the companies increased to 1.85 trillion liras and exports rose to 20.86 billion dollars; additionally, 2,618 patents were registered, while procedures for 6,241 patent applications are ongoing.

On the other hand, the number of R&D centers increasing Turkey's research and innovation capacity reached 1,365 as of September, and the number of completed projects in these centers rose to 80,442. The number of operational design centers increased to 349, with the number of personnel working in these centers rising to 8,464. While 17,052 projects were completed in design centers, the number of registered patents reached 399.