Türkiye Tech Visa Program Attracts Interest from Foreign Entrepreneurs
Türkiye is taking significant steps toward its goal of becoming a global hub in the technology world. The "Türkiye Tech Visa" program, launched by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, aims to attract foreign technology entrepreneurs and skilled workers to the country. This program offers the opportunity to work and live in Türkiye, especially for entrepreneurs developing innovative projects in the field of technology.
According to the program's data, it was met with great interest in the first half of the year. A total of 492 applications were received from 53 different countries. The diversity of the applications demonstrates how noteworthy Türkiye's technology ecosystem is on the international stage. As a result of the evaluations, 82 technology startups that met the criteria were accepted.
Accepted entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to benefit from the incentives and broad market opportunities offered by Türkiye. The program targets not only the entrepreneurs themselves but also the knowledge base and technological advancements that these ventures will bring with them. In this way, it is expected that Türkiye's domestic technology sector will strengthen and its global competitiveness will increase.
Experts state that such programs help Türkiye become a more attractive destination in terms of "talent migration." The fact that entrepreneurs operating in fields such as software, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology are choosing Türkiye is considered a major opportunity for the development of the local ecosystem.
In the coming period, the aim is to expand the scope of the program and reach more entrepreneurs. With these new opportunities, Türkiye continues to advance on its path to becoming both a regional and global technology base.