The Turkish startup ecosystem gathered this week at the Startups.watch industry watch meeting also attended by multiple government Institutions in rare event To address cooperation, regulations and common Objectives.
In addition to more More than 20 investors attended the meeting, officials from the Capital Markets Board (SPK), the Competition Authority (RK), the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization (KOSGEB), and the Scientific and Technological Research Council. of Turkey (TÜBITAK), Ministry of Trade and the Turkish Red Crescent (Kızılay).
Industry Watches Startups.watch also announced Investment data from January to September in event hosted From Middle East Technical University (ÖDTÜ) Teknokent and with the support of number of Notable companies such as Trendyol, Binbin, TEB and Türk Telekom.
Startups.watch data showed that Turkey ranked second in the world just After the United States, when it comes to countries that got highest amount of Investments in The gaming industry in The first nine months.
talent pool
to treat eventinvestment office, head Burak Daglioğlu stressed the importance of talent pool offers Turkey in startup ecosystem.
It has an important position in The gaming industry. we need for endurance talent in The defense industry and gaming sector for different sectors. in terms of Turkish investment opportunities, and alternatives that would attract new Investments also increasing. Venture capital investment funds and SPK will also add Important opportunities for this investment diversification,” Daglioğlu said.
“interest of Institutions have increased significantly in recent times. We explain better to global Investment Ecosystem Details of the Turkish Ecosystem in international events by using startups.watch data. our regulatory agencies also Quickly trying to make arrangements that would support The growth of environmental system.”
organizers
SPK Vice President Ali Ihsan Junkur also spoke at the meeting, highlighting the interest venture VC funds see, saying that this would help To increase investment growth.
Among other things, the RK . department head Essin Aegon confirmed how The global The data monopolies you created big technology Companies ban competition in The market.
Aegon also The examples mentioned of how The power works to prevent formation of Like data monopolies in Turkey.
Muhammad Qais, head of The E-Commerce Department of the Ministry of Commerce referred to a newly adopted law and said that Turkey has gone through a major transformation in Go to data economy during the epidemic period.
ÖDTÜ Teknokent General Manager, Serdar Alamdar, stated that they are proud to be pioneers gaming Initiatives with Animation Technologies and Game Development Center, better known as ATOM.
Alamdar emphasized that startups that develop solutions for The defense industry also Develop gameswhile he announced They are about to create venture Capital investment fund.
Alp Eren Yurtseven, who attended the meeting on In my name or for me of TÜBITAK, gave information about support provided by the institution at the beginning and growth Phase.
KOSGEB SME expert Kamil Akpinar said that the foundation has arrived out for business men with offices with Various interfaces across the country. Akpinar said Turkey is moving towards production-oriented industries. He confirmed that production was supported in many areas of defense Industry to health.
Erdem Koçoğlu, who Share on In my name or for me of Ankara Investment Agency, gave information About the TechAnkara project market and digital project market.
Investors who attended the meeting emphasized the importance of this of healthy growth Which they said would boost the industry further.
New startups are waiting
For his part, Startups.watch Serkan Ünsal confirmed that Turkey was… second biggest receiver of Investments in The gaming section in The world in The first nine months of The year.
“Although it seems that gaming no strip need Much of Investment because of its dynamics, it is very good development that we second in terms of The amount of investment. have already Come way in Last few years in terms of game studios. Now it is necessary to run a file gaming issue in the state policy and development special Unsal said.
biggest benefit of Ankara event had to face The fact this number of The regulations issued by legislators unknown To the ecosystem, he pointed out.
“Therefore, it is necessary to convey all the regulations and changes for the ecosystem in a clear language Until the ecosystem reaches a better level. For this purpose, it is necessary to increase the number of Such as events And the build bridge between government Agencies and the Ecosystem”.
