Turkey KOSGEB Grants 2026

KOSGEB (the Small and Medium Industry Development Organization) offers Turkish SMEs a variety of support programmes including entrepreneurship grants for new businesses, R&D and innovation support, technology development centre funding, international market access programmes, and general business development grants. KOSGEB also provides training, mentoring, and incubation services through its network of service centres located across all provinces of Turkey.

To access KOSGEB programmes, Turkish SMEs must first register in the KOSGEB database through the online portal at kosgeb.gov.tr. Registration requires valid trade registry documents, tax registration, and SGK (social security) employer status. Once registered, businesses can browse available support programmes and submit applications online. Many programmes require completion of KOSGEB entrepreneurship training as a prerequisite for first-time applicants seeking startup grants.

KOSGEB administers SME Development Support for manufacturing modernization, Strategic Product Support incentivizing domestic import replacement, and collaboration programs for cluster formation. Dedicated programs serve women entrepreneurs, young founders, and disabled business owners, each with enhanced grant percentages and terms addressing specific capital access challenges within Turkish markets.

KOSGEB cooperates with major banks, covering interest rate differentials between commercial and concessional rates for qualifying enterprises. Banking partners conduct standard assessments while KOSGEB subsidies reduce effective borrower costs. This intermediation extends budgetary impact well beyond what direct grants alone achieve, enabling more SMEs to access affordable working capital and equipment financing.

KOSGEB allocates dedicated entrepreneurship grant tranches for ventures establishing operations within organized industrial zones, leveraging pre-built factory shell availability, centralized waste treatment infrastructure, and shared security patrol services. Zone-specific technology incubator facilities provide prototyping workshops equipped with metalworking lathes, surface mount electronics assembly stations, and polymer thermoforming equipment. Preferential utility tariff arrangements within zones reduce operational overhead for energy-intensive manufacturing processes including ceramic firing, glass tempering, and aluminum extrusion. Transportation connectivity improvements including dedicated freight rail sidings accelerate logistics efficiency for zone-resident enterprises.

KOSGEB's export support instruments encompass trade fair participation subsidies, product certification cost reimbursements, and international market research commissioning arrangements. CE marking conformity assessment expenses, organic agriculture certification audit fees, and halal product authentication costs qualify for reimbursement within prescribed annual ceilings. E-commerce export platform integration services assist SMEs establishing storefronts on international marketplace channels including cross-border logistics provider coordination, multilingual product listing optimization, and international payment gateway configuration. Market-specific packaging adaptation covering labeling translation, nutritional information formatting, and barcode registration facilitates retail distribution channel penetration.