Entrepreneurs or companies conducting, or intending to conduct, R&D, software, or design projects within the scope of Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones and Law No. 5746 on the Support of Research, Development, and Design Activities may apply to Hacettepe Technopolis.
An incubation company refers to a “project owner who is a young entrepreneur or a newly established business.” Within Hacettepe Technopolis, incubators are provided with the necessary facilities in accordance with the Technology Development Zones Law, along with support in areas such as company formation, commercialization, internationalization, and more.
Entrepreneurs or companies wishing to operate within the Hacettepe University Technology Development Zone in order to benefit from the incentives and exemptions provided under Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones must apply to Hacettepe Technopolis Inc. for further information.
In accordance with Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones, applications are accepted on a project basis.
Applications must be submitted via the “Online Application” link on the Hacettepe Technopolis website. In addition, a signed and stamped hard copy of the application form must be delivered in person to the General Directorate of Hacettepe Technopolis Inc.
All project applications will be submitted for the approval of the Project Evaluation Commission pursuant to Article 14/g of the Implementation Regulation of Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones
Within the Beytepe Campus of the Hacettepe University Technology Development Zone, there are R&D Buildings 6, 1, 3, 4, and 5. The R&D offices in these buildings are available for lease.
In addition, the Zone hosts the Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) Market Surveillance and Testing Laboratory, the Artron Design Manufacturing Electronics Inc. Building, the İL-KO Research and Development Center Inc. R&D and Production Building, and the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) e-Tender Service Building — all of which carry out corporate-level R&D and software development activities.
When offices in the R&D buildings of Hacettepe Technopolis become vacant, they are allocated to companies on the waiting list according to the requested square meter (m²) size, following the completion of the application process.
Hacettepe Technopolis, which has the largest open area among technology development zones in Türkiye, also accepts applications from entrepreneurs wishing to rent office space or sign an open area lease agreement to construct their own buildings under their company’s name.
As of January 10, 2025, the “Project Evaluation Commission Fee” for R&D / Software / Design projects will be applied as follows:
- New Project Application Fee – Entrepreneur / Candidate Company:
14,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 16,800 TL per project. - New Project Application Fee – Incubation Center:
5,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 6,000 TL per project.
For revision forms within the Incubation Center: 2,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 2,400 TL per revision form.
(Additional time and additional team revisions may be requested in a single form.) - Project Revision Applications – R&D / Software / Design Projects:
6,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 7,200 TL per revision form.
(Additional time and additional team revisions may be requested in a single form.) - Project Completion Certificate Application Fee – Entrepreneur / Candidate Company:
14,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 16,800 TL per project. - Project Completion Certificate Application Fee – Incubation Center:
4,500 TL + VAT (20%) = 5,400 TL per project.
Publicly Supported R&D Projects (e.g., TÜBİTAK, KOSGEB and similar projects accepted by peer-reviewed juries):
These may be directly accepted. In this context, “Publicly Supported Project Applications” submitted to the General Directorate of Hacettepe Technopolis Inc. must include the acceptance/decision letters received from the relevant institution, the signed contract appendices, and be uploaded to the project information form.
No “Project Evaluation Commission Fee” is charged for such project applications. However, any project revision applications within the project start and end dates (off-zone work, additional team, machinery and equipment, imported goods requests) will be submitted to the Technopolis Project Evaluation Commission, and the project revision application fee will be 2,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 2,400 TL per revision form.
- Technological Product Identification Certificate and Feasibility Report with Investment Permit:
20,000 TL + VAT (20%) = 24,000 TL per project.
Bank Details for Fee Payments:
- Description: Project Evaluation Fee
- Account Name: Hacettepe University Technology Development Zone Management Inc.
- Bank Name: Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. – Ümitköy Branch
IBAN: TR12 0006 4000 0014 2780 5524 67 TL
Project applications are evaluated by the Project Evaluation Commission, composed of experts in the relevant project field. The Commission consists of three members: one sector specialist and two faculty members, with priority given to faculty members from Hacettepe University.
Evaluations are conducted online. During the process, the Commission may direct questions to the applicant, and communication between the company and the Commission is coordinated by the Technopolis Project Unit. Information about the Commission members is not disclosed to applicants.
The written opinions of the Project Evaluation Commission are submitted to the Board of Directors of Hacettepe Technopolis Management Inc. If the Board approves the application, space allocation is made depending on office availability.
The application evaluation period has been set by the Hacettepe Technopolis Management at a minimum of 15 business days. An extension may be granted if requested by the Project Evaluation Commission.
If a project application is rejected by the Commission despite all revisions, a second application under the same project name will not be accepted.
A contract will be signed with entrepreneurs/companies whose applications are approved. In space allocations, the square meters per employee are determined in accordance with ILO (International Labour Organization) standards.
Offices at Hacettepe Technopolis:
Hacettepe Technopolis offers offices starting from 20 m².
Facilities available at Hacettepe Technopolis include:
- Fiber-optic telephone and internet infrastructure
- Advanced technology climate control service
- 24-hour closed-circuit security camera system
- Transformer–generator synchronizing groups for uninterrupted power supply
- Secure elevators with 35% energy savings
- Online card access system preventing unauthorized inter-floor transitions
- Modern fire prevention and response systems
- Tempest-protected rooms
- Laboratories
- Showroom facilities
For rental fees and other expenses, please contact the Technopolis Project Unit
Pursuant to Article 7 of Law No. 4691:
Public institutions and organizations, as well as university staff, whose services are required in the activities carried out in the Zone, may be employed as research or administrative personnel on a full-time or part-time basis with the permission of their respective institutions.
Faculty members, lecturers, research assistants, and specialists serving part-time in the Zone will have the income they earn from these services excluded from the university’s revolving fund. Personnel to be employed full-time are granted unpaid leave by their institutions, while retaining their positions and employment status. For personnel subject to the provisions of Law No. 5434 on the Republic of Türkiye Pension Fund, their retirement rights for the time spent in the Zone are preserved in accordance with Article 31 of the same Law. The provisions of Article 36 of Law No. 2547 on Higher Education that conflict with the regulations in this article do not apply.
Academic staff may, with the approval of the University Administrative Board, conduct work in organizations within the Zone in accordance with the domestic and international temporary assignment principles set out in Article 39 of Law No. 2547. The income earned in the Zone by faculty members assigned with paid leave is excluded from the university’s revolving fund.
Furthermore, academic staff may, with the approval of the University Administrative Board, establish a company, become a partner in an existing company, and/or take part in the management of such companies in the Zone in order to commercialize the results of their research.
In this context, Hacettepe Technopolis Inc. provides mentorship support to academic entrepreneurs who wish to establish a company in the Zone. In addition, legal entities formed with a majority shareholding structure are eligible for a certain rate of operating expense discount.
Pursuant to the Technology Development Zones Law No. 4691, domestic or foreign, natural or legal persons, as well as entrepreneur companies, may carry out software development and research and development (R&D) activities in the technology development zone with the permission of the managing and operating companies of the 39 Technology Development Zones currently established in Türkiye; and may conduct R&D and design activities in the R&D Centers and Design Centers permitted to be established within the TGB area under Law No. 5746.
Within the scope of the Technology Development Zones Law No. 4691, the scope and duration of the supports and incentives provided have been significantly expanded through the Law No. 5281 on the Harmonization of Certain Laws to the New Turkish Lira, Law No. 5035 on the Amendment of Certain Laws, Article 3, paragraph 3 of the Law No. 5746 on Supporting Research and Development Activities, Law No. 6170 on the Amendment of the Technology Development Zones Law, and Law No. 6676.
The supports and exemptions provided to entrepreneur companies operating in the Technology Development Zone are as follows:
Income and Corporate Tax Exemption for Companies and Entrepreneurs
The earnings obtained by managing companies within the scope of this Law, as well as the earnings derived exclusively from software and R&D activities carried out in this Zone by income and corporate tax payers operating in the Zone, are exempt from income and corporate taxes until 31.12.2023.
Income Tax Exemption for R&D and Software Personnel
The wages related to the duties of R&D personnel working in the Zone are exempt from income tax and all kinds of taxes until 31.12.2023. Wages for the time that software development and R&D personnel spend outside the Technology Development Zone within the scope of an R&D project, with the permission of the TGB Managing Company and the approval of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, are also exempt from income tax. The conditions for this are defined in the Implementation Regulation of Law No. 6170.
VAT Exemption
During the period when the earnings of entrepreneurs operating in the technology development zone are exempt from income or corporate tax (until 31.12.2023), deliveries and services exclusively produced in these zones in the form of system management, data management, business applications, sectoral, internet, mobile, and military command-control application software are exempt from value-added tax.
Social Security Premium Support
Pursuant to Article 3 of Law No. 5746 on Supporting Research and Development Activities, for personnel working in companies operating in Technology Development Zones under Law No. 4691, whose wages are exempt from income tax; half of the employer’s share of the social security premium calculated on the wages earned for these works is covered from the appropriation to be placed in the budget of the Ministry of Finance.
Income Tax Exemption for Support Personnel
The wages related to the duties of support personnel working in the Zone are exempt from all kinds of taxes until 31.12.2023. The number of support personnel within the scope of the exemption may not exceed ten percent of the number of R&D personnel.
Permission to Work Outside the Zone
Within the scope of projects carried out in the Zone, part or all of the time spent outside the Zone may be supported under the law with the permission of the Managing Company.
Encouragement of Foreign Investors
Foreign private law legal entities may participate in the managing company within the framework of the Law on Direct Foreign Investments No. 4875 dated 5.6.2003 and the relevant legislation. In addition, foreign investors may carry out software development and R&D activities in the Zone within the scope of Laws No. 4691 and 6170.
Customs Duty Exemption
Goods imported for use in research related to software, R&D, innovation, and design projects carried out in the Zones under the Law are exempt from customs duty and all kinds of funds, and papers issued and transactions made within this scope are exempt from stamp duty and fees. The goods imported within this exemption consist of the items specified in the permit approved by the General Directorate for use in research related to R&D, innovation, and design projects and sent to the Ministry of Customs and Trade via the Single Window System.
Qualified Personnel Support
For each R&D personnel employed by Technology Development Zones companies who have at least a bachelor’s degree in the fields of basic sciences, the portion of the monthly wage up to the monthly gross amount of the minimum wage applied in that year is covered from the appropriation to be placed in the budget of the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology for two years. However, the support provided to each Technology Development Zone company under this scope may not exceed ten percent of the total number of personnel employed in the Technology Development Zone company in the relevant month.
As Hacettepe Teknokent Yönetici A.Ş., we are making intense efforts to provide you with a pleasant and productive working environment in our region. Acting on the fact that we are one of the leading technoparks in our country, we are determined to develop our ecosystem with a sustainable momentum by increasing the quality and quantity of the services we offer. In order to ensure the sustainability of our services and minimize disruptions, it has become necessary to make changes in the fees of some of our services in the face of rising costs. In this context, the fees for the Smart ID Card and Vehicle Identification Sticker will be applied as stated below, effective from 01.11.2024.