Technology Development Zones
TechAnkara creates future technologies and creates new types of synergies
Ankara Technology Development Zones (TechAnkara) brings technologically advanced and international companies, research and academic institutions together into an ecosystem that promotes and creates new types of synergies between scientific and the entrepreneurial communities. Thus, TechAnkara creates future technologies and creates new types of synergies between scientific and the entrepreneurial communities. Ankara ICT Cluster is one of the critical outcomes of this synergy. It also contributes to Ankara to become the leader in high-tech sector.
- Ankara University Technology Development Zone
- Bilkent Cyberpark
- Gazi Teknopark
- Hacettepe Teknopark
- ODTÜ Teknokent
- OSTİM Teknopark
- Teknopark Ankara
- ASO Technology Development Zone (Under construction)
Advantages of Technology Development Zones
- Revenues derived from software development and R&D activities are exempt from income and corporate taxes until December 31, 2023.
- Sales of application software produced exclusively in TDZs are exempt from VAT until December 31, 2023. Examples include software for systems management, data management, business applications, different business sectors, the Internet, mobile phones and military command control.
- Salaries of R&D and support personnel employed in the zone are exempt from all taxes until December 31, 2023. The number of the support personnel covered by the exemption shall not exceed 10 percent of the number of the R&D personnel.
- Enterprises may make the investment, required for the production of the technological product obtained as a result of the R&D projects conducted in the zone, in the TDZ, if deemed suitable by the operator company and allowed by the Ministry.
- 50 percent of the employer’s share of the social security premium will be paid by the government for 5 years until 31.12.2024.