Turkey is Building Military Technopark

The Government of Turkey has established a fund which is to build a technology park area of ​​Istanbul. He has to find a job 30,000 Turkish workers air-defense businesses.

Teknopark Istanbul is to be built near the Sabiha Gokcen International Airport, operating since 2001. He has addressed an area 700 thousand. m2. Ultimately, there should be 30 thousand jobs. employees of the Turkish air-defense companies, agencies and branches where the R & D will be in the technology park. Their sales are to eventually reach $ 5 billion.

Teknopark Istanbul Foundation formally established on 18 November. Its main share holder is secretariat for the defense industry (SSM), Turkish arms procurement agency. He took 45% share of the fund. Another 40% were in the hands of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO), bringing together 300 thousand. companies. The shareholder will also Istanbul Commerce University (ITICU).These three actors have signed a letter of intent Feb. 12, 2009.

Expenditures for the first phase of construction is expected to be Teknopark Istanbul $ 100 million.Technology park in Istanbul is expected to start operation in late 2012. Participation in the project said they have 80 air-defense businesses. Teknopark Istanbul attracted to them tax breaks and the ability to coordinate the work carried out on behalf of the Turkish government.

So far in Turkey operates 37 technology parks. Function in these branches of business in 1200. Their share in Turkish exports reaches approximately $ 600 million annually.