According to the definition of the International Association of Science Parks and Areas of Innovation (IASP), a technopark is an initiative that: Is formally or functionally linked with one or more universities, higher education institutions, or research centers, Is designed to encourage the establishment and growth of companies based on knowledge and advanced technologies, Provides tenant companies with management support as well as services in technology transfer and business administration, Operates as an enterprise based on incentives and ownership. According to the definition of TGBD (Association of Technology Development Zones in Turkey), technoparks are organized research and business development ecosystems where universities/research institutions and industrial organizations conduct research, development, and innovation activities in the same environment; engage in knowledge and technology transfer among each other; and integrate academic, economic, and social structures.

Income and Corporate Tax Exemption
Pursuant to the Provisional Article 2 of Law No. 4691;
The profits obtained by management companies within the scope of the implementation of this Law, as well as the profits of income and corporate taxpayers operating in the zone derived exclusively from software and R&D activities in this zone, are exempt from income and corporate tax until 31/12/2023.

Income Tax Exemption on Wages
The wages of R&D and support personnel working in the zone in relation to these duties are exempt from all kinds of taxes until 31/12/2023.
The exemption starts on the date when the personnel whose wages are exempt from income tax begin to be employed.
The number of support personnel within the scope of exemption cannot exceed ten percent of the number of R&D personnel.

Stamp Duty Exemption on Wages
With the Provisional Article 2 of Law No. 4691, the wages of researchers, software developers, and R&D personnel working in the technology development zone in relation to these duties are exempt from stamp duty until 31/12/2023.

Value Added Tax Exemption
VATL/Provisional Article 20
According to the Law on Technology Development Zones No. 4691, during the period in which the profits of entrepreneurs operating in the technology development zone are exempt from income or corporate tax (until 31/12/2023), the delivery and services of software produced exclusively 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
Article 3/3 of Law No. 5746
Pursuant to the Provisional Article 2 of the Law on Technology Development Zones, half of the employer’s share of social security premiums calculated over the wages earned by the personnel whose wages are exempt from income tax, in return for their work within the scope of R&D activity, is covered from the appropriation to be allocated in the budget of the Ministry of Finance for a period of five years for each employee.
AR-GE faaliyeti kapsamındaki çalışmaları karşılığında elde ettikleri ücretleri üzerinden hesaplanan sigorta primi işveren hissesinin yarısı, her bir çalışan için beş yıl süreyle Maliye Bakanlığı bütçesine konulacak ödenekten karşılanır.

Obtaining new technical knowledge that will ensure the development of science and technology in order to eliminate and clarify uncertainties in scientific and technological fields,

•Discovering or developing new production methods, processes, and procedures,

• Developing new methods or producing new techniques for the development of new products, substances and materials, tools, equipment, procedures, and systems,

•Discovering new techniques and technologies that reduce the cost of a product, or increase its quality, standards, and performance,

• Software activities based on new and original design,

•For an activity to be qualified as an R&D activity, it must be aimed at at least one of the purposes mentioned above.

Market research or sales promotion, Quality control, Exploration and drilling activities for oil, natural gas, and mineral reserves, Use of invented or already developed processes, Formal changes (aesthetic and visual changes such as shape, color, decoration, etc.), Routine activities that do not generate scientific and technological innovation (routine data collection, programs/software used for routine analysis, routine adjustments of produced prototypes), Research expenses related to establishment and organization in the initial founding stage, Studies aimed at protecting intellectual property rights developed as a result of the project, Making copies of prototypes for the purpose of providing samples and distributing them for testing purposes, Consumer tests.

Companies that want to move their R&D centers into the technopark ecosystem, and entrepreneurs who aim to commercialize their technology-based projects, can apply to DEPARK.

The application process starts by filling out the preliminary application form available on the DEPARK website.

https://argeportal.deu.edu.tr/onbasvuruformu

You can benefit from all the services provided by the experts of Dokuz Eylül University Technology Transfer Office (DETTO), including promotion, project support services, university–industry collaboration services, intellectual and industrial property rights services, and entrepreneurship services.

https://dokuzeylultto.com/

Introducing the technical infrastructure, workspaces, and industry-oriented R&D potential of Dokuz Eylül University to the industry, and ensuring that existing studies within the university are turned into projects and integrated into the industry. Evaluating the R&D capacities of industrial organizations, identifying their needs, and matching them with academics who can conduct research to meet these needs, thereby finding solutions for industry through new projects and encouraging the university to develop technologies that create added value for society. Assessing the unique conditions of each project and determining the most appropriate collaboration model. Preparing the content of collaboration agreements, facilitating consensus between parties on items such as intellectual property and confidentiality, managing legal and internal contract processes, and ensuring coordination between teams. Coordinating contract-based R&D projects conducted jointly by the industry and Dokuz Eylül University, managing contract negotiations, and supporting the preparation and submission of project proposals to benefit from national and international funding mechanisms for the financial management of the projects.

You can receive support when: You have an idea and need help with project planning, You need funding mechanisms for the financial management of your project, You need academic/industry support and want to establish collaboration, You want to manage the collaboration you developed with academia/industry through DETTO.

The University–Industry Collaboration team first organizes a meeting with you and tries to understand all the details of your project. Your suggestions regarding the companies you want to reach are taken into account, and a target market/customer analysis is conducted. The University–Industry Collaboration team acts as your project development and management team, organizing project introduction meetings with companies and bringing you together with the relevant firms.