Entrepreneurship Support Program – 2026 First Application Period Has Started.

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Under the Entrepreneurship Support Program, implemented with the motto “KOSGEB Selects Its Entrepreneurs,” entrepreneurs who wish to establish and grow their businesses will be provided with support of up to 2 million TRY.

In addition, within the scope of Credit Financing Support, up to 1 million TRY in working capital support will be offered to facilitate access to finance for women and young entrepreneurs.

2.4 Billion TRY Support for 1,699 Projects in 2025

Within the scope of Business Development Support in 2025:

820 million TRY was allocated to 559 projects in the 1st period,
800 million TRY was allocated to 568 projects in the 2nd period,
830 million TRY was allocated to 572 projects in the 3rd period.

In total, a support decision amounting to 2.45 billion TRY was made for 1,699 projects.

Scope of Support

Within the scope of Business Development Support, entrepreneurs will receive:

Support of up to 1.5 million TRY,
At a rate of 80%,
On a repayable basis.

If the entrepreneur is a woman, young person, person with a disability, veteran, or a first-degree relative of a martyr, the upper support limit will be increased by 150,000 TRY.

Under this support, the following business expenses will be covered:
Personnel, machinery, equipment, molds, software, and service procurement (training, consultancy and mentoring, certification, testing and analysis, marketing, design, and industrial property rights).

Credit Financing Support

Within the scope of credit financing support:

Up to 1 million TRY in working capital support will be provided,
Loans will be disbursed through contracted banks,
50% of the credit financing cost will be covered by KOSGEB as a non-repayable grant,
The maximum loan maturity will be 36 months.

Sectors to Be Supported

Manufacturing
Telecommunications
Computer programming, consultancy, and related activities
IT infrastructure, data processing, hosting, and other information service activities
Scientific research and development

Evaluation Process

Applications will be evaluated by sector-based committees consisting of KOSGEB personnel, academic staff, and independent sector representatives.

The top 1,000 projects nationwide and the top 6 projects per province will be invited to jury evaluation.
Based on the ranking calculated from the average of jury and committee scores, the top 500 projects nationwide and the top 3 projects per province will be entitled to receive support.
Women or young entrepreneurs may choose to benefit only from the Credit Financing Support.
Women or young entrepreneurs who receive a jury score of 50 or above but fail to rank will still be eligible for Credit Financing Support.