MERSİN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE key figures

MERSİN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE

key figures…

Access to Multiple Markets Area Total 783, 562 km 2 (37 th) Population 2013 estimate 75, 627, 384[3] (18 th) GDP (PPP) 2012 estimate $1. 356 trillion[4][5] Total (15 th) Per capita $18, 348[5] (54 th) Source: OECD, 24. 10. 2013

16 th largest economy in the world and 6 th when compared to the EU Countries in 2012 (IMF) The largest youth population when compared to the EU countries

20 million broadband internet subscribers (2012) 68 million GSM users (2012) 54 million credit card users (2012)

Turkey is the 8 th largest steel producer in the world and 2 nd compared with the EU countries (worldsteel 2012) Turkey is the 16 th largest automotive producer in the world (OICA 2012)

- Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe -The best airline in Europe (Skytrax 2011 & 2012) - 131 million airline passengers in Turkey (2012) - Istanbul Ataturk Airport is the best airport in Southern Europe (Skytrax 2010)

Turkey is the 6 th most visited holiday destination in the world (2011) International Tourist Arrivals Country 2011 (million) 1. France 79. 5 2. USA 62. 3 3. China 57. 6 4. Spain 56. 7 5. Italy 46. 1 6. Turkey 29. 3 7. UK 29. 2 8. Germany 28. 4 9. Malaysia 24. 7 10. Mexico 23. 4 Source: UNWTO ; *Ministry of Culture and Tourism Out of world’s top 100 best hotels 22 are from Turkey (TUI Holly, 2012)

Average Annual Real GDP Growth (%) Forecast in OECD 2012 -2017 The fastest growing economy among the OECD countries Source: OECD Economic Outlook No. 91, June 2012

Employment Generating Economy Turkey generated c. 3, 5 million new jobs since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2009 Source: OECD *Harmonized Unemployment Rate, seasonally adjusted

According to the projection by Goldman Sachs, Turkey will be the 9 th largest economy in the world and the 3 rd largest economy in Europe by 2050. 1. China 2. U. S. A. 3. India 4. Brasil 5. Russia 6. Indonesia 7. Mexico 8. U. K. 9. Turkey 10. Japan Source: Goldman Sachs, 2008

There are 55 TDZs of which 40 are operational and 15 have been approved and are currently under construction.

ABOUT US University Community Industry Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope) was established in order to use the research-development (R&D) studies carried out by the university, industry and other institutions to develop new technologies and transfer them into the industrial production that will contribute to the competitive position of Mersin in both national and international levels. On the basis of TECHNOSCOPE Concept; We support cooperation of Knowledge, Capital & Labor

LOCATION Airport, 60 km Sea Port, 10 km

LOCATION Mersin Technopark Mersin University Campus

SHAREHOLDERS Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone (29%) Mersin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (19%) Mediterranean Exporter Union (19%) Mersin Provincial Private Administration (15%) Mersin University (14%) Tarsus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (3%) METU Technopark (1%)

MİSSİON & VİSİON Mission: To support innovative ideas & technology development in regional and national scale to compete in global area. Vision: Technoscope aims to be a focus in country development by enhancing regional R&D practices. Under this scope, Technoscope welcomes technology-led companies & entrepreneurs to create synergy in technology development.

INTERNATIONAL Technoscope is member of IASP since October’ 06. The first European Conference of IASP in Turkey was organized by MERSİN TECHNOSCOPE(November 4 -5, 2010)

Mersin Technoscope with Numbers 50. 000 m² total area • 7. 200 m² office area • 102 offices • Calibration Center • Living center having social and sport facilities • Innovation & Creativity Center (under construction)

Growth per Company

Distribution of Company • 35 Software • 5 Mechanical • 4 Design • 3 Medicine • 2 Food • 2 Chemistry, • 2 Medical • 2 Biotechnology, • 1 Mechatronic, • 2 Automotive,

Number of Employees

COMPANIES ICT Companies;

COMPANIES Medicine Companies ; Automotive Companies ; Machine Companies; Food Companies ;

The Technology Development Zone Law Support and incentives Income tax exemptions for R&D staff Corparate tax exemptions VAT exemptions Tax exemptions for management companies Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives

The Technology Development Zone Law Support and incentives(regarding academicians) Set-up company Become shareholder Become Board Member Revolving Fund Exemptions

SERVICES Consultancy • Project • Establishment • Financial • Legal • Ads & Marketing • Fair & Promotion • İŞKUR (national recruitment agency) • EEN (European Enterprıse Network) • KOSGEB (Small & Medium Sizes Organization Development Agency Other • Infrastructure services • Conference hall, meeting room • Security guard presence • Shopping Center • Fire fighting services • Training & Consultancy • Health center • Connections to business support initiatives and facilities • Access to international links • Economic energy Accessibility to Mersin’s Universities’ expertise and technical facilities

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES EUREKA Awareness Meeting (21. 02. 2012) An awareness meeting by Tubitak was held in Mersin.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES 2012 CEBİT (06. 03. 2012) 15 Technoscope firms visited CEBIT in Hannover with the leadership of Technoscope.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Green Project by EEN (European Enterprise Network) (15. 03. 2012) Greening business through the Enterprise Network project Europe was conducted for SMEs in Mersin to improve their energy efficiency.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Entrepreneurship Training (12. 05. 2012) Technoscope held a training on entrepreneurship to the new grads and last year students. Project Life Cycle Training (19. 05. 2012) Technoscope held a training of project life cycle for its incubator companies.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES SODES Moving Towards University (11. 07. 2012) Technoscope held a 3 -month training programme for high school students to improve their computer literacy.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Mediterranean’s Rising Star Technoscope Workshop (03. 12. 2012) Technoscope held a workshop to gather insight from all stakeholders or the technopark. A workshop that university, industry, NGO and Governmental organizations brainstormed to improve collabaration amongs each other trough Technoscope.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES International Contacts (15. 02. 2013) To create a technology bridge between Mersin Technoscope and Oberhausen Gmb. H.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Mediterranean Rotary Club, Invited Speaker (19. 02. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES UMEM (Specialized Vocational Training Center) Training (07. 03. 2013) Mersin Technoscope and İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Organisation) has signed cooperation agreement. Mersin Technoscope has contributed within the framework on the improvement of the labour market on Information Technolgy System in SME's.

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Technology Development Foundation (TTGV) meets with Mersin Technopark & Companies (25. 03. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Technoscope, member of the board of directors Association of Turkish Teknology Park’s (12. 04. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Mersin Technoscope attended EUREKA Networking Day (28. 05. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME’s) Entrepreneurship in Vocational Education and Training (30. 05. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Mersin Technoscope was invited as a jury to Language & Artificial Intelligence Technologies Innovation Summit (26. 06. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Mersin Technoscope visited Daedeok Technopolis and Innopolis Foundation. (21. 10. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Technoscope held The GREAT Compaign together with British Council (19. 11. 2013)

COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES TEB (Turkey Finance Bank) Enterprise House Education. (26. 12. 2013)

ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES ABC (Academy– Bussines – Community) PORTAL

ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES Creativity and Innovation Center

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

CONTACT Mersin Technoscope Mersin Üniversitesi Çiftlikköy Kampüsü +90 (324) 361 07 77 +90 (324) 361 07 78 info@technoscope. com. tr www. technoscope. com. tr