SUPPORT FOR 31 PROJECTS IN MOBILITY

31 new projects in the field of mobility will be supported with the Technology-Oriented Industry Move Program, which aims to develop critical technologies with domestic and national resources. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced the results of the Mobility Call of the Move Program carried out by the Ministry of Industry and Technology.

Expressing that the 31 projects to be supported will bring great gains to Turkey, President Erdoğan said, “A total of 161 million liras will be spent on R&D with 3.5 billion fixed investments.” said. Announcing that they will expand the Move Program with sectors such as chemistry, pharmacy and electronics, President Erdoğan said, “We will make Turkey a producer of critical technologies instead of a market.” he said.

102 PROJECTS EVALUATED

The evaluation process was completed in the Mobility Call, which was the first call opened in 2021 in the Technology-Oriented Industry Move Program, which set out with the aim of localizing the products that Turkey has a current account deficit in areas with high technology level. After the evaluation process in the Mobility Call, which was prepared in line with the targets of the 2023 Industry and Technology Strategy and the Eleventh Development Plan, decisions were made for 102 projects.

THE SIZE OF THE PROJECTS IS 3.6 BILLION LIRA

After on-site visits by independent evaluation firms, commission and committee examinations, the total size of 31 projects, including investment expenditures for R&D and production, was 3.6 billion liras.

MUSIAD ANNOUNCED AT THE CEREMONY

President Erdoğan made evaluations about the projects to be supported within the scope of Mobility Call at the MUSIAD 32nd Anniversary Program and Traditional MUSIAD Power of Turkey Awards ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony held at Atatürk Cultural Center with the participation of Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, President Erdoğan said:

VALUE-ADDED AND INNOVATION-FOCUSED: We are well aware that the way that will carry Turkey to its 2023 goals and lock it to its 2053 vision is through value-added and innovation-oriented production. We are locked in success in all these areas by extending our Technology-Oriented Industrial Move Program, which we initiated for this purpose, to new areas, thank goodness. We have identified 919 high-tech products that we will carry out R&D and production in our country, in other words, localize.

3 AND A BILLION LIRA FIXED INVESTMENT: As a result of the evaluation of the applications made within the scope of the Mobility Call of the Move Program, it was decided to support 31 projects that will bring great gains to Turkey. 3.5 billion lira fixed investment and 161 million lira R&D expenditure will be made for these projects. We aim to produce many products, from advanced driving support system to smart camera system, from battery carriers of electric vehicles to lightweight parts with innovative technology, with domestic facilities.

MARKET OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES: Hopefully, in the coming period, we will continue to expand our Move Program by adding other high-tech sectors such as chemistry, pharmacy and electronics to this scope. Thus, we will turn our ideal of making Turkey a manufacturer of critical technologies instead of a market, with your support, step by step.

POWER OF TURKEY AWARDS

The Power of Turkey awards given in 9 categories at the ceremony found their owners. The Power of Turkey award was presented to President Erdoğan by Mahmut Asmalı, President of MUSIAD. Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank presented the Power of Production award to Fuat Tosyalı, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tosyalı Holding.

WHAT IS THE MOVE PROGRAM?

The Technology-Oriented Industrial Move Program was implemented with the aim of producing products with high technology level or with intense foreign trade deficit, with domestic means and capabilities. With the program aiming to increase value-added production, the supports given by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and affiliated and related institutions such as TÜBİTAK and KOSGEB are managed from a single window.