Funder · State agency

İSTKA — Istanbul Development Agency (İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı)

Supports place-based development in Istanbul by funding regional innovation projects, entrepreneurship, and local talent growth.

Türkiyewww.istka.org.tr

Key stats

Annual funding₺550M

Programs3

Active grants2

Total grants5

About

İSTKA, the Istanbul Development Agency, is one of Türkiye's regional development agencies and covers Istanbul alone, the TR10 region. It was established in 2008 and became operational in 2009 under the Ministry of Industry and Technology, with a mandate to channel public resources into place-based economic development.

The agency funds competitive grant calls called Mali Destek Programları, along…

Programs & grants under this funder

İSTKA Guided Project Support (Güdümlü Proje Desteği)

Provides direct grants for agency-defined strategic projects aligned with Istanbul's Regional Plan.

1 grant

İSTKA Guided Project Support (Güdümlü Proje Desteği)

Open

— pool·Rolling submission

İSTKA Global Entrepreneurship Events Call (Küresel Girişimcilik Etkinlikleri Çağrısı)

Funds call for proposals to fund Istanbul participation in global entrepreneurship events.

1 grant

İSTKA Global Entrepreneurship Events Call (Küresel Girişimcilik Etkinlikleri Çağrısı)