Global Competitiveness Support Program (KRDP)
Funds Turkish high-growth exporters and technology firms with concessional credit and support for working capital and tooling.
The Global Competitiveness Support Program (KRDP) is a KOSGEB facility providing concessional credit to fast-growing Turkish exporters and high-technology mid-cap companies. KOSGEB — Turkey's Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization — delivers the credit through partner state banks: Ziraat Bank, Halk Bank, Vakıflar Bank, and Ziraat Participation Bank. The program includes a non-repayable grant component worth 20 support points alongside the primary credit facility, making it a hybrid instrument.
Credit limits run from a minimum of 20,000,000 TRY to a maximum of 50,000,000 TRY per enterprise. Project duration is 24 months, structured in 3-month assessment periods, with a maximum credit repayment term of 36 months. Eligible expenses cover personnel costs, machinery, equipment and molds, software, and service expenditures including training, consulting, certification, testing, marketing, design, and intellectual property, plus working capital. Applicants must be registered and active in the KOSGEB database and must meet at least one eligibility criterion: fast-growing status with three-year export increase, fast-growing status with combined export and R&D growth, high-tech mid-cap producing priority products under Turkey's Industrial Transformation Program, or membership in the Turcorn 100 program. Only limited or joint-stock companies qualify — individual proprietorships are excluded.
Applications are accepted on a continuous basis through the KOSGEB KBS (SME Information System) with no fixed annual deadline. Because credit is disbursed through state bank partners rather than directly by KOSGEB, applicants must secure bank approval alongside the KOSGEB eligibility determination. The program is most relevant to established Turkish technology exporters with a documented revenue growth trajectory seeking substantial working-capital or capex financing at concessional rates.
Concessional credit of 20–50 million TRY for fast-growing Turkish exporters and high-tech mid-caps to fund personnel, equipment, software, and working capital.
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