Turkey

Türkiye seeks to strengthen AI startup ecosystem as GITEX expands to Istanbul

GITEX to showcase Türkiye’s technology ecosystem, infrastructure and long-term ambitions to an international audience while connecting AI entrepreneurs Türkiye is stepping up efforts to attract global technology investors, entrepreneurs and artificial intelligence startups as it prepares to host the GITEX AI technology exhibition in Istanbul […]

Türkiye draws $172 million in startup funding in first half of 2026, gaming leads investment

Gaming startups kept dominating venture capital activity while funding in sectors such as financial technology went down Startups in Türkiye raised $172 million across 87 investment rounds in the first half of 2026, with gaming companies continuing to dominate venture capital activity while funding in […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, July 13-17, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, sustainability and data centers, coming from the UK and the USA Skilled labor shortage threatens U.S. semiconductor expansion A nationwide shortage of skilled workers could slow the construction of new semiconductor manufacturing plants across the United States and limit […]

 Togg, Türkiye’s EV, celebrates eighth anniversary with expanding EV ecosystem

EV ecosystem covers more than 105,000 users, a nationwide charging network and expansion into the European market Türkiye’s homegrown electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer Togg is marking its eighth anniversary after building an ecosystem that includes more than 105,000 users, a nationwide charging network and expansion […]

ITU, Aksoy Holding launch industrial robotics and AI laboratory in Istanbul

The laboratory is the first university laboratory in Turkey to integrate humanoid robotics, industrial robotics, and AI systems under a single research infrastructure Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ) and Turkish conglomerate Aksoy Holding have inaugurated a new industrial robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) laboratory aimed at […]

Paydaş, a Turkish prop-fintech startup, reached $16 million valuation

Paydaş lets users to participate in rental income and potential value appreciation Turkish prop-fintech startup Paydaş announced reaching USD16 million valuation. The starup raised $1.25 million total cash and in-kind investments so far, as the company seeks to make access to global property income more […]

Top 3 tech, startup and sustainability stories of the week, Apr 20-24, 2026

This week’s stories are about tech, AI and sustainability, coming from the EU, UK and Uzbekistan UK backs AI startups with £500M Sovereign AI fund The British government said it will invest £500 million to support domestic artificial intelligence (AI) startups, aiming to accelerate growth, […]