Omer Hiziroglu
Inovent

Iclal Arguc
Sabanci University

When it comes to technology transfer activities Turkey is really not on the map, yet. Lately, Turkey’s dynamic economy is attracting a lot of international attention with a financial sector that is stronger than ever in a Europe that is struggling with economic crises. Nevertheless, delays in the judicial and legislative processes, weak intellectual property protection and low R&D spending may impede the Turkish government’s ambitious target to take place among the top 10 economies in the world by the year 2023.