1. MERSİN TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ZONE

2. key figures…

3. Source: OECD, 24.10.2013 Access to Multiple Markets Area Total 783,562 km 2 (37th)37th PopulationPopulation 2013 estimate 75,627,384 [3] (18th) [3]18th GDPGDP (PPP)PPP2012 estimate Total $1.356 trillion [4][5] (15th) [4][5]15th Per capita$18,348 [5] (54th) [5]54th

4. 16 th largest economy in the world and 6 th when compared to the EU Countries in 2012 (IMF) The largest youth population when compared to the EU countries

5. 54 million credit card users (2012) 68 million GSM users (2012) 20 million broadband internet subscribers (2012)

6. Turkey is the 8 th largest steel producer in the world and 2 nd compared with the EU countries (worldsteel 2012) Turkey is the 16 th largest automotive producer in the world (OICA 2012)

7. - Turkish Airlines is one of the fastest growing airlines in Europe -The best airline in Europe (Skytrax 2011 & 2012) - 131 million airline passengers in Turkey (2012) - Istanbul Ataturk Airport is the best airport in Southern Europe (Skytrax 2010)

8. Turkey is the 6 th most visited holiday destination in the world (2011) International Tourist Arrivals Country 2011 (million) 1. France79.5 2. USA62.3 3. China57.6 4. Spain56.7 5. Italy46.1 6. Turkey29.3 7. UK29.2 8. Germany28.4 9. Malaysia24.7 10. Mexico23.4 Source: UNWTO ;*Ministry of Culture and Tourism Out of world’s top 100 best hotels 22 are from Turkey (TUI Holly, 2012)

9. Source: OECD Economic Outlook No.91, June 2012 The fastest growing economy among the OECD countries Average Annual Real GDP Growth (%) Forecast in OECD 2012-2017

10. Source: OECD *Harmonized Unemployment Rate, seasonally adjusted Employment Generating Economy Turkey generated c. 3,5 million new jobs since the onset of the global financial crisis in 2009

11. According to the projection by Goldman Sachs, Turkey will be the 9 th largest economy in the world and the 3 rd largest economy in Europe by 2050. 1.China 2.U.S.A. 3.India 4.Brasil 5.Russia 6.Indonesia 7.Mexico 8.U.K. 9.Turkey 10.Japan Source: Goldman Sachs, 2008

12. There are 55 TDZs of which 40 are operational and 15 have been approved and are currently under construction.

13. University IndustryCommunity Mersin Technology Development Zone (Technoscope) was established in order to use the research-development (R&D) studies carried out by the university, industry and other institutions to develop new technologies and transfer them into the industrial production that will contribute to the competitive position of Mersin in both national and international levels. On the basis of TECHNOSCOPE Concept; We support cooperation of Knowledge, Capital & Labor ABOUT US

14. LOCATION Airport, 60 km Sea Port, 10 km

15. Mersin University Campus Mersin Technopark LOCATION

16. SHAREHOLDERS  Mersin Tarsus Organized Industrial Zone (29%)  Mersin Chamber of Commerce & Industry (19%)  Mediterranean Exporter Union (19%)  Mersin Provincial Private Administration (15%)  Mersin University (14%)  Tarsus Chamber of Commerce & Industry (3%)  METU Technopark (1%)

17. MİSSİON & VİSİON Mission: To support innovative ideas & technology development in regional and national scale to compete in global area. Vision: Technoscope aims to be a focus in country development by enhancing regional R&D practices. Under this scope, Technoscope welcomes technology-led companies & entrepreneurs to create synergy in technology development.

18. INTERNATIONAL Technoscope is member of IASP since October’06. The first European Conference of IASP in Turkey was organized by MERSİN TECHNOSCOPE(November 4-5, 2010)

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20. Mersin Technoscope with Numbers 50.000 m² total area 7.200 m² office area 102 offices Calibration Center Living center having social and sport facilities Innovation & Creativity Center (under construction)

21. Growth per Company

22. Distribution of Company 35 Software 5 Mechanical 4 Design 3 Medicine 2 Food 2 Chemistry, 2 Medical 2 Biotechnology, 1 Mechatronic, 2 Automotive,

23. Number of Employees

24. COMPANIES COMPANIES ICT Companies ;

25. Medicine Companies ; Machine Companies; COMPANIES COMPANIES Automotive Companies ; Food Companies ;

26. The Technology Development Zone Law Income tax exemptions for R&D staffCorparate tax exemptions VAT exemptions Tax exemptions for management companies Incentives for the academic personnel working for science park companies Foreign investors and companies are eligible for all incentives Support and incentives

27. The Technology Development Zone Law Set-up companyBecome shareholder Become Board Member Revolving Fund Exemptions Support and incentives(regarding academicians)

28. SERVICES Consultancy Project Establishment Financial Legal Ads & Marketing Fair & Promotion İŞKUR (national recruitment agency) EEN (European Enterprıse Network) KOSGEB (Small & Medium Sizes Organization Development Agency Other Infrastructure services Conference hall,meeting room Security guard presence Shopping Center Fire fighting services Training & Consultancy Health center Connections to business support initiatives and facilities Access to international links Economic energy Accessibility to Mersin’s Universities’ expertise and technical facilities

29. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

30. An awareness meeting by Tubitak was held in Mersin. EUREKA Awareness Meeting ( 21.02.2012) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

31. 2012 CEBİT (06.03.2012) 15 Technoscope firms visited CEBIT in Hannover with the leadership of Technoscope. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

32. Green Project by EEN (European Enterprise Network) (15.03.2012) Greening business through the Enterprise Europe Network project was conducted for SMEs in Mersin to improve their energy efficiency. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

33. Technoscope held a training on entrepreneurship to the new grads and last year students. Entrepreneurship Training (12.05.2012) Project Life Cycle Training (19.05.2012) Technoscope held a training of project life cycle for its incubator companies. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

34. SODES Moving Towards University (11.07.2012) Technoscope held a 3-month training programme for high school students to improve their computer literacy. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

35. Mediterranean’s Rising Star Technoscope Workshop (03.12.2012) Technoscope held a workshop to gather insight from all stakeholders or the technopark. A workshop that university, industry, NGO and Governmental organizations brainstormed to improve collabaration amongs each other trough Technoscope. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

36. International Contacts (15.02.2013) To create a technology bridge between Mersin Technoscope and Oberhausen GmbH. COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

37. Mediterranean Rotary Club, Invited Speaker (19.02.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

38. Mersin Technoscope and İŞKUR (Turkish Employment Organisation) has signed cooperation agreement. Mersin Technoscope has contributed within the framework on the improvement of the labour market on Information Technolgy System in SME's. UMEM (Specialized Vocational Training Center) Training (07.03.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

39. Technology Development Foundation (TTGV) meets with Mersin Technopark & Companies (25.03.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

40. Technoscope, member of the board of directors Association of Turkish Teknology Park’s (12.04.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

41. Mersin Technoscope attended EUREKA Networking Day (28.05.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

42. Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME’s) Entrepreneurship in Vocational Education and Training (30.05.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

43. Mersin Technoscope was invited as a jury to Language & Artificial Intelligence Technologies Innovation Summit (26.06.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

44. Mersin Technoscope visited Daedeok Technopolis and Innopolis Foundation. (21.10.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

45. Technoscope held The GREAT Compaign together with British Council (19.11.2013) COMPLETED PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

46. TEB (Turkey Finance Bank) Enterprise House Education. (26.12.2013)

47. ABC (Academy– Bussines – Community) PORTAL ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

48. Creativity and Innovation Center ONGOING PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

49. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

50. CONTACT Mersin Technoscope Mersin Üniversitesi Çiftlikköy Kampüsü +90 (324) 361 07 77 +90 (324) 361 07 78 info@technoscope.com.tr www.technoscope.com.tr