Rewarding international investments
adding value and making difference
Chairperson's Message
Ayşem Sargın
YASED Chairperson
Distinguished YASED Members and Stakeholders,
As the business community, we are striving to improve our competitiveness in this new world order, where we are confronted with emerging challenges such as COVID-19 and talk more and more about global supply chains, digitization, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. As international companies, we closely follow global trends both in our companies and in YASED and try to be part of the transformation with the multinational structure, experience, and extensive communication network of YASED members.
As investors in Turkey, we have a responsibility to sustain our country’s competitiveness in the changing global order. As long as Turkey succeeds, our investments will be successful. We believe we must draw attention to international investors who promote digitalization, sustainability, integration into supply chains, and startup ecosystems so that we may capture a greater share of these investments on the scale of our potential.
As YASED, we believe in our country’s goal of increasing its market share from international investment flows to over 1 percent. For this purpose, we were very pleased to see the release of Turkey’s “Foreign Direct Investment Strategy (2021-2023)” by the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey last year, which we had participated in the preparation stage. We believe that this strategy document will make our country more competitive in hosting quality international investments. As YASED, we are glad to launch the “International Investor Awards,” together with our Investment Office, which we have always worked closely with and see as a pioneer in transforming the competitiveness of our investment environment. International Investor Awards will bring together existing international investors and investment stakeholders in Turkey to highlight quality international investments that contribute to Turkey’s development goals in accordance with the objectives set forth in the Foreign Direct Investment Strategy.
Within the scope of “2022 YASED International Investor Awards”, the first of the “International Investor Awards” that we aim to organize annually in the coming period, we aim to promote Turkey’s successful international investments beyond Turkey and to disseminate their success stories and best practices. We believe that this study will create a vital resource that highlights the strengths of our country for investors, which can be benefited by our members who are investors in Turkey and potential investors.
As YASED, we are proud to carry out all our activities to contribute to sustainable economic development in Turkey and create a better business and investment environment in line with the criteria adopted by our members. Within the scope of our award program, which we have carried out with the contributions of the Investment Office, we are waiting for your application for the visibility that your achievements deserve and the inspiration and pride in our investment community by being on the list of quality international investors of Turkey.
Ayşem Sargın
YASED Chairperson
The 2022 YASED International Investor Awards is an award program that recognizes international investments Leading Digital and Technological Transformation, Increasing Integration into Global Supply Chains, Pioneering the Sustainable Development Agenda, and Supporting the Startup Ecosystem, in line with the Foreign Direct Investment Strategy of Turkey and the YASED vision.
The 2022 YASED International Investor Awards is an award program in which 14 international investors will be awarded. The “Investment of the Year” award will be given to 2 companies that brought the most financial investment and/or attracted the most strategic investment in 2021. In accordance with the quality FDI definition, the top 3 best performing international companies in 2021 will be awarded in each of the themes “Sustainable Development”, “Digital Transformation”, “Integration into Global Supply Chains” and “Startup Friendly.” Within the scope of the award program, in addition to investor awards, the “Investor-Friendly Public Policies of the Year” will be awarded, where the applicant international investors evaluate public policies with respect to their investor friendliness.
The 5+1 award category within the 2022 YASED International Investor Awards is compatible with 7 profiles and 4 horizontal axes within the framework of quality FDI definition.
Click here for detailed information about award categories and evaluation methodology.
For more information, call YASED at +90 212 272 50 94 or email awards@yased.org.tr.
Investments Pioneering Digital and Technological Transformation
Evaluation Criteria:
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments in selected ICT areas
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Providing employment in R&D, design centers and/or Technology Zones
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Engaging in developing digital technology or disseminating digital technologies
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Profile 1: All R&D, design and innovation center investments regardless of sector
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Profile 2: Investments supporting digital transformation: Investments which develop/expand technologies ensuring the digital transformation of industries and services
Investments Increasing Integration to Global Supply Chains
Evaluation Criteria:
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments in selected manufacturing sectors
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Increasing employment in selected service sectors
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Realizing high volume of exports independent of its sector
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Implementing production and service projects that strengthen Turkey's role as a ‘’production and distribution hub’’
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Profile 3: Investments providing technology and knowledge transfer - Production investments that develop suppliers, have strong forward-and-backward connections, are technology-intensive, and have high added-value
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Profile 4: Investments providing high-quality employment: Value-added, high-tech service sector and business services investments
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Profile 6: Export-oriented production investments
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Axis 1: Investments to support infrastructure (ICT, Energy, Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure)
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Axis 2: Investments with high expansion and growth potential
Sustainable Development Friendly Investments
Evaluation Criteria:
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Providing vast employment independent of its sector
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Providing employment in priority development regions
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments in critical sectors
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Moving to a greener production structure
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments that can be considered as an impact investment
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Profile 5: Investments provide high employment - Investments whose selected location is in priority development regions and which provide high employment, regardless of sector
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Profile 7: Investments reducing import dependency in sector/product groups with high imports of intermediate goods
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Axis 2: Investments with high expansion and growth potential
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Axis 3: Investments in line with the SDGs
Startup Friendly Investments
Evaluation Criteria:
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Collaborating that contributes to the startup ecosystem
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Profile 3: Investments providing technology and knowledge transfer
Investor-Friendly Public Policies of the Year
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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In order to achieve the main objective of the Turkey FDI Strategy, public policies that serve the strategies related to the FDI services cycle and investment climate competitiveness
Investment of the Year
Largest Investment of the Year
Evaluation Criteria:
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The company that attracts/receives the largest investment
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Axis 4: High-quality financial investments
Most Strategic Investment of the Year
Evaluation Criteria:
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The company that attracts/receives the most strategic investments
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Axis 4: High-quality financial investments
INTERNATIONAL
INVESTOR
AWARDS
WHO CAN APPLY
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The awards program is open to all companies that meet the eligibility criteria. No membership and/or fee requirements are required.
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The program is application-based. The performance of companies that did not apply is not evaluated.
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Companies can apply for the program through this website. Applications through alternative means will not be accepted.
-
After completing the user creation procedure on the application screen, the applicant firms can finish their applications and change the information they have already supplied throughout the application period.
-
It is sufficient for companies to apply only once to be evaluated in 5 different categories. If the relevant evaluation questions are completed, it is possible to apply only in the desired award categories.
-
In the final step of the application form, information regarding which award categories the firm can be evaluated is also shared, based on the questions answered during the application.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
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Companies established in December and/or before 2021 are eligible to apply for the award program.
-
Companies with legal entities in which foreign investors participate in a minimum share of 10 percent, directly and indirectly, are eligible to apply for the award program.
-
Companies whose status is “active” at the time of the application are eligible to apply.
-
Applications of publicly owned companies are not considered valid.
-
Applications of liaison offices are not considered valid because they do not engage in commercial activities.
-
Applications from non-profit companies are not considered valid.
-
Applications of conglomerates are not considered valid; individual companies under the roof of a conglomerate can apply to the award program.
INTERNATIONAL INVESTOR AWARDS
Chairperson's Message
Ayşem Sargın
YASED Chairperson
Distinguished YASED Members and Stakeholders,
As the business community, we are striving to improve our competitiveness in this new world order, where we are confronted with emerging challenges such as COVID-19 and talk more and more about global supply chains, digitization, sustainability, and entrepreneurship. As international companies, we closely follow global trends both in our companies and in YASED and try to be part of the transformation with the multinational structure, experience, and extensive communication network of YASED members.
As investors in Turkey, we have a responsibility to sustain our country’s competitiveness in the changing global order. As long as Turkey succeeds, our investments will be successful. We believe we must draw attention to international investors who promote digitalization, sustainability, integration into supply chains, and startup ecosystems so that we may capture a greater share of these investments on the scale of our potential.
As YASED, we believe in our country’s goal of increasing its market share from international investment flows to over 1 percent. For this purpose, we were very pleased to see the release of Turkey’s “Foreign Direct Investment Strategy (2021-2023)” by the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey last year, which we had participated in the preparation stage. We believe that this strategy document will make our country more competitive in hosting quality international investments. As YASED, we are glad to launch the “International Investor Awards,” together with our Investment Office, which we have always worked closely with and see as a pioneer in transforming the competitiveness of our investment environment. International Investor Awards will bring together existing international investors and investment stakeholders in Turkey to highlight quality international investments that contribute to Turkey’s development goals in accordance with the objectives set forth in the Foreign Direct Investment Strategy.
Within the scope of “2022 YASED International Investor Awards”, the first of the “International Investor Awards” that we aim to organize annually in the coming period, we aim to promote Turkey’s successful international investments beyond Turkey and to disseminate their success stories and best practices. We believe that this study will create a vital resource that highlights the strengths of our country for investors, which can be benefited by our members who are investors in Turkey and potential investors.
As YASED, we are proud to carry out all our activities to contribute to sustainable economic development in Turkey and create a better business and investment environment in line with the criteria adopted by our members. Within the scope of our award program, which we have carried out with the contributions of the Investment Office, we are waiting for your application for the visibility that your achievements deserve and the inspiration and pride in our investment community by being on the list of quality international investors of Turkey.
Ayşem Sargın
YASED Chairperson
The 2022 YASED International Investor Awards is an award program that recognizes international investments Leading Digital and Technological Transformation, Increasing Integration into Global Supply Chains, Pioneering the Sustainable Development Agenda, and Supporting the Startup Ecosystem, in line with the Foreign Direct Investment Strategy of Turkey and the YASED vision.
Investments Pioneering Digital and Technological Transformation
Investments Increasing Integration to Global Supply Chains
Investor-Friendly Public Policies of the Year
Investments Sustainable Development Friendly
Investment of the Year
INVESTMENTS PIONEERING DIGITAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION
Evaluation Criteria:
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments in selected ICT areas
-
Providing employment in R&D, design centers and/or Technology Zones
-
Engaging in developing digital technology or disseminating digital technologies
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
-
Profile 1: All R&D, design and innovation center investments regardless of sector
-
Profile 2: Investments supporting digital transformation: Investments which develop/expand technologies ensuring the digital transformation of industries and services
INVESTMENTS INCREASING INTEGRATION TO GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAINS
Evaluation Criteria:
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Making greenfield/enlargement investments in selected manufacturing sectors
-
Increasing employment in selected service sectors
-
Realizing high volume of exports independent of its sector
-
Implementing production and service projects that strengthen Turkey's role as a ‘’production and distribution hub’’
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
-
Profile 3: Investments providing technology and knowledge transfer - Production investments that develop suppliers, have strong forward-and-backward connections, are technology-intensive, and have high added-value
-
Profile 4: Investments providing high-quality employment: Value-added, high-tech service sector and business services investments
-
Profile 6: Export-oriented production investments
-
Axis 1: Investments to support infrastructure (ICT, Energy, Transportation and Logistics Infrastructure)
-
Axis 2: Investments with high expansion and growth potential
INVESTMENTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FRIENDLY
Evaluation Criteria:
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Providing vast employment independent of its sector
-
Providing employment in priority development regions
-
Making greenfield/enlargement investments in critical sectors
-
Moving to a greener production structure
-
Making greenfield/enlargement investments that can be considered as an impact investment
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
-
Profile 5: Investments provide high employment - Investments whose selected location is in priority development regions and which provide high employment, regardless of sector
-
Profile 7: Investments reducing import dependency in sector/product groups with high imports of intermediate goods
-
Axis 2: Investments with high expansion and growth potential
-
Axis 3: Investments in line with the SDGs
STARTUP FRIENDLY INVESTMENTS
Evaluation Criteria:
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Collaborating that contributes to the startup ecosystem
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Profile 3: Investments providing technology and knowledge transfer
ABOUT 2022 YASED IIA APPLICATION
By clicking the button below, you may begin filling out the 2022 YASED IIA Application Form, submit your prior application, or update your completed application.
For more information, call YASED at +90 212 272 50 94 or email awards@yased.org.tr.
28.04.2022 | Last Chance to Apply: Applications Deadline Extended
Applications deadline for the 2022 YASED International Investor Awards extended to Friday, 27th May.
Updated Calendar:
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Application deadline: May 27, 2022
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Evaluation process: May 28 - June 10, 2022
Click here to start or resume your application >
25.03.2022 | Call for Award Applications
YASED is pleased to announce the 2022 YASED International Investor Awards launch. Turkey’s prominent international investments will be awarded in 5 categories this year.
Please submit your applications online via the link below. You can apply for more than one category.
NEWS
INVESTMENT OF THE YEAR
LARGEST INVESTMENT OF THE YEAR
Evaluation Criteria:
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The company that attracts/receives the largest investment
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Axis 4: High-quality financial investments
MOST STRATEGIC INVESTMENT OF THE YEAR
Evaluation Criteria:
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The company that attracts/receives the most strategic investments
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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Axis 4: High-quality financial investments
INVESTOR-FRIENDLY PUBLIC POLICIES OF THE YEAR
Evaluation Criteria:
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Successful public policies according to the applicant international investors’ evaluation of public practices with respect to their investor friendliness
Link to the Quality FDI Definition:
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In order to achieve the main objective of the Turkey FDI Strategy, public policies that serve the strategies related to the FDI services cycle and investment climate competitiveness
WHO CAN APPLY
-
The awards program is open to all companies that meet the eligibility criteria. No membership and/or fee requirements are required.
-
The program is application-based. The performance of companies that did not apply is not evaluated.
-
Companies can apply for the program through this website. Applications through alternative means will not be accepted.
-
After completing the user creation procedure on the application screen, the applicant firms can finish their applications and change the information they have already supplied throughout the application period.
-
It is sufficient for companies to apply only once to be evaluated in 5 different categories. If the relevant evaluation questions are completed, it is possible to apply only in the desired award categories.
-
In the final step of the application form, information regarding which award categories the firm can be evaluated is also shared, based on the questions answered during the application.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
-
Companies established in December and/or before 2021 are eligible to apply for the award program.
-
Companies with legal entities in which foreign investors participate in a minimum share of 10 percent, directly and indirectly, are eligible to apply for the award program.
-
Companies whose status is “active” at the time of the application are eligible to apply.
-
Applications of publicly owned companies are not considered valid.
-
Applications of liaison offices are not considered valid because they do not engage in commercial activities.
-
Applications from non-profit companies are not considered valid.
-
Applications of conglomerates are not considered valid; individual companies under the roof of a conglomerate can apply to the award program.
CALENDAR
By clicking the button below, you may begin filling out the 2022 YASED IIA Application Form, submit your prior application, or update your completed application.
For more information, call YASED at +90 212 272 50 94 or email awards@yased.org.tr.
NEWS
28.04.2022 | Last Chance to Apply: Applications Deadline Extended
Applications deadline for the 2022 YASED International Investor Awards extended to Friday, 27th May.
Updated Calendar:
-
Application deadline: May 27, 2022
-
Evaluation process: May 28 - June 10, 2022
Click here to start or resume your application >
25.03.2022 | Call for Award Applications
YASED is pleased to announce the 2022 YASED International Investment Awards launch. Turkey’s prominent international investments will be awarded in 5 categories this year.
Please submit your applications online via the link below. You can apply for more than one category.
ABOUT 2022 YASED IIA APPLICATION
Online Application:
March 29 - May 27, 2022
Evaluation Process:
May 27 - June 10, 2022