YTÜ Yıldız Teknopark

YTU Yıldız Teknopark, established by Yıldız Technical University (YTU) in Istanbul, is a leading technology development zone that supports innovation-driven entrepreneurship, research, and high-value R&D activities. It provides startups, scale-ups, and technology companies with modern office and laboratory infrastructure while fostering strong university–industry collaboration. Leveraging YTU’s academic strength and talent pool, the technopark enables the commercialization of research outputs across key sectors such as information technologies, energy, advanced manufacturing, defense, and engineering-based solutions.

 

A central pillar of YTU Yıldız Teknopark’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is YTU Startup House, which functions as a gateway for early-stage startups by offering pre-incubation, incubation, and acceleration support. Through structured acceleration programs, mentorship, investor access, training activities, and close collaboration with YTU TTO and industry partners, startups are supported from idea validation to market entry and scaling. These programs also connect founders with public incentives, corporate partners, and venture capital networks, positioning YTU Yıldız Teknopark as a key contributor to Istanbul’s and Türkiye’s broader startup ecosystem.