SME Definition in Turkey
|
Type |
Employees |
Revenue |
Net Sales |
|
Micro |
<10 |
≤5 |
≤5 |
|
Small |
<50 |
≤50 |
≤50 |
|
Medium |
<250 |
≤250 |
≤250 |
SME Statistics
|
Type |
Number |
|
|
Total Enterprises |
3.652.521 |
|
|
Total SME |
3.645.469 |
|
|
|
Number |
Percentage (In SMEs) |
|
Micro |
3.420.580 |
93,65 % |
|
Small |
193.304 |
5,29 % |
|
Medium |
32.585 |
0,89 % |
|
The share of SMEs in economy |
|
|
Total enterprises |
%99,83 |
|
Total employment |
%72,7 |
|
Total value added |
%50,6 |
|
Total sales |
%61,7 |
|
Total investments |
%58,3 |
|
Total exports |
%55,1 |
|
R&D expenditures |
%35,3 |
Plans and Programs
KOSGEB Strategic Plan
Turkish Entrepreneurship Strategyand Action Plan (GİSEP)
SME Strategy and Action Plan
SME Strategy and Action Plan (KSEP) 2015-2018
The overall purpose of 2015-2018 SSAP:
increasing the competitive strength of SMEs in international levels and
increasing the contribution of SMEs in the economic growth of our country”.
5 strategic areas have been identified:
1. Competitive strength
2. Internationalisation
3. Business and investment partnership
4. R&D and Innovation capacity
5. Finance