According to information compiled from the Ministry of Industry and Technology’s 2026 Performance Program, the National Regional Development Strategy will continue to be implemented at the central level for the 2024–2028 period, while regional plans will remain in force at the local level.
Through seven programs carried out using funds allocated from the Ministry’s budget and resources transferred to development agencies by local stakeholders, cities are expected to boost production, attraction centers to be established, regional development funds to be strengthened, and social development to gain momentum.
Within this framework, the number of firms participating in supported cluster partnerships—729 last year—is projected to rise to 750 this year and to reach 800 by 2028.
In line with the objectives of the “Coordination and Support of Regional Development Subprogram,” a total investment of TRY 4.142 billion was made from the budget for 2025. This amount is expected to increase to TRY 4.737 billion in 2026, TRY 5.215 billion in 2027, and TRY 5.633 billion in 2028.
Accordingly, in line with the goals of the National Regional Development Strategy, the Ministry aims to invest a total of TRY 15.6 billion to support local development during the 2026–2028 period.
TRY 2.75 billion support for development agencies this year
The largest share of the budget was allocated to development agencies. Increases were recorded across all items, particularly for socially oriented projects and support for attraction centers.
It is envisaged that development agencies will implement 58 financial support programs and guided projects this year. For this purpose, TRY 2.75 billion has been allocated to support development agencies. This figure is planned to rise to around TRY 3 billion next year.
The Social Development Support Program (SOGEP), the only program implemented outside the framework of social services in the field of social development, aims to enhance the productive capacities of disadvantaged groups, increase their participation in economic and social life and employability, promote social inclusion, and support social entrepreneurship models as well as private sector social responsibility activities.
Within this scope, while TRY 650 million was spent on projects in 2025, expenditures are expected to reach TRY 780 million in 2026, TRY 826 million in 2027, and TRY 900 million in 2028.
TRY 550 million for attraction centers
Through the Attraction Centers Support Program, industrial infrastructure in target regions will be supported, complementary investments accelerated, trade opportunities expanded, and human capital developed via vocational training and entrepreneurship centers.
Under the program, the number of completed projects rose from 133 in 2024 to 142 in 2025. The number of projects is targeted to reach 166 this year, 185 next year, and 210 by 2028. Accordingly, TRY 500 million was allocated to projects for 2025, TRY 550 million for 2026, TRY 610 million for 2027, and TRY 659 million for 2028.
National competitiveness target for 13 cities
The Producing Cities Program aims to ensure balanced industrial development across the country and to enable Adana, Antalya, Balıkesir, Denizli, Eskişehir, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Kayseri, Konya, Manisa, Mersin, Sakarya, and Tekirdağ—important industrial, service, and tourism centers outside major metropolitan areas—to achieve an internationally competitive production structure.
In this regard, the program targets strengthening the integration of businesses into global production systems, improving cities’ international accessibility and quality of urban life, and developing industrial, technological, and innovation infrastructures as well as human capital and institutional capacities. Under the program, projects will receive TRY 70.5 million in support this year, TRY 78.2 million next year, and TRY 84.5 million in 2028.
Meanwhile, efforts are also underway to enhance the institutional capacities of regional development administrations. These efforts focus primarily on increasing competence in core monitoring processes and developing a shared monitoring infrastructure, while also identifying other needs of the administrations and carrying out capacity-building activities accordingly.
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