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Türkiye minister seeks closer EU funding ties for industry
Türkiye’s industry minister called for closer EU funding cooperation on Oct.
14 in Ankara.
Mehmet Fatih Kacır said funding should reflect Türkiye’s status as an EU candidate and its economic ties with the bloc.
The funding could support industrial investment, cleaner production and digital technologies.
The EU and Türkiye have already jointly funded the second phase of the Competitive Sectors Program, with about 260 million euros supporting 43 projects in 23 provinces.
More than 1,000 small businesses gained access to advanced technology, and the projects helped develop products and prototypes, some of which were commercialized or patented.
Kacır also pointed to 5.7 million euros in planned EU support for a platform intended to attract more financing to cut industrial emissions; Türkiye is also following preparations for EU funding instruments for 2028–2034.
Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır called for closer financial cooperation with the European Union to support industry.
He said future funding arrangements should reflect Türkiye’s EU candidate status and integration into the European economy.
Türkiye was following preparations for EU funding instruments covering the 2028–2034 budget period, he said.
The second phase of the Competitive Sectors Program received about 260 million euros and supported 43 projects in 23 provinces.
Kacır said planned EU support of 5.7 million euros for an industrial decarbonization platform would help attract further financing.
- Who
- Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır.
- What
- He called for closer financial cooperation with the EU to support industrial investment, cleaner production and digital technologies.
- When
- Oct. 14, 2026.
- Where
- Ankara, Türkiye.
- Why
- To support industrial investment, cleaner production and digital technologies, and to help reduce industrial emissions.
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- Speaker
- Mehmet Fatih Kacır
- Speech date
- Oct. 14, 2026
- Program funding
- About 260 million euros
- Projects supported
- 43 projects in 23 provinces
- Planned platform support
- 5.7 million euros for the Türkiye Industrial Decarbonization Investment Platform