20-Man Company Exported 3 Million Dollars with the Game It Developed in 200 Months

Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank visited the Turkish game company, which realized exports of 20 million dollars with the game developed in 3 months with a team of 200 people.

Varank visited the game company Loop Games, which was established in 2019 and located in Hacettepe Teknokent. Bilal Macit, General Manager of R&D Incentives at the Ministry of Industry and Technology, accompanied Varank during his visit.

Here, Varank, who received information from Loop Games Founder Mert Gür, met with company employees. sohbet He.

Varank stated that last year the company had a team of 7 people and this year a team of 20 people worked in the company, "The team of 20 people sold a game they made in 3 months and brought 200 million dollars export income to Turkey." he said.

Pointing out that the company also pays 200 million liras in tax, Varank said, "The event we call the new economy, the value-added economy, is here." made its assessment.

Noting that the game industry is doing very well in Turkey, Varank reminded that 2 unicorns came out of the country in this field and Turkish companies received good investments.

THERE IS REVERSE BRAIN DRAIN

Loop Games Founder Mert Gür stated that the game industry is growing fast in Turkey and said, “Turkey is one of the best in the industry right now, and the whole world accepts this. If we can focus on this side and create big game companies, no one can catch up with us.” said.

Emphasizing that the human resources of the sector are at an advanced technical level, Gür stated that interest in the game sector has started to come from other fields such as the finance sector.

Gür stated that the support given to the sector in Turkey is in a better condition compared to other countries, but these supports are not known enough in the world.

Stating that the salaries in the gaming industry can also compete with those abroad, Gür said, "There is even a reverse brain drain in this company." he said.

Minister Varank also received information about the current works and new projects of Teknokent from Hacettepe University Rector Mehmet Cahit Güran and Hacettepe Teknokent General Manager Veysel Tiryaki.