The Mega Technology Corridor, which will take the innovation ecosystem of Turkey into a new era, was established. Informatics Valley, which was implemented in 2019 with the vision of the National Technology Move; He reached from Kocaeli to Istanbul and from there to Izmir and Baku. A ceremony was held in Izmir for the official openings of Informatics Valley Izmir, Informatics Valley Istanbul and Informatics Valley Baku.
With the openings jointly held by Youth and Sports Minister Mehmet Muharrem Kasapoğlu and Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank, Informatics Valley, Turkey's technology and innovation base, took an important step towards becoming a national brand.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Youth and Sports Kasapoğlu said, “As a city that is also the pioneer of national technology, İzmir will continue to be a pioneer, produce and run at the forefront as usual.” Industry and Technology Minister Varank said, “With this corridor, technological and economic relations will develop between Kocaeli, Istanbul, Izmir and Baku, and mutual experience transfer will be strengthened.” used the phrases.
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
In addition to Minister Kasapoğlu and Varank, the President of the Presidency Digital Transformation Office Taha Ali Koç, İzmir Governor Yavuz Selim Köşger, AK Party Deputy Chairman Hamza Dağ, AK Party deputy Alpay Özalan, IT Valley General Manager A. Serdar İbrahimcioğlu, Havelsan General Manager Mehmet Akif Nacar, KOSGEB President Hasan Basri Kurt, TSE President Mahmut Sami Şahin, TÜRKPATENT President Cemil Başpınar, AK Party İzmir Provincial President Bilal Saygılı, AK Party Youth Branch President Eyyüp Kadir İnan, İzmir Institute of Technology Rector Prof. . Dr. Yusuf Baran, İzmir University of Economics Rector Prof Dr Murat Aşkar, İzmir Democracy University Rector Prof Dr Bedriye Tunçsiper, İzmir Bakırçay University Rector Prof Dr Mustafa Berktaş, Azerbaijan Technical University Vice Rector Prof Dr Rashad Aliyev and many academicians and guests attended.
Informatics Valley Promotional Film and Mega Technology Corridor Opening Film were also screened at the ceremony. Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Youth and Sports Kasapoğlu said:
WILL RUN FRONT
We are opening one of the important stages of our national technology move in İzmir with Informatics Valley. As a city that is also the pioneer of national technology, İzmir will continue to be a pioneer, produce and run at the forefront as always. I wish you good luck.
WE ARE EVERYWHERE
Türkiye is now a country that walks towards its dreams. Wherever you need to be, in the air, on the land, in the sea, we are there. We are there with the children of this country. We are there and we will continue to be there with the precious children of this country, who never hesitate to take the responsibility.
LEADERSHIP VISION
Turkey has a magnificent leadership vision in its 21-year transformation and its future horizon. That leader is our President. With his vision, his upright stance and the leadership spirit that leads, enables and exists with his heart, I believe that the children of this country will always be at the forefront with the local and national spirit, to always be a pioneer, to produce, to transcend the ages, to strive to overcome the ages, just as they do today. will continue to move towards new horizons.
Industry and Technology Minister Varank also said:
TURKEY'S LARGEST TECHNOPARKS of
With the opening of the Mega Technology Corridor, we are expanding the Informatics Valley to Izmir, Istanbul and Baku. If you remember, we held the opening of Turkey's technology base Informatics Valley in 2019 with the presence of our President. Informatics Valley, which is established on an area of 3,5 million square meters, is currently the largest technopark in our country. Since its establishment, Bilişim Vadisi has been leading the way for the achievements we have achieved in the defense industry to be carried over to the civilian field. Nearly 500 companies are located in our valley in Istanbul and Kocaeli campuses in many critical sectors from mobility to information and communication technologies, from software to design.
STRONG TECHNOLOGICAL PLATFORM TO IZMIR
Informatics Valley Izmir, which was first signed by Mr. Binali Yıldırım and later taken under the roof of Bilişim Vadisi, has a closed area of 63 thousand square meters. It will host many domestic and foreign technology entrepreneurs. It will provide employment to more than 6 thousand people. It will come to the fore as a strong platform that will focus on mobility, connectivity technologies, smart cities, cyber security, design and game technologies, especially health and agriculture technologies.
A SIGNIFICANT THRESHOLD HAS BEEN EXCEEDED
Informatics Valley Izmir was our 2018 election promise. We promised and we did. Again, Informatics Valley started its activities in Istanbul. The Mega Technology Corridor extended to the international arena and expanded to Baku. Thus, we have crossed an important threshold in making Informatics Valley an international brand. With this corridor, technological and economic relations will develop between Kocaeli, Istanbul, Izmir and Baku, and the mutual exchange of experience will be strengthened. Collaboration and partnerships will be encouraged, contributing to the production of new technologies, products and services.
A GIANT PROJECT
İzmir Governor Köşger stated that İzmir Technology Base is a giant project implemented on an area of 180 thousand square meters and will pave the way for new projects, and said, "While all components of İzmir are working with all their strength to unleash the city's strong potential, we are taking all necessary steps."
HORIZONTAL ARCHITECTURE
Informatics Valley General Manager İbrahimcioğlu compared the Mega Technology Corridor to the corridor connecting the rooms of a house and said, “In Informatics Valley, where we will build the technologies of the future, we will carry our knowledge and experience in military technologies to the civilian technology field; Bed architecture brings together the technologies of the future with the lifestyle of the future with its walls built with stones from its own region, and sustainable infrastructures.”
GLOBAL ATTRACTION CENTER
IZTECH Rector Prof. Dr. Baran said, “As a result of the policies carried out under the leadership of our President, our country has become a pioneer in domestic technology production. Informatics Valley Izmir will be one of the most important stations of the very important technology corridor. Informatics Valley Izmir will make Izmir a global center of attraction with the added value it will create, the collaborations it will create, and the contributions it will make to the entrepreneurial ecosystem.” said.
After the opening speeches, the ministers and the accompanying delegation visited the Informatics Valley Izmir Incubation Center.
CENTERS ARE ALSO OPENED
In the ceremony; Teknopark İzmir B1 and B2 buildings, Incubation Center, Wind Energy Research Center, Cellular Imaging Research Center, Bioengineering and Food Engineering Department Service Buildings and student dormitories with a capacity of XNUMX people were also opened.
CIVIL TECHNOLOGIES ARE IN FOCUS
Informatics Valley was established in Kocaeli in order to transfer the success of Turkey in the defense industry to civilian technologies. Informatics Valley, which also hosts Turkey's Automobile Togg; It has made a name for itself in the technology and innovation ecosystem with its Incubation Business Center, Digital Game and Animation Cluster Center, Turkey Open Source Platform, Acceleration Programs and 42 Software Schools.
GEOTECHNOLOGICAL ADVANTAGES
Aiming to strengthen Turkey's existing geopolitical advantages geotechnically with its Kocaeli, Istanbul, Izmir and Baku campuses, Bilişim Vadisi draws attention with the projects it has developed with universities, the collaborations it maintains with strong brands, and the advantages it provides to entrepreneurs. Informatics Valley's Kocaeli and Istanbul campuses contain a total of 475 companies. Approximately 314 thousand people work on the two campuses, where 530 projects have been completed and 6 projects are ongoing.