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    Turkey

    Tier 1
    Europe & Central Asia · #14 of 32 curated markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    50.9▼ -1.9 YoY
    ●●●0.91IEPA COMPOSITE
    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420264044485256
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202400.61.21.82.4
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #43of 145 ranked economies▲ 6 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    20102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202442454852
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.40% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    444
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.70
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    +2.53
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    READ ALONGSIDE THE INDEX
    This market sits in the top 35% on productive capability but the bottom 48% on the IEPA composite. The productive base is running ahead of the system converting it, which points the diagnosis at conversion rather than capacity. Both figures rank the same 115 markets that carry each measure.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies79 of 104 made · 88% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories33 of 50 made · 82% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods48 of 78 made · 77% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts63 of 155 made · 80% of the rest within reach
    Minerals19 of 48 made · 86% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture50 of 200 made · 65% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals20 of 157 made · 42% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods3 of 73 made · 29% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 40% of that cluster today, and 86% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    READ ON THE 315 OF 444 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Sausages$7B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.11 · COMPLEXITY +0.35
    Other articles of wood$8B world market
    Wood, Paper & FurnitureOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.33
    Womens overcoats, not knit$19B world market
    Textiles, Apparel & LeatherOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.42
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 287 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    746organizations indexed across 8 types · 722 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    253
    Health research
    179
    Government bodies
    77
    Research organizations
    71
    Corporate R&D
    61
    SEZ authorities
    53
    Science & tech parks
    31
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    21
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 746 indexed
    Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall
    Science & tech parks · Istanbul · 1989
    Bostancı Show Center
    Science & tech parks · Kadıköy · 1992
    Manisa Organized Industrial Zone
    SEZ authorities · Istanbul · 1970
    Adana Haci Sabanci Organized Industrial Zone
    SEZ authorities · Istanbul · 1984
    Istanbul University
    Universities & research bodies · Istanbul · 1453
    Fatih Sultan Mehmet Waqf University
    Universities & research bodies · Istanbul · 1470
    Roche (Turkey)
    Corporate R&D · Istanbul · 1896
    Sabancı Holding (Turkey)
    Corporate R&D · Istanbul · 1926
    Turkish Chemical Society
    Research organizations · Istanbul · 1919
    Turkish Ophthalmological Association
    Research organizations · Istanbul · 1928
    Balikli Rum Vakfi Hastanesi
    Health research · Istanbul · 1753
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