UR-GE ACTIVITIES
Services provided within the scope of UR-GE supports:
• For international activities such as trade delegations, market research, and fair visits within the project scope: in addition to logistics services such as hotel, transportation, transfer, and translation, arranging B2B meetings in the country to be visited, scheduling appointments for meetings and official visits, and organizing necessary public relations activities through our local partners.
• Providing country-specific international marketing consultancy services to the cluster and the firms within the cluster through our local partners abroad.
What is UR-GE?
• UR-GE is an incentive system designed to enhance the competitiveness of clusters of firms operating in the same or similar business fields, geographically close to each other, and both cooperating and competing with each other. It is implemented under the UR-GE project, which is part of the Presidential Decree No. 5973 on Export Supports.
Who Can Apply?
• Organizations that carry out cooperation activities for their members can apply, including the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM), the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Exporters' Associations, Chambers of Commerce and/or Industry, Organized Industrial Zones, Industrial Zones, Technology Development Zones, Sectoral Associations and Organizations, Sectoral Foreign Trade Companies (SDŞ), Commodity Exchanges, Employers' Unions, associations, unions, and cooperatives established by manufacturers, and export consortia.
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Requirement Analysis
✓ Project Preparation Phase
✓ Creating a Common Vision Phase
✓ Macro & Micro Competitiveness Analyses
✓ Industry Trends
✓ Company Analyses
✓ International Market Opportunities
✓ Project Roadmap (3-Year Strategic Planning)SUPPORT AMOUNT: 6,000,000 TL
SUPPORT RATE: 75% -
Employment
Supported Activities:
✓ Employment of up to 2 people by the Collaboration Organization to ensure the organization and coordination of programs carried out within the scope of the project.
✓ Comparable employer costs.Support Amount: 2 Personnel
Support Rate: 75% -
Training and Consultancy
✓ Foreign Trade Management
✓ International Marketing and E-Commerce
✓ Branding
✓ Innovation and Clustering
✓ Institutionalization and Human Resources Management
✓ Information and Communication Technologies
✓ Financial Management and Risk Management
✓ Quality and Efficiency
✓ Project Management and Strategic Management
✓ Fashion and Design
✓ Sector-specific topics deemed appropriate by the MinistrySUPPORT AMOUNT: 6,000,000 TL
SUPPORT RATE: 75% -
Cluster Promotion Activities
✓ Cluster Website Design
✓ Creation of Cluster Identity (brochure/booklet design and printing, cluster logo design)
✓ Cluster Promotions in Print and Visual Media
✓ Preparing Cluster Promotion Films
✓ Promoting the Cluster on the Internet and Social Media
✓ Only promotions targeting Turkish and/or domestic audiences are not supported.SUPPORT AMOUNT: 6,000,000 TL
SUPPORT RATE: 75% -
Overseas Marketing Activity
✓ Joint Market Research
✓ Institution/Organization Visits
✓ Matching (B2B) Activities
✓ Cluster Promotion Activities
✓ A maximum of 10 Overseas Marketing Activities can include one fair visit and one visit to a best practice example.Support Amount: 2,500,000 TL per Program / Up to 10 Programs
Support Rate: 75% -
Buying Delegation Activity
Inviting foreign import companies, institutions and organizations, and press members to Turkey to support:
✓ B2B meetings
✓ Facility visits
✓ Professional organization visitsSupport Amount: 1,500,000 TL per Program / Up to 10 Programs
SUPPORT RATE: 75% -
Virtual Overseas Marketing Activity
Target Group
✓ Collaboration Organizations – Application 1 month in advance
Expenses Covered by Support
For virtual international marketing activities:
✓ Service expenses for promotion, including written and visual communication or advertising campaigns in digital environments such as internet and mobile,
✓ Service expenses for planning and coordination,
✓ Expenses for organizing matching and B2B meetings,
✓ Fees paid to the platforms where activities are conducted
✓ Translation expenses.
Support Amount: 800,000 TL per Program / Up to 10 Programs
SUPPORT RATE: 75%
