Criteria for participation
Applying companies should fulfill the criteria listed below
Application and Admission Process
Approval process (period)
Decision process
Assignment of Office space
Inspection of Companies
Application form

Criteria for participation
Companies wishing to be in Çukurova-Technopolis need to complete the application and admission process. All processing will be completed within a 60 day period from the formal application date. During the construction of Cukurova Technopolis, process of applications for building site to build their own building will be completed.

Applying Companies Should Fulfill the Criteria Listed Below
1. Companies to be involved in Çukurova-Technopolis structure have to show necessary capacity and qualifications for R&D and software development activities.

2. Mass production activities are not permitted within the region. Only projects related prototype production as defined in Technology Development Regions Application Regulation are allowed within Çukurova-Technopolis Technology Development Region.

3. Companies to be involved in Çukurova -Technopolis should show the effort and have desire to develop strong cooperation and collaboration with universities and research centers.

4. Companies to be involved in Çukurova - Technopolis are expected to contribute local and national sustainable development plan. Entrepreneurship and innovation are the two main features sought on the evaluation of their projects and companies wishing to be in Cukurova Technopolis.

5. Companies to be involved in Çukurova - Technopolis are expected to provide attractive employment opportunities for the qualified university graduates.

6. Companies to be involved in Çukurova - Technopolis are expected to believe in social justice, to be respectful to the environment and for the human rights and to have model role for the public.


Application and Admission Process

Companies or organizations wishing to be in Çukurova-Technopolis and expecting to benefit from the Law of Technology Development Regions, submit their first applications to the Cukurova Technology Development Regions Management Company. After face to face discussion with applicant, qualified companies are asked to fill formal application forms.

Approval Process (Period)

Evaluation process is expected to be completed at most within 3 weeks by referee-expert committee consisting of 3 faculty members from Çukurova University. Evaluation forms and the decision by referee-expert committee are presented to the Çukurova Technology Development Region Management Company.


Decision Process
The evaluation report and the opinions of the referee-expert committee on the application and the scores given to application will be presented for approval to the management committee by the Cukurova Technology Development Regions Management Company. Companies will be informed on acceptance or rejection of application by The Cukurova Technopolis management committees. A contract is then signed with companies with approved application.


Assignment of Office Area
The Cukurova Technopolis Company is the authority for evaluation and assignment of office area for entrepreneur companies which want to be in the Çukurova technology development region.
Upon evaluation of application by referees, the management committee of Cukurova Technopolis Company will assign offices for them to start planned activities.


Inspection of Companies
Companies, whose office area was assigned and R&D activities have began, will be systematically inspected by the management committee of Cukurova Technopolis Company as it is stated in the ÇTGB application form under “Application And Processing”.

Entrepreneur companies must provide a report with the information requested by the management of Cukurova Technopolis every 3 month and are required to present it to the technology development regions management committee of Cukurova Technopolis Company. And if necessary, the Cukurova Technopolis Company can form inspection committees to scrutinize the R&D project of Entrepreneur companies.

The Cukurova Technopolis Company warns companies which violate any law of the technology development regions. Even after all warnings, if the company does not still correct these violations, the Cukurova Technopolis Company has the right to repeal the contract and informs governmental and nongovernmental authorities.

Application form