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Take Off İstanbul, the premier technology and entrepreneurship event, returns for its 8th edition on December 10–11, 2025, at the Istanbul Expo Center.

Attracting thousands of startup applications from around the world each year, the event once again brings together cutting-edge tech startups with investors, private sector leaders, public institutions, and global tech giants.

The pre-registration period for Take Off İstanbul 2025 startups has officially concluded. Entrepreneurs can now directly apply by purchasing startup tickets, which are available in limited numbers. Startups that complete their application will gain the opportunity to exhibit at the event and pitch on stage.

Startups at Take Off İstanbul will have the chance to showcase their products and solutions directly to potential customers, investors, and corporate firms. While growth-stage startups will take the spotlight on the Main Stage, early-stage ventures will gain visibility on the Startup Stage. Throughout the event, participants can engage in one-on-one investor meetings, gain global media exposure, and connect directly with tech industry leaders.

Take Off İstanbul 2024 united key players of the global tech ecosystem:

  • 250 startups from 23 countries

  • 125 investors from 25 countries

  • Over 15,000 visitors

During the event, four startups secured a total of $1 million in investments after meeting with investors managing over $1.5 billion in capital. Global giants like Meta, SpaceX, Samsung, and Axiom Space took the stage to share their visions for the future of technology.

For Take Off İstanbul 2025, over 500 startups and 200 investors are expected to gather in Istanbul once again, creating a vibrant space for global innovation and entrepreneurship. Don’t miss your chance to join this massive gathering—secure your spot now and take part in shaping the future.

The foundation's primary field of activity is the establishment and support of teams for technical trainings and workshops for secondary school, high school and university youth, as well as project competitions. The second field of activity consists of providing technical and logistic support to technology startups in incubation and acceleration centers and providing capital supports through venture investment funds.

The Turkish Technology Team Foundation was founded in December 2016 by a group of young entrepreneurs and young professionals who believe that realizing the National Technology Initiative is inevitable for Türkiye to raise its voice for a better world and become a truly developed and fully independent society and began operating in January 2017. You can find detailed information about our Board of Trustees and Board members on the "Board" page.

We provide support for startups within the scope of our 1001 Technology Initiative project. In our six-term acceleration program for early-stage technology startups, we offer investment support, office space, startup workshop, expert support, training, mentor support, and bring startups together with potential investors and customers through our investor network and corporate company cluster.

Our first priority is for startups to create added value with technology in critical areas that will increase the competitiveness of our country. On the other hand, we aim for these initiatives to create sparks in areas where there is a paradigm shift in technological development. We attach importance to the ownership of system/sub-system solutions, which are strategically important to be developed in our country, from the design to the product stage with the original design capability. Since we believe that ideas that stand on their feet are nourished by existing experiences, we want startups to be able to form technology clusters together with visionary institutions. In addition, we know that a good startup is made up of diligent people who believe in themselves, which is why we attach great importance to the team.

One of our goals as a foundation is to transform domestic capitalists into technology investors. We invite capital owners who currently prefer safer investment instruments to invest in national technology initiatives to realize the national technology move. In this way, we support our initiatives with our investor network and venture capital fund.