Mustafa Varank

The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) and D-Market Electronic Services and Trading, the company behind Turkish e-commerce giant Hepsiburada, will jointly establish an artificial intelligence center, Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank said on Sept. 12.

A major sky observation event kicked off on Sept. 2 at a 3,000-year-old castle in a picturesque region of southeastern Turkey. 

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Some 63 Turkish startups received $746 million in investments from abroad during the second quarter of this year, the Turkish industry and technology minister said on July 13.

A massive 20-ton gold reserve worth $1.2 billion has been discovered in Turkey's eastern province of Agri, the Turkish industry and technology minister announced on June 10. 

Turkey aims to become a major player in advanced technologies and aims to have new "Turcorn" companies, Technology Minister Mustafa Varank has said.

Privately held startup companies valued at over $1 billion are named "unicorn," and "Turcorn" refers to such companies based in Turkey.

Several Turkish high school students received awards in one of the world's most prestigious science and engineering competitions with projects in various fields, the country's industry and technology minister said on May 22.

Turkey is looking at 2021 as the year when the world will win the fight against the pandemic and the nation's economy will make unprecedented growth, the country's industry minister said.

Turkey will become a producer of critical technologies, instead of a consumer, Turkey's industry and technology minister said on May 19. 

Mustafa Varank said Turkey will not be a market for technological products but a production base for the world.

Turkish scientists working with nanotechnology firm Nanografi are developing the country's first intranasal COVID-19 vaccine, the industry and technology minister said on March 30. 

Speaking at the opening ceremony of Nanografi's new graphene production plant in the capital Ankara, Mustafa Varank said the nasal spray is expected to be more effective.

Turkey is following future technologies closely, with roadmaps for areas such as artificial intelligence, health, and 5G now ready, the industry and technology minister said on March 25.