Development Agencies are autonomous public institutions that work under the coordination of the Ministry of Industry and Technology in order to reduce interregional inequalities and ensure regional development. Development Agencies are not implementing organizations that invest directly. The main task of the Development Agencies is to support the cooperation between the public sector, private sector and non-governmental organizations to reveal the local potential. Each throughout Turkey Founded in Level 2 26 Total Development Agency is available.

Development Agencies were established to accelerate regional development, ensure its sustainability, reduce inter-regional and intra-regional development disparities by developing cooperation between the public sector, private sector and non-governmental organizations, ensuring proper and efficient use of resources and activating local potential.

Duties of Development Agencies;

Providing technical support for planning studies of local governments.
Supporting activities and projects that ensure the implementation of regional plans and programs; To monitor and evaluate the implementation process of the activities and projects supported within this scope and to report the results to the Ministry of Industry and Technology.
To contribute to the development of the rural and local development capacity of the region in accordance with the regional plans and programs and to support the projects within this scope.
To monitor other projects carried out by the public sector, private sector and non-governmental organizations in the region and deemed important in terms of regional plans and programs.
To develop the cooperation between the public sector, private sector and non-governmental organizations in order to realize the regional development goals.
Using or making available the internal and external funds allocated to the Agency for regional development in accordance with the regional plans and programs.
To carry out researches to determine the resources and opportunities of the region, to accelerate economic and social development and to increase the competitiveness, to support the researches made by other persons, institutions and organizations.

To promote or have the business and investment opportunities of the region promoted at national and international level in cooperation with the relevant institutions.
To monitor and coordinate the permits and licenses and other administrative works and transactions within the scope of duty and authority of investors, public institutions and organizations in the provinces of the region within the period specified in the relevant legislation.
To support small and medium-sized enterprises and new entrepreneurs by cooperating with relevant organizations on issues such as management, production, promotion, marketing, technology, finance, organization and workforce training.
Turkey participates in the region to promote the bilateral or multilateral international activities related to the program and to contribute to the development projects under these programs.
To create a website where the activities, financial structure and other issues related to the agency will be published.

Development Agency

Website

Ahiler Development Agency (AHIKA)

http://www.ahi-ka.org.tr/

Ankara Development Agency (ANKARAKA)

http://www.ankaraka.org.tr/

West Mediterranean Development Agency (BAKA)

http://www.baka.org.tr/

Western Black Sea Development Agency (BAKKA)

http://www.bakka.org.tr/

Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency (BEBKA)

http://www.bebka.org.tr/

Çukurova Development Agency (ÇKA)

http://www.cka.org.tr/

Dicle Development Agency (DİKA)

http://www.dika.org.tr/

Eastern Mediterranean Development Agency (DOĞAKA)

http://www.dogaka.org.tr/

Eastern Anatolia Development Agency (DAKA)

http://www.daka.org.tr/

Eastern Black Sea Development Agency (DOKA)

http://www.doka.org.tr/

East Marmara Development Agency (MARKA)

http://www.marka.org.tr/

Fırat Development Agency (FKA)

http://www.fka.org.tr/

Southern Aegean Development Agency (GEKA)

http://geka.org.tr/

Southern Marmara Development Agency (GMKA)

http://www.gmka.org.tr/

İpekyolu Development Agency (İKA)

http://www.ika.org.tr/

Istanbul Development Agency (İSTKA)

http://www.istka.org.tr/

İzmir Development Agency (İZKA)

http://www.izka.org.tr/

Karacadağ Development Agency (KARACADAĞ)

http://www.karacadag.org.tr/

North Anatolian Development Agency (KUZKA)

http://www.kuzka.gov.tr/

North East Anatolia Development Agency (KUDAKA)

http://www.kudaka.org.tr/

Mevlana Development Agency (MEVKA)

http://www.mevka.org.tr/

Central Anatolia Development Agency (ORAN)

http://www.oran.org.tr/

Middle Black Sea Development Agency (OKA)

http://www.oka.org.tr/

Serhat Development Agency (SERKA)

http://www.serka.org.tr/

Trakya Development Agency (TRAKYAKA)

http://www.trakyaka.org.tr/

Zafer Development Agency (ZEKA)

http://www.zafer.org.tr/