| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 S10S233S30S40S50 Criteria and evidence- S1 · Status: 0 (none)
No national SE strategy or action plan, adopted or in preparation by 31 Dec 2025, was found; the IPA III project launched in July 2026 aims to build the SE 'institutional, policy and regulatory framework': 'none'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - S2 · Dedication: 33 (SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures)
The 12th Development Plan 2024-2028 contains no detail on social entrepreneurship ('12. Kalkınma Planı'nda ... sosyal girişimcilik ile ilgili herhangi bir detay yer almamaktadır'); earlier plans and the Presidential Annual Programmes 2021-2023 carried SE items (regulation, SOGEP restructuring), and the Civil Society Strategy Document and Action Plan, whose Strategic Aim 7 is SE, 'has not yet entered into force' (TÜSEV 2024 report), so it is not counted: 'SE mentioned in an adopted broader strategy, without measures'. · source 1 - S3 · Operational content: 0 (no adopted instrument)
No SE strategy: 'no adopted instrument'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - S4 · Monitoring: 0 (none)
No SE strategy to monitor: 'none'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - S5 · Participation of SE organisations: 0 (no evidence)
No SE strategy, hence 'no evidence'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1
| 6.7 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 I133I20I30I40 Criteria and evidence- I1 · Lead responsibility: 33 (SE handled informally or split, no lead named in any official text)
Aktaş and Akdeve (2024) find no single lead body: SE work is spread across the Ministry of Trade (cooperatives directorate), the Ministry of Interior's DG for Relations with Civil Society (draft Civil Society Strategy), the Ministry of Industry and Technology (development agencies, SOGEP, SEECO) and TÜBİTAK; the strategy that would assign SE is not in force: 'SE handled informally or split, no lead named in any official text'. · source 1 - I2 · Breadth of mandate: 0 (none)
No body holds an SE mandate in an adopted text (no legal definition of SE; cooperative regulation is general cooperative policy): 'none'. · source 1 - I3 · Consultative body with SE organisations: 0 (none, or only in a draft)
No consultative body with SE organisations is reported; TÜSEV notes there is no national agency or department with adequate resources for dialogue with civil society: 'none'. · source 1 - I4 · Inter-ministerial coordination: 0 (none)
Responsibility is split across ministries with no coordination mechanism reported (SEECO project steering aside): 'none'. · source 1
| 8.3 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 P10P20P30P40 Criteria and evidence- P1 · Legal basis: 0 (none)
TÜSEV (2024 report): the legislation treats CSOs 'as equal to other legal entities in public tenders' with 'no incentives or general regulations for their participation'; Law 4734 has no reserved-contract provision and no Art. 77-type reservation; explicit permission for social award criteria was not found: 'none'. · source 1 - P2 · National policy push: 0 (none)
No national socially responsible procurement guidance or plan found; TÜSEV reports no incentives for CSO participation in tenders: 'none'. · source 1 - P3 · Evidence of use: 0 (none)
No figures or cases on social clauses or reserved contracts found: 'none'. · source 1 - P4 · Capacity support: 0 (none)
No training or helpdesk on social clauses or reserved contracts found: 'none'. · source 1
| 0.0 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 D10D20 Criteria and evidence- D1 · Where defined: 0 (nowhere (a lapsed draft counts as nowhere))
No legal or official definition of SE; SEs use cooperatives, association and foundation economic enterprises and companies; no draft pending at 31 Dec 2025 was found: 'nowhere'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - D2 · Content (social aim; participatory governance; limits on profit distribution): 0 (none of the three, or no definition)
No definition counted in D1: 'no definition'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1
| 0.0 |
Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 · level 0 of 3None (disability-employment regime excluded: Law No. 5378 on Persons with Disabilities (2005), Art. 14, and Regulation on She) · sources 1 2 3 4L10L20L30L40L50 Criteria and evidence- L1 · Adoption stage: 0 (none, announced, or consultation draft)
- L2 · Scope: 0 (none)
- L3 · Implementing rules: 0 (none adopted, or law not in force)
- L4 · Status or register: 0 (foreseen with no entity recognised, or law not in force)
- L5 · Bodies foreseen by the law: 0 (foreseen, not set up, or law not in force)
| 0.0 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 E167E267E333E467E533 Criteria and evidence- E1 · National programme: 67 (national SME/start-up programme with an SE strand, or a government-run SE programme funded mainly by donors)
SEECO (Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Cohesion in Refugee and Host Communities), EU FRIT II, EUR 39.5 million from Feb 2021, is run by the Ministry of Industry and Technology with five development agencies: 'a government-run SE programme funded mainly by donors'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - E2 · Territorial coverage: 67 (several regions)
Delivered through five regional development agencies, not nationwide: 'several regions'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - E3 · Public funding of support: 33 (mainly donor or EU funded)
Funded by the EU Facility for Refugees in Türkiye: 'mainly donor or EU funded'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - E4 · Continuity: 67 (two to four years)
SEECO (EUR 39.5m, FRIT II) started implementation on 26 May 2022 with five development agencies in 11 provinces, running 'until 2025' (TRT, 24 May 2022), and issued calls in 2024 (Çukurova, Mar 2024): about three and a half years to 31 Dec 2025, 'two to four years'. · source 1 - E5 · Range of services: 33 (one)
The SEECO 'Kuluçka ve Hızlandırma Destek Programı' (Çukurova Development Agency, 7 Mar 2024) offers incubation and acceleration grants (EUR 3,000-25,000) with training, coaching and mentoring; no finance, legal, impact-measurement or market-access service is documented: 'one'. · source 1
| 53.3 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 F1100F267F367F433 Criteria and evidence- F1 · Programming: 100 (a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget)
SEECO is a dedicated EU action for social entrepreneurship with EUR 39.5 million under FRIT II: 'a dedicated SE measure or priority with an allocated budget'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - F2 · Calls and instruments: 67 (at least one call dedicated to SE in 2021–2025)
The EU-funded (FRIT II) SEECO incubation and acceleration call of the Çukurova Development Agency (published 7 Mar 2024, deadline 26 Apr 2024) is dedicated to social entrepreneurship and open to social enterprises incl. cooperatives and NGO economic enterprises; repeated calls across years were not documented: 'at least one call dedicated to SE in the period'. · source 1 - F3 · Channel: 67 (government as co-partner)
Implemented by the Ministry of Industry and Technology and development agencies, but not as part of a national SE policy (none exists): 'government as co-partner'. (input lead; page could not be opened in this round) · source 1 - F4 · Evidence of take-up: 33 (anecdotal)
Only planned figures were found (support for new and existing social enterprises, 70 facilities expected to benefit at least 7,000 people); no count of SE beneficiaries: 'anecdotal'. · source 1
| 66.7 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 N133N20N30N40 Criteria and evidence- N1 · Dedicated line: 33 (only general SME/employment programmes open to SE)
No national SE line: the Social Development Support Programme (SOGEP) of the development agencies was restructured to promote social entrepreneurship among other social aims, TÜBİTAK 2238 has an SE category, and SEECO grants are EU money (5.1.1); TÜSEV finds 'no specific budget item allocated solely to the civil society sector': 'only general SME/employment programmes open to SE'. · source 1 - N2 · Instrument types: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1 - N3 · Continuity: 0 (none)
N1 at 33: 'none, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1 - N4 · Execution: 0 (no evidence)
N1 at 33: 'no evidence, or N1 ≤ 33'. · source 1
| 8.3 |
