This is a report prepared by Crossover to better understand Turkish market. Includes fun bonus facts about the market.

2. 1. Demographics
2. Economy
3. Locomotive Cities
4. Potential
5. Best of
6. Salaries
7. Living Costs
Content

3. Demographics
Total
Population
Median Age
77,695,904 29.6 0-14 years: 25.5%
15-24 years: 16.8%
25-54 years: 42.9%
55-64 years: 8.1%
65 years and over: 6.7%
Young Population
Mobile
Subscribers
3G
Subscribers
Broadband
Internet
Subscribers
72,2 Million 61,1 Million 44,3 Million

4. BONUS
FACT :)

5. Economy
PPP GDP Per
Capita
GDP Growth Key Industries
19,610 $
$1.508 trillion
(PPP, 2014)
$806 billion
(Nominal, 2014)
23 Quarters in
a row
Agriculture: 8.2%
Industry: 26.9%
Services: 64.9%

6. Locomotive Cities
Istanbul Ankara Izmir
Population 14.337.018 5.150.072 4.113.072
Tax Collection 46% of Total 10,57% of Total 10,54% of Total

7. BONUS
FACT :)

8. Potential
Young
Population
USD
Purchasing
Power
1 USD = 3.03 TL

9. Potential Friendly Climate For U.S.
Companies
Over 1,000 small, medium and
large U.S. firms have already
opened offices in Turkey. Given its
close proximity to markets in
Europe, the Middle East, and
Central Asia, Turkey serves as a
regional hub for many of these
firms.
Strong And Sustainable
Economic Growth
GDP per capita has more than
tripled over the past decade.
Turkey is working hard towards its
goal of becoming a Top Ten
economy by 2023.

10. BONUS
FACT :)

11. Best of / Universities
1.Orta Doğu Teknik University
2.Boğaziçi University
3.İstanbul Teknik University
4.Sabancı University
5.Bilkent University
6.Koç University
7.İstanbul University
8.Hacettepe University
Total University
Students in Turkey:
6.062.886

12. Best of / Social Media
(Soccer Team)
(Soccer Team)
(President)
(Actress)
(Comedian)
(Soccer Player)
(Comedian)
(Health Tips)
(Comedian)
(Comedian)
(President)
(Former President)
(Soccer Team)
(Comedian)
(Talk Show Star)
(Sports News Channel)
(Pop Singer)
(News Channel)
(Soccer Team)
FACEBOOK TWITTER

13. Best of / Local Job Boards
Local
Kariyer.net
20M Resume
Yenibiris.com
17M Resume
Secretcv.com
18M Resume
Eleman.net
2M Resume
Global
LinkedIn
4M Turkish Users
Facebook
30M Turkish Users
donanimhaber.com
iyinet.com
r10.net
WORTH
TRYING+

14. BONUS
FACT :)

15. Best of / IT Companies / Outsourcers
Innova
Verisay
Veripark
Workcube
Softtech
Obase
Akgun
Beycon

16. Salaries
Position Annual Salary (Gross)
CTO $100k
Software Architect $65k
Lead Software Engineer $40k
Sr. Software Engineer $30k
Jr. Software Engineer $15k
*may increase over the years by severance pay and annual increases.

17. Living Costs
Rent Transportation Food Bills
$500 - $1000
/ month
$100
/ month
$5
/ meal
$250
/ month
*rounded numbers just to show how salary can be used as a
main sales argument to Turkish candidates.

18. Sinan Ata
Country GM for Turkey
E sinan.ata@crossover.com
M +90 532 740 99 04
S sinanata
Istanbul, TURKEY
Nov 11th - 13th ‘15
Radisson Blu Hotel, Bucharest

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