Türkiye’s top industrial companies increase R&D spending to record levels
Şevval Aydoğan- ISTANBUL
Research and development (R&D) expenditures among Türkiye’s largest industrial companies rose sharply in 2025, according to the Istanbul Chamber of Industry’s (İSO) latest “Top 500 Industrial Enterprises” survey.
The survey showed that total R&D spending increased by 31.4 percent year-on-year, climbing from 60.6 billion Turkish Liras in 2024 to 79.7 billion liras ($1.72 billion) in 2025.
The number of industrial companies reporting R&D expenditures also reached its highest level since 2018. After remaining unchanged at 265 in both 2023 and 2024, the number rose by eight firms to 273 in 2025.
