Türkiye’s Information and Communication Technology Sector Reaches 2.1 Trillion TL
TÜBİSAD announced the 2025 Information and Communication Technology Sector Market Data. According to the report, the sector grew by 77% in TL terms compared to the previous year, reaching a market size of 2 trillion 100 billion TL.
The Association of Information Technology Companies (TÜBİSAD) has announced the “2025 Information and Communication Technology Sector Market Data.” At the meeting, opening remarks were delivered by TÜBİSAD Board Chairman Mehmet Ali Tombalak, and Hakan Göl, Leader of Technology and Transformation Services at Deloitte, presented the findings of the 2025 report.
The 2025 report incorporates data from 13,186 companies. According to the report, the size of Türkiye’s Information and Communication Technology market grew by 77% in TL terms compared to the previous year, reaching 2,129.3 billion TL. In USD terms, the sector’s market size increased by 47%, rising to $53.8 billion. When inflation-adjusted (real) growth is examined, a 42.6% increase in TL terms and 35% in USD terms was observed. Between 2021 and 2025, the sector’s average annual growth in TL terms was approximately 68%.
Sub-categories
Looking at the two main components that make up the total sector size, Information Technology demonstrated a sustained growth momentum during the 2021–2025 period, becoming the primary driver of sector growth.
Information Technology, which grew by 85% compared to the previous year, reached 1,261.5 billion TL in 2025, while Communication Technology grew by 67% to reach 867.6 billion TL. In USD terms, Information Technology grew by 53% to $31.9 billion, while Communication Technology grew by 38% to $21.9 billion.
The IT Hardware category grew by 27% to reach 293 billion TL, while Software grew by 124% to 760.9 billion TL. IT Services grew by 83% to 207.6 billion TL. The Communication Technology Electronic Communications category grew by 112% to 620.2 billion TL, while the Hardware category grew by 9% to 247.4 billion TL.
Technology Development Zones
Based on statistics published by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, between 2024 and 2025, the number of technoparks increased by 8.6% to 114, and the number of companies rose by 12.5% to 12,996. The number of employees working in technology development zones increased by 10.1% to 130,490 people. The total revenue of technoparks grew by 98.6%, rising from 371.5 billion TL to 738 billion TL. Along with the increase in revenue, total exports rose by 74.4% from 98.6 billion TL to 172 billion TL.
Exports
In 2025, total exports grew by 76%, reaching 195.8 billion TL. The largest share within total exports was taken by the IT Software category. IT Software exports grew by 72% to reach 177.9 billion TL. The sector’s total exports grew at an average annual rate of 26% in USD terms between 2021 and 2025, reaching $4.95 billion.
Employment
The sector’s total workforce reached 289,000 people in 2025, representing a growth of 17%. The number of female employees increased by 7 percentage points compared to 2024, reaching 33%. This data shows that one in every three people working in the ICT sector is a woman.
TÜBİSAD Board Chairman Mehmet Ali Tombalak stated: “The 2025 data shows that Türkiye’s technology sector has crossed an important threshold in terms of scale, competence, and global competitiveness. While our Information and Communication Technology sector has reached a size of 2.1 trillion TL, its share within our economy has risen to 3.38%. Our exports, which have increased approximately 2.5-fold over the last five years and are approaching the $5 billion mark, along with the 65% growth in USD terms of our technopark companies and the software sector’s share reaching 60% within the sector, demonstrate that Türkiye has entered a new era in high value-added technology production. Today, we are talking about a Türkiye that not only uses technology, but also develops it, exports it, and competes on a global scale. Türkiye’s share of the global ICT market rising to 0.97% and the $53.8 billion market size reflecting a picture consistent with our regional economic weight demonstrates the scale and maturity that our country’s technology ecosystem has reached. Technology is essential for Türkiye’s future, and a strong ecosystem is essential for the future of technology. With our strong human capital, entrepreneurial capacity, and developing technology ecosystem, we believe Türkiye is the safest, most competent, and most scalable technology hub in its region. The ecosystem economy, where the public sector, private sector, startups, and academia collectively create value, forms the foundation of the Technology-Empowered Türkiye vision. We believe that the more we focus, unite, and create impact together, the stronger our country’s global position in technology will become.”
Report Highlights
- Türkiye’s ICT sector surpassed the 2 trillion TL threshold, reinforcing its strategic position in the economy: Türkiye’s ICT sector grew by 77% in TL terms in 2025, reaching a size of 2.1 trillion TL, while the sector’s share of GDP rose from 2.77% to 3.38%. This signals an increasing weight of the digital economy within Türkiye’s overall economy.
- Real growth data confirms the sector’s sustainable growth trend: When inflation-adjusted figures are examined, the sector recorded an average annual real growth of approximately 12% in TL terms and 11% in USD terms over the past five years. This demonstrates that growth is driven not merely by price effects but by genuine volume increases.
- The software segment was the primary driver of sector growth: In 2025, the IT Software segment recorded growth of 124% in TL terms and 86% in USD terms compared to the previous year. The increase in software’s share of the total IT market from 50% to 60% compared to 2024 signals a potential transformation in the sector’s composition.
- The technopark ecosystem is positioned as a driving force of sectoral growth: The total revenues of technopark companies increased by approximately 65% in USD terms in 2025, while their exports grew by approximately 45%. This demonstrates that the technopark ecosystem is one of the driving forces behind high value-added technology production and exports.
- ICT exports grew approximately 2.5-fold over the last five years: Sector exports, which stood at approximately $2 billion in 2021, reached approximately $5 billion in 2025. This performance demonstrates that the sector’s growth is not solely driven by domestic demand, but that ICT sector players in our country are also capable of scaling in global markets.
- Türkiye’s technology exports are evolving toward a software-dominant structure: More than 90% of the approximately 196 billion TL ($4.95 billion USD) in ICT exports in 2025 came from the IT Software segment. This reflects Türkiye’s growing competitive strength in knowledge-intensive, high value-added areas in international markets.
- Türkiye’s share of the global ICT market increased compared to the previous year: Türkiye’s share of the global ICT market rose from 0.72% to 0.97%. This increase shows that Türkiye has achieved a more visible and competitive position not only in the domestic market, but also within the global technology ecosystem.
- Türkiye’s technology growth continues to create employment: While the number of employees in the sector reached 289,000, approximately 80% of workers are employed in the information technology field. With a 7-percentage-point increase in the number of female employees, the share of women in total employment reached 33%. In other words, one in every three people working in the ICT sector is a woman.
- Companies are positioning artificial intelligence as a strategic transformation tool: The fact that 90% of companies are either actively using AI in their business processes or are in the evaluation phase indicates that the sector’s level of AI adoption has surpassed a critical maturity threshold.
- Initial gains from AI investments are shaped around productivity: Participants observe the strongest impact of AI applications and their related expenditures on operational processes and employee productivity, and their future expectations are focused on the same value areas.
- Türkiye’s ICT market size is consistent with its regional economic weight: Based on Türkiye’s 33.8% share of MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region GDP, the share expected from the region’s $154 billion 2025 ICT market is approximately $52 billion. The $53.8 billion ICT market size calculated within the scope of our study is close to this reference value, indicating that the estimated sector size is consistent with international studies. — Source: IMF, Gartner
The full report is available at the following link.