For a manufacturer, the green transition usually starts with two questions: which investment comes first, and which authority funds it. This summer two authorities answered at once. KOSGEB published concrete figures for its Green Industry Support Programme, covering solar power and circular-economy investment; TÜBİTAK opened the 2026-1 period of its 1832 Green Transformation in Industry call, with rules changed from earlier rounds. Both sit under the same umbrella: the World Bank-funded Türkiye Green Industry Project.
This article gathers three sources — KOSGEB, TÜBİTAK, and the project page — in one place: who can get how much support, which expenses are covered, and which door fits which business. The numbers may look large, but the practical effect is concrete: a foundry putting solar panels on its roof and a textile producer recovering process water draw on different tracks under the same umbrella.
A three-component project backed by the World Bank
The Türkiye Green Industry Project is a 450 million dollar programme funded by the World Bank over six years. Coordinated by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, it runs through two implementing authorities:
- KOSGEB component — 250 million dollars, credit support for SMEs’ renewable-energy, resource-efficiency, waste-management and circular-economy investments.
- TÜBİTAK component — 175 million dollars, support for the R&D and innovation activities of firms developing green technologies, products or processes.
The project’s priority sectors include iron and steel, aluminium, cement, chemicals, plastics and fertiliser production; cross-cutting themes such as circular economy, clean energy, sustainable agriculture and smart transport are also in scope. The overlap with CBAM-covered sectors is not a coincidence — the project targets lowering the carbon cost of energy-intensive industry that exports to the EU.
KOSGEB Green Industry Support Programme: solar and circular economy
This KOSGEB component consists of two separate tracks. Both are repayable support (loan-like), not outright grants.
| Track | Scope | Ceiling | Support rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Solar power | Rooftop and on-site solar power systems | TRY 14,000,000 | 60% |
| Clean and circular economy | Energy efficiency, water efficiency, waste management, industrial symbiosis | TRY 4,000,000 | 70% |
For businesses damaged in earthquake-affected regions, the support rate can rise to 80-90%. Project duration is set at a minimum of 8 and a maximum of 12 months; eligible expenses include machinery and equipment, personnel, and software and service procurement. Applications go through KOSGEB’s e-Services portal after signing in via e-Devlet.
The “clean and circular economy” track is broader than it first appears: energy-efficiency projects (insulation, motor/compressor efficiency, heat recovery), water efficiency (treatment, recovery), waste management (sorting, recycling lines) and industrial symbiosis — transferring one facility’s waste or by-product as input to another — all fall under this single track. That makes it possible to fund several improvements through one application file.
These figures come from KOSGEB’s official support page; because budgets or criteria can change during an application period, verify them at kosgeb.gov.tr immediately before applying.
TÜBİTAK’s 1832 call: what changed in the 2026-1 period
The 1832 Green Transformation in Industry call, run under TÜBİTAK’s code-1801 Industrial R&D Projects Support Programme, opened for the first period of 2026. This call operates the TÜBİTAK component of the Türkiye Green Industry Project.
Scope covers R&D work in the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 3-9 range: developing a new prototype for a technology past the concept stage, improving an existing R&D prototype, or running validation tests ahead of commercialisation. Support is repayable, funded under a World Bank loan; ceilings scale with firm size:
- Micro/small SME: USD 500,000
- Medium-sized SME: USD 800,000
- Large-scale firm: USD 1,500,000
The real change in the 2026-1 call is procedural: previously an organisation could benefit from at most 2 World Bank-supported projects; that cap has been removed. In its place comes organisation-level budget tracking — a firm can now apply with more than one project as long as it stays under the ceiling set for its scale. The green-transformation R&D/innovation topics covered by the call were also expanded, giving firms that previously found the fit too narrow a second look.
Applications run the way TÜBİTAK’s other industrial R&D programmes do — a project proposal, budget/expense plan and work packages, evaluated through a panel/reviewer process. Compared with KOSGEB’s more standardised, form-driven process, the TÜBİTAK route requires proposal writing and technical justification — which is also why it usually takes longer.
Which door fits which business
The two channels serve different needs:
- Investment-focused, shorter timeline → KOSGEB. If you have a concrete, deployable investment — installing solar capacity, buying energy-efficiency equipment, improving a water or waste loop — and an 8-12 month project timeline works for you, the KOSGEB track delivers faster results.
- R&D/prototype-focused, technology development → TÜBİTAK. If you’re developing, testing or validating a new process, product or technology ahead of commercialisation, 1832 fits better; and the ceiling grows with scale (medium/large firms).
Using both channels at once is possible too: an energy-efficiency technology developed under TÜBİTAK can, for instance, be deployed at facility level through the KOSGEB track. Because sequencing and timing matter in this kind of combination, it’s worth reading both authorities’ current terms together.
A concrete scenario might run like this: a metal-processing plant first installs a heat-recovery system through KOSGEB’s clean/circular-economy track (a shorter-term, deployable investment); the same plant, in parallel, develops a prototype under TÜBİTAK 1832 that converts waste heat into electricity (a longer-term, R&D-heavy effort). The two don’t overlap, because one answers “apply an existing technology” and the other answers “develop a new one.”
Preparing to apply: a measurable baseline
Both programmes expect a measurable current state in the application file: energy consumption, production data, targeted savings or emissions reduction. Without this data on hand, the file stays incomplete and evaluation takes longer.
In practice, preparation usually runs in this order:
- Measure — build an energy/production baseline through meters, sensors and machine-to-machine (M2M) data collection.
- Transform — move scattered spreadsheets into a single source; make the application file and subsequent monitoring reports producible from the system.
- Sustain — report the post-approval monitoring period through the same data infrastructure; most programmes require interim or final reports.
Setting up these three steps months before the application strengthens the file and makes it possible to answer “how much saving is expected” concretely during evaluation. Instead of writing “an estimated X% saving” into a table afterwards, presenting a case backed by real-time data from a measurement system carries less risk — for the evaluator and the applicant alike.
İkiz Eksen’s approach
İkiz Eksen takes on the data side of this preparation: it sets up field measurement, moves data into a single source with ERP/IoT on the digital transition side, and builds the measurement infrastructure that application and monitoring reports rely on, on the green transition side. It builds the baseline that programmes like KOSGEB and TÜBİTAK expect, end to end, across Türkiye.
We can clarify together which programme fits your organisation. See our solution focuses or contact us directly — let’s talk about your current data infrastructure.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the KOSGEB Green Industry Support Programme a grant or a loan?
Repayable support — loan-like, not an outright grant. The solar track has a TRY 14,000,000 ceiling (60% rate); the clean/circular-economy track TRY 4,000,000 (70% rate); rates can be higher for damaged businesses in earthquake-affected regions.
Which firms can apply to the TÜBİTAK 1832 call?
The programme covers a wide range, from micro/small SMEs to large-scale firms running green-transformation R&D work in the TRL 3-9 range. The ceiling scales with firm size, from USD 500,000 to USD 1,500,000.
Can I apply to both programmes at once?
Technically yes — one can fund the R&D/prototype side, the other the deployment/investment side. But each authority has its own conditions and calendar; if you’re planning a combination, review both current terms together.
What data do I need before applying?
Programmes generally expect an energy/production baseline and an estimate of targeted savings or reduction. If you don’t have a measurement infrastructure yet, building it before applying both speeds up and strengthens the file.
Can I rely on these figures?
This article is based on information from KOSGEB’s and TÜBİTAK’s official pages (as of August 2026). Programme budgets, ceilings and calendars are updated periodically; always verify current figures at kosgeb.gov.tr and tubitak.gov.tr before applying.