Turkey
UK and Turkey · statistics to 2024–25 · policy framework at end-2025 · policy desk-coded
Dimensions
| Dimension | Score | Rank /45 | UK/TR | EU-27 | Indicators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Political | 33.9 | 42 | 57.5 | 71.5 | 7 / 8 |
| Economic | 33.6 | 44 | 53.0 | 62.8 | 13 / 20 |
| Legal | 23.5 | 42 | 49.6 | 63.8 | 7 / 12 |
| Institutional | 58.4 | 21 | 66.6 | 61.9 | 10 / 16 |
| Financial | 76.2 | 13 | 59.5 | 71.0 | 3 / 7 |
| Composite | 45.1 | 39 | 57.2 | 66.2 | 40 / 63 |
Indicators = scored now / in the full SEI matrix. Ties share a rank.
Composite, 2015–2024
Same goalposts every year. Legal and financial scores are held at their single readings, so change comes from governance, social and labour statistics, firm demography and early-stage entrepreneurship.
Social-enterprise policy and legal framework, end-2025
| SE strategy / action plan 1.2.1 none found; 12th Development Plan 2024-2028 mentions social entrepreneurship · source | 0/3 |
| Institutional structure & dialogue 1.2.2 Ministry of Industry and Technology (SEECO, development agencies); Ministry of Trade (cooperatives); Directorate for EU Affairs (IPA SE project) · source | 1/2 |
| Social clauses in public procurement 2.3.2 none found · source | 0/2 |
| Official SE definition 3.1 none found · source | 0/1 |
| Legal recognition of SEs 3.2.1 none; SEs use cooperatives, association/foundation economic enterprises and companies · source | 0/2 |
| SE support ecosystem 4.3.6 SEECO start-up support with five development agencies; KUSIF, Ashoka Türkiye, TÜSEV, İstasyonTEDÜ, Impact Hubs, Turkish Social Entrepreneurship Network · source | 1/2 |
| EU funds mobilised for SE 5.1.1 SEECO - Social Entrepreneurship, Empowerment and Cohesion in Refugee and Host Communities (EU FRIT II, EUR 39.5m, from Feb 2021); IPA II Turkey Social Entrepreneurship Network; IPA III 'Supporting Civil Society through Social Entrepreneurship' (EUR 6m, tendered 2024-25) · source | 2/2 |
| Dedicated national funding 5.2.2 EU-funded SEECO programme channelled via Ministry of Industry and Technology and development agencies; general KOSGEB and development-agency SME support · source | 1/2 |
Policy composite 31.2 of 100 (mean of the eight codes). Türkiye has no SE law, official definition or strategy; the ecosystem relies on cooperatives/foundations and substantial EU-financed programmes (FRIT II SEECO EUR 39.5m, IPA), with fragmented ministerial responsibility.
Cite this profile
Social Entrepreneurship Observatory & SENIC. (2026). Turkey: SEI 2026 country profile (provisional edition, version 0.9.1). Social Entrepreneurship Index. https://seindex.org/countries/turkey/