22.09.2025 Ankara
Türkiye’s 100 fastest-growing companies were determined under the leadership of TOBB, in collaboration with TEPAV and TOBB ETÜ. Deeptech Universe Defense and Information Technologies Inc., based in Ankara, took the top spot with a 19,153% increase in turnover over two years. The companies in the top 100 grew six times faster than the Turkish average. 67% of the companies on the list are exporters.
Led by the Union of
Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), in collaboration with the
Turkish Economic Policies Research Foundation (TEPAV) and TOBB University of
Economics and Technology (ETÜ), the competition for Türkiye’s 100 fastest-growing
companies, based on companies’ two-year revenue growth between 2021 and 2023,
has concluded.
The Türkiye 100 results
were announced at a ceremony hosted by TOBB President Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu,
with the participation of Vice President Cevdet Yılmaz and the business
community.
In his speech at the
ceremony, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the average revenue
growth of Türkiye’s 100 fastest-growing companies during the period in question
was 1644%.
Hisarcıklıoğlu
emphasized that these companies outperformed Türkiye’s national income growth
by a factor of six, stating, “During the same period, they increased their
per-employee production, or productivity, by an average of 718 percent. They
also provided employment to an average of 127 people each. They increased their
total employment by 88 percent. Sixty-seven percent of Türkiye’s 100 companies
export. They export to exactly 67 countries.”
- “We must facilitate access to financing for the real
sector.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu
continued, noting that the average age of the Türkiye 100 companies is
approximately 12 years and that 91% of them invest in information technology: “They
do not view the resources allocated to employee training as an expense; they
attach great importance to it. Eighty-four percent organize internal and
external training activities to improve the qualifications of their employees.
Fifty-nine of the Türkiye 100 companies have benefited from the support
provided by our ministries and the public sector. When the public and private
sectors work hand in hand, support programs prepared with collective wisdom
yield such concrete and positive results. On the other hand, another issue
stands out here. Two-thirds of Türkiye’s 100 companies indicate that they need
financing to sustain their growth. Therefore, we must facilitate access to
financing for the real sector, especially SMEs. We are continuously monitoring
this issue and communicating it to the relevant authorities.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed
out that the list included companies from 25 cities, with 22 of the 100
companies coming from İstanbul and 78 from Anatolia. He stated that there were
34 sectors represented, ranging from information technology to machinery,
wholesale trade to metal products, and electronics to engineering.
Emphasizing the
importance they attach to the program, Hisarcıklıoğlu made the following
assessment: “Those who deserve the most praise are our entrepreneurs, who play
a pioneering role in the enrichment of this country, who produce, export, and
provide employment. We want these well-managed companies with a bright future
to have more opportunities and grow even more. That is why we are introducing Türkiye’s
100 fastest-growing companies to everyone, making it easier for them to reach
investors and customers. We want them to be active not only domestically but
also abroad, and to export.”
-”Entrepreneurs are not pessimistic; they are always
hopeful.”
Emphasizing that
entrepreneurship is the key to enrichment and development in this era,
Hisarcıklıoğlu said, “We also need more entrepreneurs. As you know,
entrepreneurship is a labor of love. That’s why we want to increase the number
of entrepreneurial role models with the Türkiye 100 competition. We want every
company here to be an example for new entrepreneurs.”
Hisarcıklıoğlu shared
that companies that applied to the Türkiye 100 program but did not make it into
the top 100 still grew by an average of 245 percent during this period.
Recalling that the
Turkish business world has gone through many difficult processes so far,
Hisarcıklıoğlu concluded his remarks as follows: “By joining hands, the public
and private sectors have managed to overcome all these difficult periods.
Therefore, we must never succumb to pessimism. We must not give up in the face
of difficult conditions. Because entrepreneurs are not pessimistic; they are
always full of hope and excitement. As the Turkish private sector, we say, ‘If
we could do it yesterday, we can do it today.’ Türkiye will take its place
among the world’s largest economies and become a leading country. We will
achieve this by working together again.”
- Vice President Yılmaz
Vice President Cevdet
Yılmaz said that Türkiye has effectively managed the process with its political
stability, strong institutions, and determined policies in a global environment
marked by intensifying conflicts, increasing uncertainties, and deepening
crises.
Yılmaz said that
according to the Medium-Term Program (MTP), they estimate that by the end of
this year, Türkiye’s economy will exceed $1.5 trillion in volume, with per
capita income above $17,000, adding that Türkiye will have entered the league
of high-income countries for the first time in its history.
Yılmaz stated that they
have implemented a coordinated, multidimensional, and determined policy to
reduce inflation, saying: “Our goal is an inflation rate below 30 percent by
the end of the year. Next year, we aim for an inflation rate below 20 percent,
and by 2027, we aim to bring our country back to single-digit inflation. We are
making every effort to achieve this. It is not easy. While healing the wounds
of the earthquake on one hand, closely monitoring and responding to
geopolitical developments around us on the other, we are also implementing this
program. While reducing inflation, we are also maintaining our growth
performance at a certain level.”
Speaking about the 2028
targets in the MTP, Yılmaz said that they would permanently reduce inflation to
single digits, bring the current account deficit down to around 1 percent,
create 2.5 million additional jobs over the next three years, and act with a
perspective of reducing the unemployment rate below 8 percent for the first
time.
Yılmaz said that by
2028, goods exports would exceed $300 billion, service exports would exceed
$150 billion, including $75 billion from tourism, and that they aimed to bring
the national income close to $1.9 trillion and per capita income to $21,000.
- “Successful companies need to be analyzed well.”
Yılmaz pointed out that
in a period when global value chains are being reshaped, inward-looking
economies have no chance of achieving sustainable growth, saying, “Türkiye’s
ability to achieve a more prosperous future depends on deepening its
integration with the global economy, expanding access to foreign markets, and
increasing cooperation with international capital. The Turkish private sector,
with its innovative capacity and entrepreneurial dynamism, is the vehicle for
these goals.”
Yılmaz stated that the Türkiye
100 Program is significant in this sense, serving as a platform that recognizes
the most successful companies that demonstrate the rapid growth potential of
the Turkish private sector and highlights their success stories on a global
scale. He said, “Rewarding successful companies is important, but what is more
important, I believe, is directing the entire entrepreneurial system towards a
success-oriented culture. These successful companies really need to be analyzed
well. In the sense that they should guide our other businesses.”
Yılmaz said that it was
very meaningful to see that most of the companies in the top 100 provided
services in the digital field, benefited from state support, and more than half
of them exported.
Following the speeches,
awards were presented to the companies that made it onto the “TOBB Türkiye 100
- Türkiye’s 100 Fastest-Growing Companies” list.
- They grew six times faster than the national average.
The list included
companies from 25 different provinces and 34 different sectors. The average
growth rate in sales revenue for the companies in the top 100 over the
2021-2023 period was 1,644%. The increase in nominal revenue reached six times
the increase in Türkiye’s nominal national income. Twenty-four of the
fastest-growing companies were from Ankara, and 22 were from İstanbul. These
were followed by six companies each from Balıkesir and İzmir.
Deeptech Universe
Savunma ve Bilişim Teknolojileri AŞ, based in Ankara, took first place with a
19,153 percent increase in turnover in two years. Kahramanmaraş-based Batı
Kipaş Paper Industry and Trade Inc. ranked second with a growth rate of 18,93%,
while İstanbul-based Figo Commercial Information and Application Platform Inc.
ranked third with a growth rate of 5,126%. It was noteworthy that 8 of the 10
fastest-growing companies were based in Ankara.
The nominal revenue
growth rate of the 100 fastest-growing companies in the 2021-2023 period was
six times higher than Türkiye’s nominal national income growth. The average
growth rate of companies in the 2021-2023 period was 1,644%.
- 67 of the top 100 fastest-growing companies are
exporters.
The Türkiye 100 list
includes companies from 34 different sectors, with the highest concentration in
computer programming and consulting. This was followed by wholesale trade and
machinery and equipment manufacturing. Sixty-seven of the 100 fastest-growing
companies export to 67 different countries. Germany stands out among the
countries to which exports are made.
- Young managers, young companies
The Türkiye 100 list
includes young companies with young managers. The average age of the companies
is 11.9 years. The companies were founded between 1986 and 2018. The average
age of the CEOs (General Managers) is 45. There are 11 companies with CEOs
under the age of 35. Seven of the 100 companies are managed by women.
- Qualified human resources
The decision-makers at
the companies on the Türkiye 100 list have high levels of education. The most
senior executives at 75 companies have a university degree or higher. The
companies also appear to have qualified human resources. There are 43 companies
where more than 50% of the total workforce has a university degree or higher.
There are 32 companies that sell through digital platforms (e-commerce).
- The 10 fastest-growing companies
Company 2021-23 Growth Rate % City
1-Deep Universe AŞ 19153 Ankara
2-Batı Kipaş AŞ 18093 K. Maraş
3-Figo AŞ 5126 İstanbul
4-Gardiyan Sistem AŞ 4891 Ankara
5-MS Spektral AŞ 4333 Ankara
6-Prime Sistem Teknoloji AŞ 3996 Ankara
7-İkas Teknoloji AŞ 3547 Ankara
8-Intecro Robotik Otomasyon
AŞ 3522 Ankara
9-İdak Havacılık AŞ 3481 Ankara
10-Üzümcü Hastane
Ekipmanları AŞ 3240 Ankara
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Türkiye 100 has companies from 25 different provinces
Ankara 24
İstanbul 22
Balıkesir 6
İzmir 6
Konya 5
Adana 4
Bursa 4
Antalya 3
Eskişehir 3
Kayseri 3
Kocaeli 3
Mersin 3
Sakarya 2
Bolu 1
Denizli 1
Düzce 1
Elazığ 1
Gaziantep 1
K. Maraş 1
Kastamonu 1
Mardin 1
Ordu 1
Samsun 1
Sivas 1
Tekirdağ 1