19.11.2025 Ankara

The Entrepreneurial Women of Türkiye Awards Ceremony, organized in collaboration with the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye (TOBB), the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council (KGK), and the Turkish Economic Policies Research Foundation (TEPAV), was held with the participation of Minister of Family and Social Services Mahinur Özdemir Göktaş, TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council President Nurten Öztürk, and Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges President Memmed Musayev.

In his speech, TOBB President Hisarcıklıoğlu said that the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council was established on October 29, 2007, on the 84th anniversary of the Republic.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that the Council pioneered the development of an entrepreneurial culture among women, adding, “With approximately 7,000 members from different sectors, we are undertaking many projects in 81 provinces and 160 districts, serving as role models for our women entrepreneurs. Today, you are working like a project factory. You continue to open new doors for our entrepreneurs with the entrepreneurship centers we have established in every corner of Anatolia.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they have been conducting pioneering work to encourage and develop entrepreneurship among women and young girls in the field, providing mentoring support through training in many areas, from green transformation to e-commerce, artificial intelligence, and exports.

Emphasizing that they offer guarantee packages with the Credit Guarantee Fund to support women entrepreneurs, Hisarcıklıoğlu continued: “With the increased importance of hygiene during the pandemic, we are continuing our nationwide hygiene campaign with the ‘Our Clean Business’ project, led by our Women Entrepreneurs Council Chair Nurten Öztürk. With the ‘Rising Brands’ project, whose finalists we are rewarding today, we are guiding our women entrepreneurs on their journey to branding and exporting. With the ‘women’s touch’ project we have launched in sectors such as industry, agriculture, construction, and tourism, we are enabling women to participate in the employment market. Through our ‘Women Writing the Future’ and ‘Life Made Easy Digitally’ projects, we are teaching women entrepreneurs how to add value in the digital world. We are establishing women entrepreneur clubs at our universities, bringing our students together with entrepreneurs they look up to as role models.”

- “Over the past 20 years, the proportion of women among entrepreneurs has doubled.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed out that every corner of Anatolia holds its own potential, noting that over the past 20 years, the proportion of women among entrepreneurs in Türkiye has doubled, reaching 12 percent.

Emphasizing that the TOBB Women Entrepreneurs Council has become a brand in the chamber community worldwide, Hisarcıklıoğlu said that business organizations in Türkiye and other countries have followed this model to establish women entrepreneur networks.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that TOBB KGK is also a member of the Women’s Empowerment Coordination Council established by presidential decree.

- “The average growth rate of our companies eligible for awards for the 2022-2024 period is 615 percent.”

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that 20 companies received awards in a total of 6 categories, noting that companies that increased the number of women employees and added value to corporate life were honored in the “Company That Increased Women Employment the Most” category.

Hisarcıklıoğlu also mentioned that companies that increased women employment the most in terms of percentage and number during the 2023-2024 period received awards, providing the following information: “The women employment of our applicant companies increased by 18 percent compared to the previous year. The average number of women employees at our award-winning companies is 6,816. Our ‘Women’s Entrepreneurial Power’ category was open only to applications from women entrepreneurs. We received applications from 26 different provinces. Here, our women entrepreneurs who grew the fastest, increased their exports the most and the fastest, digitalized the most, and were the most environmentally friendly were evaluated based on their performance in the 2022-2024 period. Our award-winning companies went through a rigorous selection process based on the selected criteria, and it was seen that the women entrepreneurs who applied grew 1.6 times faster than Türkiye’s nominal national income growth. Sixty-two percent of the companies that applied export to 63 different countries. The average growth rate of the companies that won awards for the 2022-2024 period is 615%.

Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that women entrepreneurs from the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan were also present at this year’s ceremony, noting that these international gatherings deepen cultural and economic ties.

Hisarcıklıoğlu also mentioned that awards were presented to the finalists of the Rising Brands Türkiye Project, adding, “We are aware of how important cash flow and access to finance are for women entrepreneurs in terms of the sustainability of production and employment. We also know that encouraging women’s participation in the business world is of vital importance in fully realizing the economic potential of every country.”

- “The Women’s Hand in Industry Project has provided employment to over 80,000 women.”

TOBB KGK President Öztürk said that the success stories of women entrepreneurs are a powerful source of inspiration that transforms not only their own businesses but also their cities, sectors, and Türkiye’s future.

Öztürk stated that they awarded prizes in two categories this year, saying, “Our first category is companies that have increased women employment the most. Our second category is women entrepreneurial power. We also have various subcategories in this category. For us, it is a great responsibility and honor to appreciate the efforts of every women entrepreneur, show our support, and encourage more women to take this journey with courage.”

Öztürk said that the Women’s Hand in Industry Project has been expanded to 81 provinces, providing employment to over 80,000 women, and noted that the Women’s Hand in Tourism and Women’s Hand in Agriculture projects have provided employment to thousands of women.

Öztürk also noted that through the “Clean Business Project,” they have distributed Ministry of National Education-approved training certificates to over 460,000 people to date.

- “Every women entrepreneur is contributing to the economic rise of the Turkish world.”

The President of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye, Musayev, stated that every woman entrepreneur is a hero who has contributed to the economic rise of the Turkic world. He noted that the union will continue to work to increase the number of women entrepreneurs, empower women leaders in the regions, and expand the presence of women in the economic landscape of the Turkic world.

- Awards presented

Sampa Otomotiv Sanayi won first place in the “Company that increased women employment the most” category. Tepar Tekstil Sanayi received the “Most environmentally friendly women entrepreneur company” award.

Askon Demir Çelik was deemed worthy of the “Most digitally transformed women entrepreneur company” award. Bonita Import Export won first place in the “Fastest growing women-owned company” category.

Hepteknik Machine Industry was named the “Women-owned company that increased its exports the most.” Bpalmiye Weaving Yarn won the “Women-owned company that increased its exports the fastest” award.

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COMPANIES AWARDED IN TÜRKİYE’S ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN POWER COMPETITION

 1 - ENTREPRENEURIAL WOMEN POWER

Ia-Companies Increasing Women’s Employment the Most

1.SAMPA OTOMOTİV SANAYİ

2. BETA ENERJİ

3. SASU SU VE TARIM ÜRÜNLERİ

Ib - Companies with the Fastest Growth in Women Employment

1.ŞOK MARKETLER

2.TEPE SERVİS VE YÖNETİM

3.OPTİMED SAĞLIK HİZMETLERİ

II-Most Environmentally Friendly Women-Owned Company

TEPAR TEXTILE INDUSTRY

III-Most Digitally Transformed Women-Owned Company

ASKON STEEL

IV-Women-Owned Company with the Highest Export Growth

HEPTEKNİK MACHINERY INDUSTRY

V-Fastest Growing Women-Owned Entrepreneurial Company in Exports

PALMİYE WEAVING YARN

VI-Fastest Growing Women-Owned Entrepreneurial Companies:

1.BONİTA İTHALAT İHRACAT

2.MORCADDE E-TİCARET

3.NİLDOĞA DAYANIKLI TÜKETİM

4.AEGEAN KOZMETİK

5.EBRU YEMEK HİZMETLERİ

6.KAİN YAPI GAYRİMENKUL

7.İLİMKENT OKULLARI

8.DECORITA

9.EREM ÖZEL MESLEKİ EĞİTİM

10.RMK VALVE

2 - TURKISH TSO MEMBER COUNTRIES

Azerbaijan

Company with the Highest Increase in Women Employment

AZERBAIJAN COCA-COLA BOTTLERS

Fastest Growing Women Entrepreneur Company

MELHEM INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL

KIDS ACADEMY

Kazakhstan

Company with the Highest Increase in Women Employment

PTC HOLDING

Fastest Growing Women Entrepreneur Company

DESALI DESIGN TERRITORY

RAKHIM BABY

Kyrgyzstan

Company with the Highest Increase in Women Employment

SOCKS MASTER

Fastest Growing Women-Owned Company

MOM’S RECIPES

Uzbekistan

Company with the Highest Increase in Women Employment

ARTATEX

Fastest Growing Women-Owned Company

MISS LIGHTING

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus

Company Increasing Women’s Employment the Most

EZİÇ CHICKEN BAR

Fastest Growing Women-Owned Entrepreneurial Company

WINTERSUN DEVELOPMENTS

3 - RISING BRANDS TÜRKİYE PROJECT AWARDS

1.22 MAGGIO İSTANBUL

2.ATELIER TERRA MADRE

3.CLENTTI

4.ESRA CANİKLİGİL

5.GAIA CAPPADOCIA

6.İPEK DERYA’SI

7.KOS LIVING

8.LABOREM NATURA

9.LAKİN

10.LOVETHEWORLD

11.MÜSTESNA DÜKKÂN

12.NATUVA

13.SAFİ

14.SAY PEACE

15.YEDİVEREN JEWELLERY