TT Ventures Proje Geliştirme A.Ş.
Year of Establishment: 2018
Business Segment: Corporate Venture Capital
Türk Telekom Share: 100%
Web Site: www.turktelekomventures.com.tr/en
The Powerhouse of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Türk Telekom Ventures (TT Ventures) continues to support the growth of innovative ideas through a comprehensive investment strategy that backs the entrepreneurship ecosystem at various stages. Of the 38 investments we have made to date, 16 were realized through the venture capital investment fund we established in 2022.
We offer seed investments for early-stage startups through the PILOT Program, while accelerating the growth processes of more advanced startups by investing through fund mechanisms. Our international investments make TT Ventures a natural part of the global technology flow, providing access to global opportunities.
This diversified investment model enables the support of innovative start-ups in their early stages, while also aiming to create long-term value through investments in start-ups that have proven their revenue streams. TT Ventures contributes to strengthening the entrepreneurship ecosystem both in Türkiye and in global markets.
TT Ventures Venture Capital Investment Fund: Promising Strategic Investments
TT Ventures, which has invested in 16 different start-ups since its inception, shapes its investment decisions based on fundamental criteria such as strong founding teams, large market opportunities, technological innovation, and scalable business models. TT Ventures continues its investments through an independently managed GSYF, aiming to generate financial returns with the participation of both local and international investors. As one of the main investors in the fund, the Türk Telekom Group plays a key role in its development.
With the participation of investors from various sectors, TT Ventures aims to create a robust business network that further diversifies its ecosystem while generating financial returns for all stakeholders of the fund.
A Flexible Investment Approach Focused on Future-Oriented Technologies
TT Ventures focuses on supporting growth, particularly in technology-oriented sectors, prioritising high growth areas such as AI-powered B2B (Business to Business) solutions, cybersecurity, and health technologies. At the same time, TT Ventures also evaluates opportunities in other sectors with investment potential through its evaluation approach.
TT Ventures goes beyond being a venture capital fund that only makes financial investments, taking an active role in the sales, marketing, business development, and global market expansion processes of start-ups. By establishing strong partnerships with visionary entrepreneurs, it aims to scale innovative and transformative ideas globally and support the sustainable development of the ecosystem.
TT Ventures PILOT Start-up Acceleration Program
Launched in 2013 to support our company’s technology start-ups and offer innovative products and services to our customers, the TT Ventures PILOT Start-up Acceleration Program has graduated 131 start-ups to date and completed its 13th cycle in 2025. TT Ventures has provided over USD 3.2 million in cash and investment support to start-ups within the scope of the program, invested in 25 different start-ups, and 78 start-ups that graduated from PILOT received a total of over USD 58 million in investment from other investors in the ecosystem.
We enable start-ups selected for the program to meet one-on-one with over 450 mentors over 12 weeks to evaluate business development and investment opportunities and access our company’s extensive business network. Startups have the opportunity to benefit from various supports through our offices in San Francisco and Istanbul’s Tahtakale and AKM, our technology infrastructure, and our business partners. Each start-up accepted to the programme receives initial cash support, and TT Ventures invests in those that successfully complete it. In addition, start-ups have the opportunity to grow in global markets by participating in a 2-week program in the US as part of a collaboration with Stanford University.
TT Ventures PILOT supports start-ups that produce powerful solutions in the fields of artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data and quantum technologies, digital health and education technologies, biotechnology, automation and robotics, cybersecurity, e-commerce, sustainability, and SaaS. The Program, which plays a critical bridging role in connecting local technology start-ups with the global ecosystem, contributes to the scaling of local technology start-ups in international markets, including the US, Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), and Asia.
Yaay
With Yaay, our local social media platform launched in August 2020, we offer users the ability to share content, follow current trends and socialize.
We encourage user participation by organizing concept-based photo contests within the app at specific times. We broadcast some concerts and talks held as part of the Istanbul Culture Route Festival and the Istanbul Coffee Festival live on Yaay. We have developed our live streaming infrastructure to enable broadcasts to be watched directly via posts. In line with this, we began live streaming Nesine 2nd and 3rd League matches twice a week on Yaay during the 2025-2026 season.
Through technical improvements and performance enhancements across the platform, we aim to keep Yaay in line with industry dynamics while continuously advancing the user experience.
Playstore & İstanbul Kıyamet Vakti (İKV)
As Playstore, we offer a wide range of products in the field of gaming and digital entertainment with the assurance of Türk Telekom, and we are increasing our access to players by diversifying our payment models. With the non-gaming digital content, we have added to our portfolio, we enable users to meet their membership, subscription, and in-app purchase needs within a single 360° digital entertainment ecosystem.
Focusing on our international expansion efforts throughout 2025, we have made extensive preparations in terms of infrastructure, localization, publisher agreements, and payment integrations (Klarna, PayPal, Sofort, etc.) in line with our goal of entering the German market in 2026. While advancing our discussions for new partnerships with publishers and distributors in Europe, we have strengthened our compliance in areas such as data security, consumer rights, and content supply chain.
Giftplay Digital
We have been operating in the field of digital advertising technologies since 2015, which has attracted significant interest from telecommunications companies, both locally and globally. Each year, we expand our customer portfolio and the variety of solutions we offer.
By 2025, we have added Data Management Platform and Push Notification products to our portfolio, in addition to our Demand Side Platform products for advertisers and Supply Side Platform products for publishers. This expansion has increased the scope of our solutions and our market share. Throughout 2025, we worked with over 150 advertisers and more than 1,600 publishers, completing over 2,000 digital advertising campaigns. In the first quarter of 2025, we launched our Targeted Advertising Ecosystem project, becoming the first company in Türkiye to provide end-to-end local and targeted advertising solution infrastructure and services.
We host our servers in Türkiye for the advertising technology products we offer under the Türk Telekom Giftad Digital umbrella. To date, we have provided digital advertising solutions to over 200 corporate brands. While continuing to increase our customer base, business partners, and revenue in the local market with our innovative solutions, we are also working towards becoming a platform that meets all needs in the global market through the business partnerships we have developed in different target markets.
Electric Vehicle Charging
Services In line with our strategy of investing in electric vehicle charging infrastructure to support environmental sustainability and reduce carbon emissions, we have obtained an Electric Vehicle Charging Network Operation License with TT Ventures. With the investments we have made, we aim to meet the needs of electric vehicle users in a safe, sustainable, and environmentally friendly manner. Revenue from electric vehicle charging activities reached 3.5 million TL by the end of 2025.
In 2025, we made significant progress by expanding the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, which we started at our Company’s headquarters, to our regional offices. In 2026, we aim to extend the installations to provincial directorates premises. Through these investments, we aim to increase the operational efficiency of new electric vehicles joining our fleet and to enable our employees to benefit from ecofriendly charging services at our facilities.