Projects submitted by companies based in Turkey to international project calls are supported by TEYDEB under the 1509-TÜBİTAK International Industrial R&D Projects Support Programme.

The "Client Institution" is the public institution that needs an R&D-based solution and undertakes to implement the project results; the "Project Executor" is the public R&D unit, university and/or private organisation that has the skills, experience and infrastructure for project preparation and project execution, and where the project is carried out.
Organisation" in the programme.

It is aimed to support the activities of Technology Transfer Offices for university-industry co-operation.

1511 Priority Area R&D projects, which were initiated by TÜBİTAK for the first time in 2012, aim to increase the technological competence and know-how in our country, to utilise the existing capabilities in different fields and to develop original technologies that can compete at the international level.

Within the scope of this project, it is aimed to increase the competitiveness and export capacity of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) with the supported projects, to provide them with the competence to carry out R&D and innovation projects, to support project-based research - technology development and innovation activities, to encourage them to carry out R&D qualified innovation activities, to contribute to the establishment and dissemination of R&D and innovation culture.

Adopting the vision of being an innovative, guiding, participatory and sharing institution in the fields of science and technology, serving the improvement of Turkey's quality of life and sustainable development, TÜBİTAK aims to make the country's industry and academic institutions competitive on a global scale by contributing significantly to research and development-related studies in the fields of SMEs, universities, industry and entrepreneurship.

1501 Industry R&D Support Programme aims to support project-based research, technology development and innovation activities of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs).