Turkish Universities Gain Authority to Build Production Facilities
A regulatory change published in the Official Gazette allows university technology transfer offices to establish factories for commercializing research.
KEY POINTS
- Regulation published Oct 13, 2026, expands Technology Transfer Office powers.
- Offices can now establish, operate, or partner in production facilities.
- Goal is to move research from prototype to commercial mass production.
- YÖK drafted the change to accelerate R&D commercialization.
- No immediate factory construction is mandated by the decree.
A regulation published in the Official Gazette on October 13, 2026, amends the statute governing Technology Transfer Offices at Turkish universities. The change grants these offices the legal authority to establish, operate, or acquire industrial and commercial production facilities.
The amendment targets the gap between laboratory prototypes and mass production. Previously, offices focused on patents and licensing; now they can directly manage manufacturing to bring academic inventions to market.
The Council of Higher Education (YÖK) drafted the revision to accelerate the commercial value of R&D outputs. Offices may also open branches or form partnerships with existing industrial entities under relevant legislation.
Officials emphasize the measure provides a legal framework rather than mandating immediate factory construction. Universities in industrial hubs like Kocaeli are expected to benefit from closer academia-industry integration.
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