Mersin Teknopark

Technology companies works with many facilities and support from the government

It is located on the Çiftlikköy campus of Mersin University. It's almost the northernmost building. Surrounded by empty spaces, it has a solitary feel to it. Many IT companies are located inside.

It is an important IT R&D center, a crucial hub for the development, improvement, and sustainability of IT infrastructure, and has become the R&D center for many institutions and companies. It also provides an environment of opportunity for many young entrepreneurs to develop their businesses.

The purpose is good. It's a great opportunity for companies to produce new technology. They also organize trips supported by KOSGEB (Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization) in this regard. The meetings are nice, but the physical structure and surroundings are a disgrace. One should at least build a decent building. The shower facades are terrible. Though, it's the contractor's fraud, not the government's. To make a profit, you use products outside the specifications, give the inspector a meal, and everything's fine. This is Türkiye. By the way, I don't understand why such a large mosque was built here.

The administration needs to develop systems for students and employees who want to improve themselves, not for companies that have settled there to benefit from R&D. The fact that the technopark has remained so basic for so many years is a great loss for Mersin. I hope it improves.