Country Profile: Turkey

The Turkish R&D spending amounts to Euro 1.28 bn. (0.66% GDP). The Public Sector accounts for 50.6%, the Private Sector for 41.3% and other sources for 8.1% of GERD. The Higher Education Institution (HEI) sector is the most important performer of research (64.3% of GERD), significantly above EU and OECD averages. The Public Sector (7.0%) and Private Sector (28.7%) are less important performers compared to EU and OECD average.