The Bilkent CYBERPARK ULUS Startup Office opened on Monday, October 13, in the Historical Ulus İş Hanı.
A joint initiative of the Ankara Metropolitan Municipality, Bilkent University and Bilkent CYBERPARK, the office was inaugurated with a ribbon-cutting by Industry and Technology Minister of Türkiye Mehmet Fatih Kacır. Speakers at the opening included Minister Kacır, Ankara Governor Yakup Canbolat, Ankara Metropolitan Mayor Mansur Yavaş, Rector Prof. Orhan Aytür and Bilkent CYBERPARK General Manager Faruk İnaltekin, who addressed the role of university, public and private-sector collaboration in developing technology and strengthening Ankara’s entrepreneurship ecosystem.
After the speeches, the guests visited the technology startups based at the office. Located on the second floor of the Ulus İş Hanı on Atatürk Boulevard in the Hacı Bayram neighborhood, the 3,500-square-meter office has about 80 enclosed offices and can accommodate some 376 people, along with coworking, meeting, seminar and social areas.
Announced by the Ministry of Industry and Technology on May 23, 2025, it supports early-stage startups in their first three years and entrepreneurs still at the idea stage. The office offers mentorship, business-development meetings, access to investors and national and international programs, as well as training in areas such as grants and incentives, business and contract law, intellectual property, internationalization and access to investment.
