Şanliurfa the Pioneer in Agriculture and Agriculture-Based Food Industry with Its Expansive and Fertile Lands

ŞANLIURFA THE PIONEER IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY WITH ITS EXPANSIVE AND FERTILE LANDS

AQUACUL- FRUIT AND SEED AND TURE VEGETABLE SEEDLING FOOD PROCESSING PRODUCTS PRODUCTION PRODUCTION AND PACKAGING

1 İÇİNDEKİLERİÇİNDEKİLER 04 05 06 07 08 Overview Şanlıurfa Agri- Irrigated Lands Plant Production Animal cultural Lands Husbandry

14 16 17 22 23 10 Reasons to Suitable Sectors Incentives and Incentives for Incentives for Invest in Şanlıurfa for Agriculture and Subsidies Rural Develop- Private Irrigation Agriculture-Based ment Invest- Investments Industrial Invest- ments ments in Şanlıurfa 2 İÇİNDEKİLER 09 10 11 12 13 Milk Production Agriculture and Number of Farmers, Organic Greenhouse Agriculture-Based Agricultural Produc- Agriculture Farming Food Industry tion Value

24 25 26 28 30 EU Grants under Agricultural Incentives for Incentives for An- Areas Incentiv- IPARD Loans Other Agricultural imal Husbandry ized by Develop- Investments Investments ment Agencies

3 OVER VIEW Population (2017) 1,985,753 Area of Şanlıurfa Province (Ha) 1,933,600 Number of Districts 13

4 AGRICULTURAL LANDS IN ŞANLIURFA

Ratio to Land Use Area (Ha) Total Area (%) Agricultural Lands Fruit, Beverage and 143,440 12.95% Spice Plant Farming Fallow Lands 97,073 8.76% Vegetable Farming 20,035 1.80% Ornamental Plant 2 0.03% Farming Grain and Other Plant 846,564 76.46% Produce Farming Total Agricultural 1,107,114 100% Land

Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (2017)

Our province possesses 4.9% of Turkey's total agricultural lands, making it the third largest after Konya and Ankara.

5 59% Irrigable Land 41% Total Irrigated Land

IRRIGATED

Şanlıurfa is home to 11% of Turkey's LAND economically irrigable land, and is the province to receive the biggest IRRIGATION METHOD IRRIGATED share from the Irrıgation Projects in- (Ha) LAND volved in the Southeastern Anatolia Project (GAP). The current total of ir- Irrigable Land 941,083 rigated land in Şanlıurfa is 390 thou- Economically 764,806 sand Hectares. That being said, total Irrigable Land irrigable area will increase to 940 thousand Hectares with the comple- Total Irrigated Land 390,803 tion of GAP. Source: State Hydraulic Works 15th Regional Directorate – www.gap.gov.tr 6 PLANT PRODUCTION

Item Percentage in Production Product No Turkey Total (%) (Tons) 1 Red Lentil 38% 129,732 2 Cottonseed 45% 916,000 3 Pistachio 33% 47,848 4 Sweet Corn 11% 687,000 5 Barley 7% 588,764 6 Wheat 5% 1,088,000 7 Pepper 4.91% 115,248 8 Eggplant 2.84% 24,287 9 Safflower 0.44% 256

Source: Şanlıurfa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry (2017), Turkish Statistical Institute (2017)

Şanlıurfa is a center of attraction for investments in vegetable, fruit and greenhouse farming, being the biggest producer of cotton and lentil, the second biggest producer of pistachios and corn, and one of the biggest pro- ducers of oilseed and grain in the country,

7 ANIMAL HUSBANDRY Percentage Species Quantity Turkey Total in Turkey Total (%) Cattle Domestic 55,862 1,733,292 3.22 Hybrid 110,875 5,758,336 1.92 Cultured 41,993 6,588,527 0.63 Water Buffalo 231 142,073 0.16 Total Bovine Population 214,647 14,222,228 1.5 Ovine and Sheep 1,562,820 30,983,933 5.04 Caprine Goat 222,000 10,345,299 2.14 Total Ovine and Caprine 1,784,820 41,329,232 4.31 Population Poultry 726,730 333,541,262 0.21 Beehives 1 0 7, 6 7 8 7,900,364 1.36

Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (2017) Şanlıurfa is the biggest producer of livestock in the Southeastern Anatolia region. It is appealing for animal husbandry investments in terms of affordable day-to-day care and fodder costs. Atatürk Dam Lake and the Euphrates River provide many opportunities for aquaculture investments. Along with new and increasing animal husbandry investments, Şanlıurfa is taking sure steps towards becoming the production center for Meat, Dairy and Aquaculture Products in our country.

8 MILK PRODUCTION

Turkey Şanlıurfa Ratio to Turkey Animal Species Production Production (Tons) Total (%) (Tons) Domestic Cattle 34,736 785,846 4.67% Hybrid Cattle 106,403 6,620,540 1.60% Cultured Cattle 76,661 11,355,933 0.67% Water Buffalo 170 69,401 0.24% Total Bovine Popula- 217,972 18,831,720 1.15% tion Sheep 93,730 1,344,779 6.96% Goat 11,091 523,395 2.11% Total Ovine and Cap- 104,821 1,868,174 5.61% rine Population Total 322,794 20,699,894 1.55%

Source: Turkish Statistical Institute (2017)

9 AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE-BASED FOOD INDUSTRY

Subject Total Bakery Goods Production 195 Baked Goods Production 180 Bread Production 148 Ready-to-Serve Food, Table d'Hote Menus 54

Milk and Dairy Products 40 A consequence of the com- Fodder 38 pleted irrigation projects of GAP, the rapidly rising ag- Meat and Meat Products 25 ricultural product quantity Solid Vegetable Shortening and Vegetable in Şanlıurfa has resulted in 25 Oil the quick development of Grain and Legume Production 19 Agriculture-Based Food In- dustry Sector. Şanlıurfa is Other 18 becoming an important hub Spice Processing 15 for Agriculture-Based Food Industry as the sector con- Egg Packaging 15 tinues to benefit from grants Food Contact Materials 8 and the Incentive System.

Source: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Directorate of Strategy Development

10 NUMBER OF FARMERS The number of farmers registered to the Farmer Registration System (ÇKS) is approximately 58.852 Our province is home to 2.1% of all registered farmers in Turkey. Number of Number of District Name District Name Farmers Farmers AKÇAKALE 5,508 HİLVAN 3,591 BOZOVA 4,343 SURUÇ 5,563 BİRECİK 3,016 SİVEREK 7,436 CEYLANPINAR 2,451 VİRANȘEHİR 5,708 MERKEZ (EYYÜBİYE, HALİLİYE, HALFETİ 1,928 13,502 KARAKÖPRÜ) HARRAN 4,774 TOTAL 58,852 Şanlıurfa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry (2017) AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION VALUE (TL)

Şanlıurfa has an agricultural production value of about 6.9 billion TL.

Production 2002 2010 2016 Field Crop Production 1,243,930,410 3,078,362,587 4,673,796,689 Vegetable Production 178,539,120 294,314,286 648,963,796 Fruit Production 106,185,428 478,174,601 701,697,236 Animal Production 433,185,058 658,209,777 943,456,856 Aquaculture Production - 18,200 31,569 TOTAL 1,962,088,348 4,509,079,452 6,967,946,146

Şanlıurfa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry (2017)

11 ORGANIC AGRICULTURE

Şanlıurfa offers the best conditions for organic Production Area and Quantity of agricultural farming available in Turkey, with more Organic Agriculture Products and more wide wilderness areas becoming irrigable. As existing organic agriculture practices in PRODUC- PRODUC- TION TION PRODUCT the province rapidly grow in number, Şanlıurfa is AREA (De- QUANTITY taking firm steps towards becoming the organic care) (Tons) agriculture center of our country. Cotton 25,085 14,924 Wheat 23,387 12,796  23 products (Barley, Pistachios, Pepper, Al- mond, Wheat, Garbanzo Beans, Soy, Lentils, Corn 2,030 1,238 Corn, Mint, Pomegranate, Cumin, Corn Silage, Lentil 29,841 6312 Tarragon, Paddy, Apple, Safflower, Lemon Grass, Barley 2183 737 Melon, Cotton and Olive etc.) are organically produced in Şanlıurfa, on 89,330 decares of land. Olive 742 966 Garbanzo The total production is 41,530 tons. 722 216 Beans  Organic products are purchased by the estab- Pomegranate 159 624 lishments from neighboring provinces. Factories Almond 601 167 of 15 commercial businesses (Cotton gin, Olives Mint 114 11 etc.) in our province purchase and process the or- Pistachios 1798 635 ganic products. Pepper 432 2074  The production area and total quantity of or- Soy 814 186 ganic agriculture products have been listed in the Other 1414 636 table shown, with the exception of data from the transitional period. TOTAL 89,330 41,530 Şanlıurfa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry (2017) 12 GREENHOUSE FARMING Considered to be the heart of the Southeastern Anatolia Project, Şan- lıurfa possesses many important advantages and a high potential for greenhouse farming by virtue of its suitable climate, fertile land, high sunlight duration, low humidity rate and geothermal water sources.

Greenhouse farming has quickly spread in the province, particularly after the discovery of a geothermal water well in Karaali District in 2000, and the area of 31 greenhouses in the region now approach 500 decares.

The total area in the province that is used for greenhouse farming is approximately 700 decares. Additional- ly, there are 103 greenhouses and 86 related businesses in the province.

Products produced hydroponically in state-of-the-art greenhouses are then exported to many different Eu- ropean countries, including Russia and Germany. The area allocated for greenhouse farming is predicted to rise to 10 thousand decares by 2023 with the establishment of 16 new Şanlıurfa Directorate of Provincial Agriculture and Forestry (2017) geothermal water wells.

10 REASONS TO INVEST IN ŞANLIURFA 1. Has a young and dynamic population. (54% of the population is between the ages of 15-65.)

2. Is located on the historic Silk Road and close to the Middle Eastern market.

3. Possesses an important potential with regards to agricultural production. (The biggest producer of cotton and lentils, and the second biggest producer of pistachios in Turkey.)

4. Has advantages in export thanks to its proximity to border gates and harbors and the presence of interna- tional cargo airport (The Railway Project, planned to con- nect Organized Industrial Sites to harbors and national main line is underway.)

5. Located right at the heart of GAP, Şanlıurfa can utilize the resources of the project, which is one of the rare large- scale regional development plans in the world.

6. Much of its agricultural lands are irrigable.

7. Has land suitable for organic agriculture (Biggest producer of organic cotton in Turkey).

8. Rich in renewable energy resources.

9. Suitable for greenhouse farming by virtue of having geothermal resources and high sunlight duration.

10. Can fully benefit from Regional Incentives and Grants as a developing province.

SUITABLE SECTORS IN ŞANLIURFA FOR INVESTMENTS IN AGRICULTURE AND AGRICULTURE-BASED INDUSTRIES

 Cotton Processing  Processed and Frozen Food Packaging  Wool Production  Fruit-Vegetable Production and Processing Facilities  Dairy and Meat Processing  Wool Production  Fishery and Fish Processing Facilities  Greenhouse Farming  Animal Husbandry (Livestock and Milk Production)  Pasta and Semolina Production  Forage Crops Production  Pistachio Processing Facility

16 INCENTIVES AND SUBSIDIES INVESTMENT INCENTIVES

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Economy, General Directorate of Incentive Implementa- tion and Foreign Investment

Related Regulations  "Legislation Regarding Government Incentives for Investments", published in The Official Gazette of Turkey Nr. 28328, dated 19.06.2012

 "Communique on the Implementation of the Legislation Regarding Government Incen- tives in Investments (Communique Nr.: 2012/1)" published in The Official Gazette of Turkey Nr. 28329, dated 20.06.2012 Fixed Investment Rate and Minimum Capacity  The fixed investment rate required for investments to qualify for incentives is:

Five hundred thousand Turkish Liras. Investments must also fulfill the requirements regarding minimum capacity, fixed investment rate and other terms.

Application Authority  Applications for Incentive Certificates must be made to the Ministry of Economy. However, investors can also choose to apply from the local units (Chamber of Industry, Development Agencies) for the investments to be determined by communique if the investment is within the scope of general incentive implementations, and its fixed investment amount does not exceed ten million Turkish Liras.

17 Incentive Certificate  In order for an investment to benefit from incentive practices, the project must first be approved and an incentive certificate must be drawn up. Benefiting from Other Incentives  Investment expenditures benefiting from the incentives within the scope of these legis- lations cannot also benefit from the incentives provided by other state institutions and organizations. However, investments that are only benefiting from the subsidized loan incentives of other state institutions and organizations can also benefit from incentive elements in the scope of this legislation, with the exception of interest incentives. Assessment of the Agricultural Sector  Investments in the agricultural sector can benefit from the "General Incentive System" and "Regional Incentives". Şanlıurfa is located in the 6th Region as dictated by the New Incentive System, which is the region whose investments most benefited from incentives thanks to the scale of the incentivized sectors, the decrease of labor costs and the development of financing opportunities. Investment Topics Unable to be Incentivized  Flour, semolina (excluding semolina investments integrated with pasta manufacturing and corn semolina investments), fodder (excluding fish meal, fish oil,

 fish fodder and fodder production in integrated animal husbandry), starch and starch based sugar. (excluding investments in crystalline fructose production exclusively from starch milk).  Catering businesses (ready-to-serve).  Sugar cubes.  Greenhouse farming investments below 5 decares.  Plant production (except greenhouse farming investments above 5 decares, mushroom cultivation, and fodder plant farming in integrated animal husbandry investments).  All animal husbandry investments except investments in integrated animal husbandry that are incentivized by regional applications or conditionally incentivized animal husbandry investments.  Milk processing investments below a production capacity of 5 tons/day.

18 Investment Topics Subject to Specific Conditions for Incentives  A minimum of 150 animals in bovine integrated milk production investments,  A minimum of 150 animals in bovine integrated meat production investments,  A minimum of 150 animals/term in bovine integrated animal husbandry (milk/meat) investments for breeding purposes,  100,000 animals/term in poultry integrated investments,  and 1,000 ovine and caprine per term in integrated milk and meat production investments are required for incentives.

Regional Incentives Agricultural Sectors in Şanlıurfa Province Incentivized within the Scope of Regional Incentives MINIMUM INVESTMENT REGIONAL INCENTIVES TOTAL OR CAPACITY Integrated animal husbandry investments (including in- 500 Thousand TL tegrated livestock farming for breeding purposes)* Food products and beverage manufacturing 500 Thousand TL Aquaculture products (Including juvenile fish and fish 500 Thousand TL eggs) Cold-storage warehouse services 500 square meters Licensed warehousing 500 Thousand TL Greenhouse Farming 5 Decares

(A minimum of 150 animals in bovine integrated dairy production investments, 150 animals in bovine integrated meat production investments, 150 animals/term in bovine integrated animal husbandry (milk/meat) investments for breeding purposes, 100,000 animals/term in poultry integrated investments and 1,000 ovine and caprine per term in integrated milk and meat production investments (including breeding animals) are required to qualify for incentives.

19 REGIONAL INCENTIVE PRACTICES INCENTIVE ELEMENTS I II III IV V VI (Şanlıurfa) VAT Exemption      

Customs Duty Exemption      

Tax Deductions (Outside of Organized 15 20 25 30 40 50 Industrial Sites) Investment Contribution Margin % 20 25 30 40 50 55 (In Organized Industrial Sites) Social Security Premium (Outside of Or- 2 Years 3 Years 5 Years 6 Years 7 Years 10 Years ganized Industrial Sites) Incentives Regarding Employer's Share of 3 Years 5 Years 6 Years 7 Years 10 Years 12 Years Social Security Premiums (%) (In Organized Industrial Sites) Investment Allotment      

Financial Interest Incentives None None    

Income Withholding Tax Incentives None None None None None 10 Years Incentives Regarding the Employee's None None None None None 10 Years Share of Social Security Premiums (In- centive Duration)

Customs Duty Exemption Implemented through the exemption of customs duty regarding machinery and equipment imported within the scope of the Investment Incentive Certificate. VAT Exemption Implemented through the exemption of value-added tax pertaining to domestic or imported machinery and equipment delivered within the scope of the Investment Incentive Certificate. Tax Deduction The discounted implementation of income or corporate tax until the stipulated contribution rate for the investment is reached.

20 Incentives Regarding the Employer's Share of Social Security Premiums For a limited amount of time, the Ministry compensates for the employer's share of social security premiums that correspond to the minimum wage required to be paid for the additional employment created within the scope of the Investment Incentive Certificate. Investment Allotment Investment allotments may be provided according to procedures and principles determined by the Ministry of Economy for investments with an incentive certificate benefiting from -re gional incentives. Financial Interest Incentives These incentives are implemented as credit scores that can be provided from budgetary resources with the condition of payback in 5 years (depending on the region where the investment will be made), for use in supplying the interest or dividend for term loans taken out of banks for investments. These credit scores can be used to pay for up to 70% of the fixed investment rate recorded in the incentive certificate of said loans, given that they have a term of at least one year. Incentives Regarding Social Security Premiums (Only Applicable in 6th Region Provinces) The social security premiums of employees corresponding to the minimum wage required to be paid by the employer to the Social Security Institution (SGK) for the additional employment created by the investment realized through incentive certification, may be allocated from the budget of the Ministry of Economy for 10 years following the completion visa, with the condition that it does not exceed the employment rate recorded in the incentive certificate that the completion visa was drawn up for. Incentives Regarding Income Withholding Tax (Only Applicable in 6th Region Provinces) The income tax, calculated through the labor wage corresponding to the minimum wage, can be deduced from the accrued tax on the tax declaration form for 10 years starting from the date of full or partial implementation of the investment, with the condition that it does not exceed the employment rate recorded in the certificate.

21 INCENTIVES FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENTS

Implementing Agency: Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Agriculture-Based Economic Investments

New investments regarding the processing, storage and packaging Scope of the of agricultural products, and investments regarding the capacity Incentive increase and technology renewal of currently active or inactive facilities or the completion of partial investments. Who can Apply Natural and legal persons • Processing, Storage and Packaging of Agricultural Products • Capacity increase and technology renewal of currently active or inactive facilities regarding processing, storage and packaging of agricultural products, • Construction of new greenhouses that utilize renewable energy resources Investment • Modern fixed investments in agricultural production Topics • Processing, packaging and storage of animal and plant based fertilizer • Establishment of facilities that generate geothermal energy from renewable energy sources; heat and/or electricity from biogas; and facilities that generate electricity from wind and solar energy. • Processing, packaging and storage of aquaculture products

Net Investment Subject to Grant Investment • Upper-Lower Limit of Project Amount Subject to Amount and Grant: 1,500,000TL - 2,000,000 TL Incentive Ratio • Grant Ratio : 50%

NOTE: Details regarding this implementation can be found in the "Communique Regarding Agriculture-Based Investment Incentives within the Scope of Rural Development Incentives (Communique Nr: 2017/22)" published in The Official Gazette of Turkey Nr. 30179, dated 13.09.2017.

22 INCENTIVES FOR PRIVATE IRRIGATION INVESTMENTS

Between the dates of 1/1/2018 and 31/12/2020. Includes the pro- Scope of the cedures and principles regarding the incentives for private irrigation Incentive schemes determined to contribute to the economic and social development of rural areas. Who can Apply Natural and Legal Persons

• On-farm drip irrigation system setup • On-farm sprinkler irrigation system setup • On-farm micro-sprinkler irrigation system setup Investment Topics • On-farm subsurface drip irrigation system setup • Lineer or Center Pivot irrigation system setup • Hose reel irrigation system setup • Solar powered irrigation system setup

• For Natural and Legal persons : 1,000,000 TL Investment Amount • Grant Ratio : 50% and Incentive Ratio

NOTE 1: Details regarding this implementation can be found in the "Communique Regarding Investment In- centives for Private Irrigation Schemes within the Scope of Rural Development Incentives (Communique Nr: 2017/48)" published in The Official Gazette of Turkey Nr. 30263, dated 07.12.2017.

NOTE 2: Applications within the scope of this communique must be done in the form of a single-copy dossier delivered to the provincial directorate within sixty days of January 1st of the year of implementation, before the end of the work day.

23 EU GRANTS UNDER IPARD Implementing Agency: Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution (TKDK)

Expense Limits Subject to Grant Grant Ratio Policy Name (Least-Most) (%) (Euro 101-1 Investments in milk producing agricultural 5,000 - 1,000,000 40-70 businesses 101-2 Investments in red meat producing agricultural businesses • Budget Item-1 (Red Meat) 5,000 - 1,000,000 40-60 • Budget Item-2 (Poultry Meat) 5,000 - 500,000 40-60 103-1 Processing and Marketing of Milk and Dairy Products • Budget Item-1 (Milk processing facilities) 30,000 - 3,000,000 50 • Budget Item-2 (Milk collecting producer organi- 30,000 - 1,000,000 50 zations) 103-2 Processing and marketing of meat and meat products • Budget Item-1 (Red meat processing and mar- 30,000 - 3,000,000 50 keting) • Budget Item-2 (Poultry meat processing and 30,000 - 3,000,000 50 marketing) 103-3 Processing and marketing of fruits and vege- 30,000 - 1,250,000 50 tables 103-4 Processing and marketing of aquaculture 30,000 - 1,500,000 50 products 302-1 Diversification of plant production and the 5,000 - 500,000 55 processing and marketing of plant products 302-2 Beekeeping and the production, 5,000 - 500,000 55 processing and marketing of bee products 302-3 Craftsmanship and local product 5,000 - 500,000 55 businesses 302-4 Rural tourism and recreational activities 5,000 - 500,000 55

24 AGRICULTURAL LOANS Implementing Agency Ziraat Bankası, Turkish Agricultural Credit Cooperatives

Low Interest Investment and Corporate Loan Implementations of 2018 Discount Ratio (%) Loan Upper Loan Topics (Animal Husbandry) Investment Operation Limit (TL) Term Term/Loan Animal Production Topics Up to 100,000 TL 100 100 Cattle Farming for 100,001 - 750,000 TL 100 50 Milk, Meat, Com- 750,001 - 5,000,000 TL 75 50 12,500,000 bined production 5,000,001 - 12,500,000 50 25 TL Prevalent animal Up to 100,000 TL 100 100 production 100,001 - 250,000 TL 75 50 250,000

Heifer Farming for Breeding Purposes 100 75 7,500,000

Bovine Animal Husbandry 50 50 5,000,000 Ovine and 100 75 5,000,000 Caprine Beekeeping 50 50 1,500,000 Poultry sector 50 25 3,000,000 Poultry farming for breeding purposes 100 100 7,500,000 Aquaculture pro- Up to 100,000 TL 100 100 5,000,000 ducts 101,000 - 5,000,000 TL 100 50 5,000,000

25 Low Interest Investment and Corporate Loan Implementations of 2018 Discount Ratio (%) Loan Upper Loan Topics (Plant Production) Investment Operation Limit (TL) Term Term/Loan Plant Production Topics Up to 750,000 TL 75 50 Controlled greenhouse farming 750,001 - 5,000,000 TL 50 25 10,000,000 5,000,001 - 10,000,000 TL 25 25

Prevalent Plant Up to 250,000 TL 50 50 750,000 production 250,001 - 750,000 TL 25 25 Fodder plant production 100 100 2,500,000 Domestic certified seed, seedling, sapling 100 100 10,000,000 production Domestic certified seed, seedling, sapling use 100 100 (Up to 100,000 TL) 5,000,000 Domestic certified seed, seedling, sapling production 50 50 (100,001TL - 5,000,000TL) Good/Organic farming practices 50 50 5,000,000

26 Low Interest Investment and Corporate Loan Implementations of 2018 Discount Ratio (%) Loan Upper Loan Topics Investment Operation Term/ Limit (TL) Term Loan Agricultural Mechanization 75 - 1,500,000 (Tractors Separate) Tractor (Up to 75,000 TL) 50 - 250,000 Tractor (75,001 - 250,000 25 - 250,000 TL) Modern pressurized irriga- 100 - 1,500,000 tion Land Acquisition 25 25 500,000

27 INCENTIVES FOR ANIMAL HUSBANDRY INVESTMENTS Incentive Program Regarding Heifer Farming for Breeding Purposes

Implementing Agency : Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Private or collaborative (partnerships of legal persons) projects realized by natural and legal persons that own active cattle businesses that have been registered to the TÜRKVET system for at least 3 years and are members of the Cattle Breeders' Association; with the aim of cons- Scope of tructing new facilities of over 500 animals with health certificates to Incentive produce and sell purebred breeding heifers and pregnant heifers for milk, meat or combined purposes or with the aim of increasing the capacity of existing facilities to more than 500 animals, are within the scope of these incentives. Natural and legal investors that own active cattle businesses which have Who been registered to the TÜRKVET system for at least 3 years and are can Apply members of the Cattle Breeders' Association. Construction 50% • New Building Construction, Rehabilitation and Capacity Increase Investment Topi- Animal Acquisition 50% cs and Incentive • Heifer Calf Acquisition for Breeding Purposes Ratio Machine, Tool and Equipment Acquisition 50% • Feed Mixer Machines and Fertilizer Scrapers

NOTE: Details regarding this implementation can be found in the Project Implementation Guide dated 07.12.2017.

28 Incentives Regarding Ram-Billy Goat Acquisitions for Breeding Purposes Implementing Agency : Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Projects by livestock farming members of Sheep and Goat Breeders' Center and Provincial Centers of Turkey that aim to construct new facilities of over 500 animals for producing breeding ram-billy goats Scope of the or to increase the capacity of existing facilities to over 500 animals, Incentive rehabilitation investments and members who will be purchasing breeding rams-billy goats from these businesses are included within the scope of these incentives. Sheep and Goat Breeders' Center of Turkey, Provincial Centers and Who can Apply Members

Construction 50% • New Building Construction, Rehabilitation and Capacity Investment Increase Topics and Animal Acquisition 50% Incentive Ratio • Breeding Ram-Billy Goat Acquisitions Machine, Tool and Equipment Acquisition 50% • Feed Grinder, Mixer and Distributor Machine, Fertilizer Scraper

NOTE: Details regarding this implementation can be found in the 2018 Project Implemen- tation Guide for Incentives Regarding Breeding Ram and Billy-Goat Farming Investments.

29 AREAS INCENTIVIZED BY DEVELOPMENT AGENCIES Implementing Agency Karacadağ Development Agency Development Agencies can also INCENTIVES incentivize agriculture-based industry sectors within the scope of Financial Support Programs, which are prepared and fi- nanced in accordance with the Work Program and Budget determined by the Board of Direc- tors in the Development Agen- FINANCIAL TECHNICAL cy, and later approved by the INCENTIVES INCENTIVES Ministry of Development.

Areas of priority for incentives, exemplary project topics and application requirements within the scope of these programs are announced on the websites of the agencies and detailed infor- FINANCIAL DIRECT mation can be found in the ap- INTEREST INTEREST-FREE FINANCING plication manuals. INCENTIVES LOAN INCENTIVES INCENTIVES

Scope of the Agriculture-based industry sector Incentive • Private Corporations (Micro and Small Businesses) • Producer Cooperatives Who can Apply • Producer Unions DIRECT MANAGED FINANCIAL INCENTIVES • Other Natural and Legal Persons FEASABILITY PROJECT PROVIDED THROUGH INCENTIVES INCENTIVES PROJECT PROPOSAL Incentive • Minimum : 50,000 TL Amount and • Maximum : 500,000 TL Ratio per Pro- • Grant Ratio : 50% ject

30 CONTACT INFORMATION OF RELATED INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Agricultural Investors Guidance Center (TARYAT) Address: Eskișehir Yolu 9. Km Yeni Bina 14.Kat Lodumlu / ANKARA Tel: 0 (312) 258 84 52 0 (312) 258 84 09 Fax: 0 (312) 258 85 16  Website: www.taryat.gov.tr  E-mail: [email protected]

Ministry of Industry and Technology-General Directorate of Incentive Implementation and Foreign Investment Address: Mustafa Kemal Mahallesi Dumlupınar Bulvarı (Eskişehir Yolu 7.Km) 2151.Cadde No:154/A 06510 Çankaya /ANKARA Tel: 0 (312) 444 63 63 Website: www.sanayi.gov.tr  E-mail: [email protected]

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry - Şanlıurfa Provincial Directorate Address: İmam Bakır Mahallesi Veteriner Caddesi NO:19 – 63100 Merkez/ȘANLIURFA Tel: 0 (414) 313 27 11 Fax: 0 (414) 313 10 15  Website: www.sanliurfa-tarim.gov.tr  E-mail: [email protected]

Agriculture and Rural Development Support Institution - Şanlıurfa Provincial Coordinator Address: Șanlıurfa Ticaret ve Sanayi Odası Yeni Hizmet Binası, Pașabağı Mah. Adalet Cad. No:7/A ȘANLIURFA Tel: 0414 314 15 39  Fax: 0 414 314 15 38

Şanlıurfa Governor's Office Address: Government House ȘANLIURFA Tel: 0 (414) 313 18 43 Fax: 0 (414) 313 17 31  Website: www.sanliurfa.gov.tr  E-mail: [email protected]