Hayrettin Cevik, who was appointed as the Provincial Directorate of KOSGEB Hatay, gave information about the grants and supports for the enterprises during the visit to ITSO.

Hayrettin Cevik, Provincial Director of KOSGEB Hatay, stated that the projects of 66 different companies applying to KOSGEB across Hatay will be evaluated. He also added: “We will make presentations for companies that have passed 66 preliminary elements throughout the city and the members we will determine at Iskenderun Technical University will evaluate these projects. Approved projects will grant 300.000 TL Grant and 700.000 TLwith no interest loan. The aim here is to encourage KOSGEB to invest to entrepreneurs. The criteria for the firm were determined. There is a budget of 500.000.000 TL towards the firms that are located in Turkey. We expect our entrepreneurs in Hatay to benefit from this budget. ITSO President Levent Hakki Yilmaz expressed his satisfaction for the visit: “The fact that the companies that are located in the city from the grants and interest-free loans to be given to the firms in Hatay will also benefit will lead to new investments, new business and employment increase. Our companies are required to prepare their projects according to the determined criteria. I would like to point out that it is an important resource for our businesses that meet the conditions specified in the grants and loans, especially for machines, equipment and production based firms.” ISTO President Levent Hakki Yilmaz, ITSO Assembly President Servet Ugutmen, İTSO General Secretary Figen Gul Donmez, HBB KOSGEB Applied Entrepreneurship Trainer Serdar Vayisoğlu and HBB Press Director Yüksel Coşkun took part in the visit of KOSGEB Provincial Directorate of Hatay Province Hayrettin Cevik.