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USTEDC — U.S.–Türkiye Economic Development Corporation

Government programs

Programs USTEDC can design and manage

Delivered with federal ministries and agencies, states, municipalities and institutional partners under defined mandates.

Four flagship platforms

Everything USTEDC does sits inside four platforms

Government programmes, trade missions, regional development and AI-enabled market intelligence run as programmes underneath these platforms — not as separate businesses.

01

Trade & market access

Turkish exports into the U.S. and American exports into Türkiye.

  • Export acceleration
  • Buyer and distributor development
  • Customs, sanctions and compliance review
  • Trade missions and buyer programmes
02

Investment & industrial development

FDI in both directions: factories, site selection and incentive structuring.

  • Manufacturing attraction
  • Site selection and incentives
  • U.S. state and Turkish regional development
  • Localization and implementation
03

Capital & transactions

M&A, joint ventures, investment readiness and capital formation.

  • Investment readiness and qualification
  • M&A and joint-venture coordination
  • Financing and capital access
  • Transaction and negotiation support
04

Technology & innovation

AI, commercialization, startups and applied R&D across the corridor.

  • Technology commercialization
  • AI-enabled market intelligence
  • Startup and scale-up corridors
  • R&D and university partnerships

Program catalog

The programs delivered inside the four platforms

01

Export Acceleration

Structured readiness-to-transaction pathway for export-capable firms.

02

Manufacturing Attraction

Site selection, incentives and facility development for U.S. investment.

03

SME USA Expansion

Entry pathway for small and mid-sized Turkish enterprises.

04

Technology Commercialization

Market pathways for AI, software and deep-tech companies.

05

Investment Readiness

U.S.-standard governance, reporting and capital preparation.

06

Governor Trade Missions

State-level delegations tied to qualified pipelines.

07

Regional Development

Cluster-based programs with state and municipal partners.

08

AI Trade Intelligence

Matching, readiness scoring and tariff and cluster analytics.

09

Public–Private Partnership Programs

Co-designed programs with agencies and institutions.

Proof before scale

Pilot before national rollout

A deliberately contained first phase establishes verified results before national commitments are made.

Scale follows proof, not ambition.

Pilot phase

Prove the model in a controlled footprint

  • 5 U.S. states with aligned industrial clusters
  • 5 Turkish regions with export-ready capacity
  • 100 qualified corporate members
  • 3–4 initial strategic sectors

Scale phase

Extend only after verified outcomes

  • National expansion across U.S. regions
  • Full sector platform activation
  • Institutional program management at scale
  • Independent verification of impact

What the pilot must prove by 2028

Trade leverage
≥ 20×
$1 of operating budget to $20 of new documented bilateral trade — measured against pre-entry company baselines.
Investment leverage
≥ 40×
$1 of operating budget to $40 of FDI reaching financial close, counted once at the transaction level.
Cost per job
< $4,000
Operating cost per job created or retained, benchmarked against U.S. state incentive programmes.
Conversion rate
≥ 25%
Share of qualified company pairings that reach a signed order, joint venture or investment.
Time to first order
< 9 mo
Median elapsed time from company qualification to first cross-border transaction.
Repeat rate
≥ 60%
Share of participating companies transacting more than once — the test of durable corridors, not one-off deals.

These are the thresholds we ask to be judged against, not forecasts. Baselines are set before the pilot begins, every figure is attributed to a single transaction to prevent double counting, and results are verified against member documentation and official statistics. Falling short is reported as plainly as succeeding.

Institutional roadmap

Foundation, expansion, national scale

Each phase builds the governance, talent, systems and recurring revenue required for the next. Scale follows proof, not ambition.

Phase I · Years 1–2

Foundation

  • 2 U.S. offices, core execution team
  • 150 Turkish and 25 U.S. corporate members
  • 50 strategic partnerships
  • $1B verified bilateral activity

Phase II · Years 3–4

Expansion

  • 4 U.S. offices, regional coverage
  • 575 Turkish and 120 U.S. corporate members
  • 200 strategic partnerships
  • $15B verified bilateral activity

Phase III · Year 5+

National scale

  • 6+ U.S. offices, all 50 states engaged
  • 1,000 Turkish and 300 U.S. corporate members
  • 500 strategic partnerships
  • Trajectory toward $100B
Execution before marketing; permanent expenses follow recurring revenue.