Turkey can become key player in mobile apps: Minister

ISTANBUL

Turkey’s share in the mobile application market is growing, the country’s technology minister said Thursday.

Turkish entrepreneurs and developers can drive the digital world’s trends, Mustafa Varank said during mobile application event Mobilefest in Istanbul.

He said that the Turkish government supports the software sector and developers with its incentives.

“We prioritized the software sector in our 2023 Industry and Technology Strategy, and we aim to reach 500,000 software developers,” the minister stated.

Turkey also targets to launch an open-source platform to lower software costs and raise the number of developers and entrepreneurs, he added.

Varank recalled that the

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