Government design supports are incentives given to encourage design activities of companies and increase their competitiveness. These supports generally cover new product development, improvement of existing products, brand identity creation and general design processes.

Main Objectives:

• Innovative Product Development: Supporting companies in designing original and high value-added products.

• Creating Brand Value: Increasing the recognition and reputation of brands nationally and internationally through design.

• Increasing Competitiveness: Helping companies increase their market share and profitability by using design as a competitive tool.

• Export Development: Strengthening export potential with well-designed products.

Major Support Programs:

In Türkiye, design support is generally provided through institutions such as the Ministry of Trade and KOSGEB:

• Support from the Ministry of Trade of the Republic of Turkey: Supports the expenses of companies that aim to expand abroad or compete in global markets, such as design, promotion, brand registration and consultancy. The "Design Support" program may cover items such as designer employment, design consultancy and international fair participation.

• KOSGEB Supports: It can support design expenses of SMEs, especially within the scope of R&D, P&D and Innovation projects. These programs generally focus on design expenses in new product development processes.

Supported Expenses:

Supports can typically include:

• Designer employment expenses: Wages of designers working in-house.

• Design consultancy outsourcing: Professional design services outsourced (industrial design, graphic design, fashion design, etc.).

• Design registration and patent expenses: Expenses related to registering designs.

• Prototyping and modeling expenses: Expenses incurred to physically or virtually embody the design.

Thanks to these supports, companies can develop their design capacities and create more innovative and competitive products.