Turkey 100 Looks for Turkey’s Fastest Growing Companies The winning companies will network and build business relationships with global companies.

ANKARA – TEPAV, under the leadership of TOBB and AllWorld Network, has initiated the Turkey 100 Project with the aim to bring global attention to the fastest growth companies of Turkey.

The project now accepts applications from fast-growth non-listed companies. Companies can apply online at http://turkiye100.org/ until 15 May 2013. There is no application fee. The winning companies will be ranked according to their revenue growth between 2010 and 2012. The criteria will be percentage growth of their annual revenue (turnover) in the said timeframe: 100 fastest-growth companies will be identified and the fastest growing one will be ranked the number one.

Which companies are eligible to apply?

• Independent, private for-profit, non-listed companies not partnered by a publicly traded company, which had 10 or more full-time employees in 2012 and had a revenue of at least $100.000 in 2010 and $500.000 in 2012 are eligible to apply.

• Applicants cannot be a holding company, but can be owned by a holding company so long as the applicant company is an independent legal and operating entity owned by a holding company.

What is in for companies?

• The success of winning companies is recognized by TOBB, AllWorld Network and TEPAV.

• Winners gain local and international media attention that draws new customers, investors, talent, and opportunities.

• Winners are invited to attend the AllWorld Leadership Summit at Harvard University.

• Network and build business relationships with leading fast growing companies around the world.

• Gain state of the art ideas and access to world famous academics, investors and entrepreneurs.

In 2011, TEPAV carried out the “Turkey 25 Program” in partnership with TOBB and AllWorld Network to identify the fastest-growing 25 companies from Turkey between 2008 and 2010.