Visit of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality Mayor H.E. Fatma Şahin to ARDVENTURE

We were pleased to welcome H.E. Fatma Şahin, Mayor of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality, to ARDVENTURE. The visit was also attended by Murat Özkıyıkcı, General Manager of GBB Bilişim A.Ş., and Seyfullah Kömekçi, Head of the Information Technologies Department of Gaziantep Metropolitan Municipality.
The meeting, hosted by Arda Ödemiş, Chairman of the Board and CEO of ARD Group Information Technologies and CEO of ARDVENTURE, together with Utku Bayraktar, Co-Founder of ARDVENTURE, included comprehensive discussions focused on technology, entrepreneurship, and investment ecosystems.
During the visit, participants experienced firsthand ARDVENTURE’s integrated ecosystem model, one of Türkiye’s technology and investment centers contributing to the development of innovation-driven ecosystems. The meeting included detailed discussions on technology development centers, workspaces, entrepreneurship support mechanisms, and investment processes, while also exploring potential collaboration opportunities between public and private sector stakeholders.
The discussions also highlighted the importance of creating sustainable value in technology, innovation, and entrepreneurship, while evaluating the contribution of ecosystem models that bring together different stakeholders under a single structure for regional and national development.
We would like to extend our sincere appreciation to H.E. Fatma Şahin and her distinguished delegation for their valuable visit, which we believe will contribute to strengthening technology-focused collaborations between the public and private sectors.