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documents with respect to the other expenses. However, the institutions
must apply directly to the Undersecreteriat. The scope of the sponsorship
would be 50% - 80% of the expenses up to the cap designated in the
Communiqué.
7.
Sponsorship for Establishing an Office or a Store Abroad,
Business Management and Presentation of Trademarks
The Communiqué numbered 2005/4
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regarding the Sponsorship for
Establishment of an Office or a Store Abroad, Business Management, and
Presentation of Trademarks aims that the expenses incurred by companies
operating in Turkey with regard to presentation of their products in
international markets, registration of their trademarks, and the expenses
with regard to the entities established for the trade of products abroad would
be covered by the Sponsorships and Price Stability Fund in accordance
with the international rules.
Companies with industrial and commercial activities or software
companies, international trading companies, and sector-specific foreign
trade companies would benefit from sponsorship, although at different
levels of support.
If the companies mentioned above establish a store abroad, 50% - 60%
of the expenses with regard to assets, decoration, and lease; if they establish
an office or a showroom abroad, 50% - 60% of the expenses for assets,
decoration, and lease; if they establish a warehouse abroad, 50% - 60%
of the expenses for assets, decoration, and lease; 50% of the companies’
international advertising, promotion, and marketing expenses;50% of the
expenses for the registration and maintenance of the trademarks abroad are
covered up to the cap designated in the Communiqué.
In order to benefit from this sponsorship, the companies must apply
to the secretary general of the relevant export union, within 18 months of
the issue date of the documents for the expenses of the registration and
maintenance of the trademarks and within 6 months of the issue date of the
documents with respect to the other expenses.
8 The mentioned Communiqué was published in the official gazette dated 25 November 2005,
numbered 26004 and entered into force.