Investment and Finance Office President A. Burak Dağlıoğlu attended the World Knowledge Forum 2025 held in Seoul, South Korea, accompanied by Investment and Finance Office Country Advisor Taha Saran, as well as leading executives from Türkiye's VC and startup ecosystem. The visit marked an important step in strengthening economic and investment relations between Türkiye and South Korea.
As part of the Forum, Dağlıoğlu took part as a panelist in a session entitled “Scaling Beyond Borders: The Turkish Startup Ecosystem for Global Investors," which explored Türkiye's rapidly growing entrepreneurial landscape, its strong scale‑up potential, and the wide range of opportunities it presents to international investors. Distinguished representatives from Türkiye's venture capital scene, including Boğaziçi Ventures CEO and Board Member Barış Özistek and Revo Capital Founding Partner and Managing Director Cenk Bayrakdar, also contributed to the session as panelists.
On the margins of the forum, the exclusive roundtable “Venture Connect: Türkiye‑Korea Tech Investors Roundtable" brought together the Turkish delegation with leading Korean fund managers and investors. The meeting provided a platform to present Türkiye's innovation‑driven investment environment, and to discuss opportunities for co‑investments and strategic partnerships.
Apart from the forum, the Turkish delegation also visited the Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) and held a meeting with IFEZ Commissioner Dr. Yun Won Sok. The discussions focused on sharing experiences regarding the IFEZ development model, exchanging views on Türkiye's industrial and trade zones, and evaluating opportunities for collaboration in newly developed industrial areas.
Through these engagements, Investment and Finance Office further reinforced the economic partnership between Türkiye and South Korea, opening new horizons for cooperation in entrepreneurship, technology, and cross‑border investments.