April 23, 2026 · 13 min read

Choosing a Software Company in Turkey 2026 (Istanbul / Ankara / Izmir)

Makrops Engineering Team

Software, 3D and AI engineering · Istanbul / Berlin / New York

Turkey's software ecosystem concentrates in three cities:

Istanbul (~65% of the market) — finance, fintech, enterprise, e-commerce. Maslak, Levent, Ataşehir, Kadıköy.
Ankara — defense, public sector, deep tech. ODTÜ Teknokent, Bilkent Cyberpark.
Izmir — SaaS, agritech, tourism tech. Bornova, Alsancak.

Nearshore pricing advantage over Western Europe: 40-60% cost saving with CET timezone alignment and strong engineering schools.

Typical 2026 scopes: MVP ₺500K-₺2M, mid SaaS ₺1.5M-₺8M, ERP ₺2.5M-₺25M, enterprise digital transformation ₺5M-₺40M.

*Makrops is an Istanbul-based B2B software company offering custom development, SaaS platforms, MVPs, API services and DevOps. Contact.*