Opportunities
Startup accelerators in Türkiye (October 2026)
Open accelerators a founder in Türkiye can apply to, each checked against its official page. Calls named for Türkiye come first, then regional and worldwide calls that include it.
66 listings
Closing this month (6)
- 500 Fellowship (500 Global Flagship)500 GlobalOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 2, 2026
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneurs FirstOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 5, 2026
- Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups (Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration)EIT Culture & CreativityOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 12, 2026
- Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups (Shape Accelerator & Scale Post-Accelerator)EIT Culture & CreativityOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 12, 2026
- Mentor Me Program28DIGITALOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 16, 2026
- Rally SEA Fellowship ProgramRally Social Enterprise AcceleratorOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 27, 2026
Specific to Türkiye (14)
- BiGG MastersSabancı Üniversitesi Inovent A.Ş. & TÜBİTAK Marmara TeknokentOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- BiGG.ASSIST Hızlandırma ProgramıTeknopark İzmir & İnci HoldingOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- BİGGVADİ (TÜBİTAK 1812 BİGG Programı)Bilişim VadisiOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Endeavor ScaleUp ProgramıEndeavor TürkiyeStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Endeavor Türkiye ScaleUp ProgramıEndeavor DerneğiStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Fit Startup Factory (Girişim Fabrikası)Özyeğin UniversityOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Girişim Fabrikası BİGG Hızlandırma ProgramıÖzyeğin Üniversitesi Girişim Fabrikası & Türkiye İş BankasıOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Girişimci Rampası (TÜBİTAK BiGG)InnoPark Konya TGBOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- İTÜ Çekirdek BİGGİTÜ ÇekirdekOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- KAGİDER Türkiye’de 100 Kadın Girişimci İçin Yatırım Hızlandırma ProgramıKAGİDERStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- KWORKS - Koç Üniversitesi Girişim Hızlandırma ProgramlarıKoç Üniversitesi KWORKSOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Startup Wise Guys TürkiyeStartup Wise GuysStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Traction Evidence LabStartup IntellectOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- TÜBİTAK 1812 BİGG Yatırım 2026-1 Çağrısı Ön Başvuru Süreci - KTÜ TTMKaradeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Teknoloji Transferi Uygulama ve Araştırma MerkeziOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
Also open to founders in Türkiye (52)
Regional and worldwide calls whose rules include Türkiye.
- 500 Fellowship (500 Global Flagship)500 GlobalOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 2, 2026
- Entrepreneur FirstEntrepreneurs FirstOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 5, 2026
- Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups (Shape Acceleration & Scale Post-Acceleration)EIT Culture & CreativityOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 12, 2026
- Financial Support to Startups and Scaleups (Shape Accelerator & Scale Post-Accelerator)EIT Culture & CreativityOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 12, 2026
- Mentor Me Program28DIGITALOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 16, 2026
- Rally SEA Fellowship ProgramRally Social Enterprise AcceleratorOpenAcceleratorDeadline: October 27, 2026
- EIC AcceleratorEuropean Innovation CouncilOpenAcceleratorDeadline: November 4, 2026
- Start-Up ChileCorfoOpenAcceleratorDeadline: November 28, 2026
- EIC Accelerator 2026 - Short proposalEuropean CommissionOpenAcceleratorDeadline: December 17, 2026
- 16VC Founder Fellowship16VCOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- 500 Global Eurasia500 Global, Georgia's Innovation & Technology Agency (GITA), Bank of GeorgiaRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- a16z SPEEDRUNAndreessen Horowitz (a16z)OpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- AgriTech4Tunisia Innovation ChallengeAlliance of Bioversity International and CIAT (CGIAR Accelerate for Impact Platform)Status to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Alchemist AcceleratorAlchemist AcceleratorRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- Betaworks CampBetaworksOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Biotechnology Venture Readiness Program 2026Saudi Biotechnology AcceleratorOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Blue Startups Accelerator ProgramBlue StartupsStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- DeceleraDecelera VenturesOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- EIT Health Wild CardEIT HealthStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- eMerge Global Startup Accelerator + ShowcaseeMerge AmericasOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Forum Ventures AcceleratorForum VenturesRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- Founder Institute Silicon Valley AI ProgramFounder InstituteOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Founders Factory Accelerator & Venture StudioFounders FactoryOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Google for Startups AcceleratorGoogleRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- HSG START AcceleratorUniversity of St.Gallen, Switzerland Innovation Park Ost, START FoundationOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- L'Oréal Beauty Tech AtelierL'Oréal & HEC Paris IncubateurOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Lair East Labs AcceleratorLair East LabsRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- LVMH La Maison des StartupsLVMHOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- M Accelerator Online Startup ProgramM Accelerator by M StudioRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- Mohammed Bin Rashid Innovation FundMohammed Bin Rashid Innovation FundOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Norrsken EvolveNorrskenOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Orbit VenturesOrbit VenturesOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Peachscore AcceleratorPeachscore Inc.RollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- PLAI 2026 Startup CallMondadori Group / PLAIRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- RockstartRockstartRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- ScaleUp Labs Accelerator ProgramScaleUp LabsOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Shape Accelerator ProgrammeEIT Culture & CreativityOpens soonAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Startup Wise Guys Flagship AcceleratorStartup Wise GuysOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Supreme FactorySupreme Factory LtdRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- Tampa Bay Wave AcceleratorsTampa Bay WaveStatus to confirmAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- TAQADAM Startup AcceleratorKing Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) and Saudi Awwal Bank (SAB)Opens soonAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Techstars AcceleratorsTechstarsOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- The Founders ClubStartup Wise GuysOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- The Ignition AI AcceleratorTribe and NVIDIA InceptionRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- The Orcas Valley AcceleratorThe Orcas ValleyOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- TinySeed AcceleratorTinySeedOpens soonAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- TURN8 AcceleratorTURN8OpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- UW-Green Bay Investment Acceleratorgener8torOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Wedge (Clay for Startups) & Startup Partner ProgramClayOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- YanglerYanglerOpenAcceleratorDeadline: No fixed deadline
- Z FellowsZ FellowsRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
- Zero BS Revenue Scaler ProgramEthAum Venture PartnersRollingAcceleratorDeadline: Rolling
Questions founders ask
- How many accelerators are open right now for founders in Türkiye?
- 66 accelerators are open for founders in Türkiye right now: 14 named for Türkiye, and 52 open through regional or worldwide calls.
- Which of these closes next?
- 500 Fellowship (500 Global Flagship) closes on October 2, 2026.
- How many have a deadline this month?
- 6 close in October 2026.