Subject:
Education – Investment Incentives for the School Sector
Reading Time:
10 Min
Date:
Dec 8, 2025
What is the Education Sector?
The education sector refers to all institutions providing education such as schools, courses, colleges, and many others. It supports the development of a person’s knowledge, skills, and abilities to improve themselves and raise their living standards. Grants and supports related to the education and school sector, including dormitory incentives, kindergarten, daycare incentives, and special education institution incentives, are also included among the incentives for the education sector. Education sector incentives are evaluated under regional investment incentive certificate criteria. The support rate and amount vary depending on the investment amount and location.
What are the Investment Incentives for the Education - School Sector?
Priority Support Elements | Region 5 | Region 6 | |
VAT Exemption %18 | YES | YES | |
Customs Duty Exemption %2 | YES | YES | |
Tax Reduction | Tax Reduction Rate | %80 | %90 |
Investment Contribution Rate | %40 | %50 | |
Tax Reduction During Investment Period | %50 | %80 | |
Tax Reduction During Operation Period | %50 | %20 | |
Employer's Share Support for Insurance Premiums | Application Duration | 7 Years | 10 Years |
Maximum Support Amount (Ratio of Support Amount to Fixed Investment Amount) | %35 | %50 | |
Allocation of Investment Site | YES | YES | |
Interest Support | Domestic Credit | 5 Points | 7 Points |
Foreign Currency / Foreign Currency Indexed Credit | 2 Points | 2 Points | |
Maximum Support Amount (Million TL) | 1.4 Million | 1.8 Million | |
Support for Insurance Premiums | NO | 10 Years | |
Income Tax Withholding Support | NO | YES | |
Exemption from Construction-Building Fees | YES | YES | |
Property Tax Exemption | YES | YES | |
Stamp Tax Exemption | YES | YES | |
*Higher education services benefit from general incentives.
What is the Minimum Investment Amount for the Education - School Sector?
• In region 1, 4 million TL
• In region 2, 3 million TL
• In region 3, 2 million TL.
• In regions 4, 5, and 6, 1.5 million TL
*Investments aimed at the education sector within the investment incentives include completely new school investments, investments aimed at increasing student capacity (expansion investments), school renovations, and investment activities aimed at equipment modernization, as well as complete school buildings or ancillary buildings, school conference halls, school cafeterias, school swimming pools or sports facilities, school gardens, and other units.
*Complete new school investments or investments for increasing the capacities of existing schools or modernizing existing schools can benefit from at least the 5th region incentives.
Regions;
Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 3 | Region 4 | Region 5 | Region 6 |
Ankara | Aydın | Adana | Afyonkarahisar | Bayburt | Adıyaman |
Antalya | Balıkesir | Burdur | Aksaray | Çankırı | Ağrı |
Bursa | Bilecik | Düzce | Amasya | Erzurum | Ardahan |
Eskişehir | Bolu | Gaziantep | Artvin | Giresun | Batman |
İstanbul | Çanakkale | Karaman | Bartın | Gümüşhane | Bingöl |
İzmir | Denizli | Kırıkkale | Çorum | Kahramanmaraş | Bitlis |
Kocaeli | Edirne | Kütahya | Elâzığ | Kilis | Diyarbakır |
Muğla | Isparta | Mersin | Erzincan | Niğde | Hakkâri |
Tekirdağ | Karabük | Samsun | Hatay | Ordu | Iğdır |
| Kayseri | Trabzon | Kastamonu | Osmaniye | Kars |
| Kırklareli | Rize | Kırşehir | Sinop | Mardin |
| Konya | Uşak | Malatya | Tokat | Muş |
| Manisa | Zonguldak | Nevşehir | Tunceli | Siirt |
| Sakarya |
| Sivas | Yozgat | Şanlıurfa |
| Yalova |
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| Şırnak |
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| Van |
9 PROVINCES | 15 PROVINCES | 13 PROVINCES | 14 PROVINCES | 14 PROVINCES | 16 PROVINCES |
State of the Education Sector in Turkey and Worldwide
In recent years, rapidly accelerating technological developments have also affected the growth and transformation of the education sector in our country and the world. These technological developments have highlighted the importance of education levels, prompting individuals to seek ways to improve their knowledge and skills. There has also been a significant increase in the establishment of new institutions outside public educational institutions in our country in recent years. The increase in population and the rising level of development in the country have led to rapid growth in the education sector worldwide, as observed.
Leading Companies in the Education Sector
In addition to preschools, primary schools, high schools, and universities, there are also institutions providing practical courses that support theoretical knowledge. The significant growth in the number of these institutions has created a competitive environment and made it challenging to determine the industry's leaders. There are also many institutions that have achieved good growth and demand alongside established institutions. In this regard, the sustainability of the mentioned growth and the direction of brand awareness can be evaluated.
ODS Consulting Group in Education Sector Investment Incentives
Investments in preschool, primary school, middle school, and high school education made by the private sector are among the priority investment topics. These institutions are supported within the scope of education sector investment incentives. Educational investments fall under the 5th region supports. Only investments made in the 6th region are directly under the 6th region supports. As ODS Consulting Group, we map all grants and incentives you can receive for your investments in the education sector, ensuring you reach the support you need as quickly as possible.

