Dogu Karadeniz Development Agency

What Dogu Karadeniz Development Agency does

Doğu Karadeniz Kalkınma Ajansı (DOKA) is a public regional development agency established on 25 July 2009 by Turkish government decree and headquartered in Trabzon, Turkey, operating under the Republic of Turkey Ministry of Industry and Technology's General Directorate of Development Agencies. The agency is the statutory development body for the TR90 Level-2 Eastern Black Sea region, which covers the six provinces of Artvin, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize and Trabzon. Its remit covers regional development planning, coordination between public and private sectors, SME and entrepreneurship support, investment promotion, and capacity-building for sub-national institutions.

DOKA's product portfolio is composed of recurring grant and technical-support programs: financial support programs disbursing up to 90% of project costs (capped at 500,000 TL per project in some schemes, with SOGEP minimum project budgets of 1,000,000 TL), alongside technical-support programs in areas including lean transformation, blue economy, tourism, regional-product branding, green transition, and social development. A 2024 SOGEP cycle supported 11 projects with 40.9 million TL allocated to the region. Program applications are administered through KAYS (Kalkınma Ajansları Yönetim Sistemi), a shared web-based management system used across all Turkish development agencies for program administration, application intake, contracting and monitoring.

DOKA is not a commercial company and does not charge fees to beneficiaries; its operations are funded by Ministry of Industry and Technology budget allocations supplemented by international co-financing, most notably the World Bank-financed Turkey Social Inclusive Green Transition (SoGreen) Project. Its governance structure includes a 23-member Board of Directors (Yönetim Kurulu) composed of the six provincial governors, six municipal presidents, six provincial general assembly chairmen, and five chamber of commerce and industry presidents. Distribution is performed through the Trabzon general secretariat and six provincial Investment Support Offices (Yatırım Destek Ofisleri), supplemented by the DOKA Dergi periodical and recurring information sessions across the region.

Name

Dogu Karadeniz Development Agency

Legal name

Doğu Karadeniz Kalkınma Ajansı

Website

https://doka.org.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DOKA is the statutory Turkish government development agency for the TR90 Eastern Black Sea region (six provinces), providing grants and technical-assistance programs to local governments, SMEs, cooperatives and universities through its Trabzon headquarters and six provincial Investment Support Offices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regional Development Services

NAICS

Grantmaking and Giving Services (81321), Grantmaking Foundations (813211)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Grantmaking & Philanthropic Funds (Institutional Donors) (BPADAOAB)

akta.pro secondary industry

International Grantmaking & Development Foundations (BPAGAKAH)

Keywords

• Regional development funding
• Grant financial support
• Technical assistance programs
• Investment support services
• Public sector consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Ortahisar

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DOKA is a public regional development agency that administers financial grant programs and technical assistance to eligible beneficiaries in Turkey's Eastern Black Sea (TR90) Region. It funds and supports local governments, SMEs, cooperatives, universities, and civil society organizations through open calls for proposals spanning blue economy, tourism, regional product branding, lean transformation, green transition, and social development. Grants range up to 90% co-financing for non-profits and up to 50% for for-profit entities, with technical support programs providing specialized expertise across priority sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mavi Ekonomi Teknik Destek Programı (Blue Economy Technical Support Program) Technical support program targeting fisheries, aquaculture, coastal tourism operators, and shipbuilding sectors in the TR90 region to advance blue economy capacity and sustainability. Total budget 5,000,000 TL with max 400,000 TL per project.
• Yöresel Ürünlerde Markalaşma ve Ticarileşme Teknik Destek Programı (Regional Products Branding and Commercialization Technical Support Program) Technical support program for cooperatives and producer organizations engaged in branding, commercialization, and marketing of local agricultural and handicraft products. Total budget 15,000,000 TL with max 500,000 TL per project.
• Turizm Teknik Destek Programı (Tourism Technical Support Program) Technical support program aimed at developing capacity across the regional tourism ecosystem in the TR90 provinces. Total budget 10,000,000 TL.
• Yalın Dönüşüm Teknik Destek Programı (Lean Transformation Technical Support Program) Technical support program for SMEs in the manufacturing sector to implement lean transformation initiatives, with a maximum of 500,000 TL support per project.
• Yeşil İvme Destek Programı (Green Momentum Support Program) Grant support program for green transition and inclusive environmental initiatives in the TR90 region, implemented under the World Bank-financed Turkey SoGreen Project.
• Sosyal Gelişmeyi Destekleme Programı - SOGEP (Social Development Support Program) Financial support program for projects targeting social inclusion, employment, and entrepreneurship support. Non-profit organizations can receive up to 90% support; profit-making entities up to 50%. Minimum project budget 1,000,000 TL with 18-month duration.
• Yatırım Destek Ofisleri (Investment Support Offices) Services Direct consultation and support services offered through six Investment Support Offices located in Artvin, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize, and Trabzon. Services target investors and project applicants in the TR90 region and include investment promotion, project facilitation, and beneficiary engagement.

Quantifiable outcome

• 11 projects supported with 40.9 Million TL through 2024 SOGEP program
• +3 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Ministry of Industry and Technology of Turkey (Sanayi ve Teknoloji Bakanlığı)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Ministry of Industry and Technology provides overall coordination for all development agencies in Turkey. DOKA operates under the supervision of the Ministry's Development Agencies General Directorate. The Ministry coordinates regional development policies and provides regulatory framework for agency operations. The 2026 Yeşil İvme Destek Programı is implemented under Ministry coordination with World Bank financing.
• Provincial Governorates (Valilikler)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAll six provincial governorates (Artvin, Giresun, Gümüşhane, Ordu, Rize, Trabzon) participate in DOKA's Board of Directors. Provincial governors serve as board members, ensuring high-level governmental coordination for regional development initiatives. This governance structure integrates national government priorities with local implementation.
• Municipalities and Chamber RepresentativescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMunicipal presidents, provincial general assembly chairmen, and chamber of commerce and industry presidents from all six provinces participate in DOKA's 23-member Board of Directors. This structure ensures representation of local government and private sector perspectives in regional development decision-making.
• Organized Industrial Zones (OSB) and Industrial SitesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOrganized Industrial Zones and Small Industrial Sites are eligible applicants for DOKA support programs and serve as distribution channels for technical support services. DOKA supports OSB infrastructure development and capacity building for industrial zone administrations.
• Cooperatives and Producer OrganizationsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCooperatives (including women's cooperatives) are eligible beneficiaries for DOKA's Yöresel Ürünlerde Markalaşma ve Ticarileşme Technical Support Program. These organizations serve as channels for distributing support to rural producers and small-scale enterprises in the agricultural and handicraft sectors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Karacadağ Kalkınma Ajansı: Turkish development agency for the TRC2 (Diyarbakır, Şanlıurfa) region. Same institutional design — Ministry-supervised regional grantmaking body with provincial board representation and YDO offices. Cross-referenced in DOKA's site.
• İstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı (İSTKA): Development agency for TR10 Istanbul region, the largest in the network. Same legal framework, KAYS platform, and Ministry oversight as DOKA, though at materially larger program scale.
• Ankara Kalkınma Ajansı: Development agency for the TR51 Ankara region. Identical operating model: Ministry-supervised, KAYS-managed, multi-program grantmaking and technical support for SMEs, municipalities, and civil society.
• Mevlana Kalkınma Ajansı: Turkish development agency serving the TR52 region (Konya, Karaman), operating under the same national development agency statute as DOKA. Delivers the same mix of financial support, technical assistance, and investment promotion services. Also explicitly named in DOKA's site announcements.
• Orta Karadeniz Kalkınma Ajansı (OKA): Central Black Sea (TR83) regional development agency covering Samsun, Çorum, Amasya, Tokat. The most adjacent geographic peer to DOKA, operating in the same macro Black Sea corridor with overlapping coastal-economy and tourism priorities.
• Kuzeydoğu Anadolu Kalkınma Ajansı (KUDAKA): Northeastern Anatolia (TRA2) development agency serving Erzurum, Erzincan, Bayburt. Same statutory framework and program taxonomy; comparable rural-development and SME-support profile to DOKA.
• Ahiler Kalkınma Ajansı: Sister Turkish development agency operating in the TR41 (Kırşehir, Nevşehir, Aksaray, Kırıkkale, Yozgat, Çankırı, Kayseri) region under the same Ministry of Industry and Technology framework. Comparable mandate: regional grantmaking, technical support programs, and Investment Support Offices. Cross-referenced directly in DOKA's website announcements.
• Güney Ege Kalkınma Ajansı (GEKA): Development agency for the TR32 (Aydın, Denizli, Muğla) region. Comparable role in regional grantmaking, tourism development, and SME support, with overlapping blue-economy and tourism mandates.
• Fırat Kalkınma Ajansı (FKA): Development agency for the TRB2 (Elazığ, Malatya, Bingöl, Tunceli, Muş) region. Same legal foundation, board structure, and program mix as DOKA, focused on socio-economic development in eastern Turkey.

Broad incumbents

• Invest in Turkey (Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Investment Office): National-level investment promotion agency of the Republic of Turkey. Overlaps with DOKA's investment-promotion function (YDOs, foreign investor outreach) but operates at national scope and is not regionally constrained like DOKA.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ajansdoka
• Facebookfacebook.com/dogukaradenizkalkinmaajansi
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dogu-karadeniz-development-agency

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Number of profiles

Profiles23 records

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

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