ASBU Sociocity Technopolis

ASBÜ Sosyokent is a “technology development zone” based at Ankara Social Sciences University (ASBÜ). It is Turkey’s first  zone specialised in social innovation and social entrepreneurship, combining social sciences + innovation + business.

Its mission is to bring together academia, private sector, public institutions and civil society to transform social-science research into innovative solutions, products or services that address societal problems. It aims to support social innovation across many areas: public services digitisation, e-health and biotech, smart-city & environmental tech, education/learning technologies, information & communication technologies, and social-policy technologies.

Sosyokent occupies a built-up area of around 8,000 m² on ASBÜ’s main campus and spans 40 companies. The project began operations in 2022 and includes shared labs, research infrastructure, support offices and incubation facilities to help entrepreneurs and startups develop and commercialise social-innovation projects. As of its launch, the zone allocated space to its first companies/entrepreneurs — initial steps in hosting startups and social-innovation firms.