The Research Field of Turkey (REFIT) has been defined as where those performing R&D activities (universities, research institutions, industrial organizations, etc.), those demanding the results of these activities (private and public institutions, NGOs, etc) and all other organizations and institutions (public or private) funding these activities, can work in collaboration and where they can focus on certain strategies. Activities regarding this system are summarized below:

>>To finalize the 2003-2023 draft Strategy Document by also considering the formal opinions of member organizations of the SCST  (National Science and

>>Technology Policies known as Vision 2023).

>>To increase gradually between 2005 and 2010, the R&D share allocated from the National Income, so that it reaches 2%,

>>To increase the number of full-time researchers to 40, 000, by 2010,

>>To emphasize the areas of Defense Industry Research, Space Research, and the training of scientists,

>>To establish Science Parks as priority areas for development, under the patronage of the Prime Minister,

>>To develop a system for the strategic management of REFIT defined as a communication network made up of universities, the public, industry, research organizations and nongovernmental organizations offering and/or requesting R&D activities.

TUBITAK was commissioned to act as the secretariat to ensure that all of the aforementioned is achieved.

Source:www.investinturkey.gov.tr