ABOUT US
We are a group of young entrepreneurs and professionals who believe that it is inevitable for Türkiye to realize the National Technology Initiative in order to raise its voice for a better world and to be one of developed societies in terms of economy and life quality.
Mehmet Fatih Kacır was born in Istanbul in 1984. He completed his secondary and high school education at Istanbul High School for Boys. In 2003, he ranked 12th in Türkiye in the university entrance exams. He graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Industrial Engineering with Honors in 2008. During his university education, he served as a student representative. He pioneered interdisciplinary research and project management training. After graduating from university, he chose to become an entrepreneur. In the companies he founded and managed, he developed utility models and industrial designs and realized innovative applications.
In addition to entrepreneurship, he also took an active role in non-governmental organizations. Kacır, who served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Türkiye Technology Team Foundation (T3 Foundation) until 2018, was among the pioneers of the establishment of DENEYAP Technology Workshops, the Technology Stars of the Future Program for gifted students, the Science Center and Initiative Center programs, and TEKNOFEST, the world's largest Aviation, Space and Technology Festival. In 2018, he became a member of the TÜBİTAK Science Board.
Kacır was appointed Deputy Minister of Industry and Technology by Presidential Decree on 31 July 2018. He, who was responsible for the National Technology Initiative and strategic transformation policies in the Ministry, coordinated the work of the General Directorate of National Technology, General Directorate of Strategic Research and Productivity, TÜBİTAK, Turkish Patent and Trademark Office, Turkish Academy of Sciences and Turkish Space Agency.
As Deputy Minister, he served as the Chairman of the TEKNOFEST Executive Board, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the DENEYAP Türkiye project carried out in 81 provinces, Chairman of the Technology-Oriented Industrial Move Program Committee, which is an R&D and Investment Incentive Program for high-tech products and innovative technologies, Chairman of the Research Infrastructures Monitoring and Competence Evaluation Committee, and Chairman of the National Technology Entrepreneurship Council. He pioneered the establishment of the Türkiye Open Source Platform and 42 Software Schools, a new-generation education model. He worked on the creation and realization of Türkiye's Automobile Togg technology roadmap.
The 2023 Industry and Technology Strategy, National Artificial Intelligence Strategy, National Space Program, National Technology Entrepreneurship Strategy, Mobility Technologies and Smart Life and Health Technologies Roadmap. Within the scope of the strategies, he led the implementation of action plans and the restructuring of the ministry.
Kacır is a member of the board of directors of ASELSAN and Prof. Dr. Fuat Sezgin Research Foundation for the History of Science in Islam and is fluent in English and German. He is married and has 2 children.