As Turkish players, we have finally realized in recent years that our developers cannot create GTA directly from scratch. Thus, developers with original ideas gained courage in our country. In conclusion, the Turkish gaming industry has gained great momentum in the last 5 years.
Turkish gaming industry reached a size of 1.4 billion dollars
Türkiye has begun to gain a place for itself globally in the gaming industry. Especially with the discount festival of Turkish curators’ games organized by Steam last month, we saw that there are many talented people in this field in our country.
Today we are here with news that proves this. According to the news of BloombergHT writer Hande Berktan, who interviewed Meriç Eryürek at 2023 Gaming Istanbul, the number of players spending money on games or in-game stores in the Turkish gaming industry has reached 12 million and the industry has reached a size of 1.4 billion dollars.
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According to the news, Eryürek says: “We say we have 36 million active players. This number includes everyone who has downloaded a game to their mobile phone, tablet or computer in the past. The number of active players who spend money on games or in-game stores is around 12 million players. “The number of professional e-sports players has reached 600.”
“We think the upward growth trend will continue”
Eryürek continues as follows: “The global market size has reached approximately 180 billion dollars. The size of the Turkish game market exceeded an estimated 1.4 billion dollars. If we consider the sector on the investments side, we received investments of 424.7 million dollars in 2022.
Last year, Istanbul became the second city in Europe, after London, where the most deals were made in the gaming industry. Istanbul ranks fifth in the global evaluation. “We think the upward growth trend will continue.”
The 7th Gaming Istanbul fair is being held this year and will take place at Yenikapı Kadir Topbaş Performance and Art Center as it has been for a long time. You will be able to try the exciting work of Turkish game developers at their stands and participate in many other events.
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