FOUNDER-LED TECHNOLOGY MARKET ENTRY

Test Türkiye Before
You Build Türkiye.

Validate demand. Qualify the right partners. Turn market assumptions into a clear commercial decision.

EXPERIENCE FROM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY BRANDS
AppleLogitechArçelikM-FilesSnapdragonindependent study
THE SIMPLE PROCESS

How Market Entry
Gets Done.

A focused, founder-led way to validate Türkiye before committing to a local office, hiring plan or distribution structure.

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STEP 01

Discover

Identify enterprise target accounts, decision-makers, competitors, technical requirements and promising buyer segments.

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STEP 02

Validate

Approach selected buyers, test product relevance and record real requirements, commercial objections and purchasing conditions.

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STEP 03

Engage

Evaluate distributors, value-added resellers and integrators for buyer reach, portfolio fit, presales capability and interest.

✓
STEP 04

Decide

Leave with prioritized accounts, partner assessments, documented commercial feedback and a practical market-entry recommendation.

THE EXPERIENCE

Built in the market.
Proven in the numbers.

From creating an enterprise portfolio to opening new routes to market, these are results from previous professional roles and one independent field research project.

Apple
ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
30%Store revenue

Building enterprise demand from zero.

Developed enterprise customer relationships within Apple’s Turkish retail operation and grew the B2B business into a meaningful share of store revenue.

Cold startEnterprise demand
Logitech
ALTERNATIVE CHANNELS
40%Territory sales

New channels. Real commercial impact.

Opened alternative routes to market and converted channel development into a significant share of territory sales within eight months.

ChannelsMarket reach
Arçelik
RETAIL EXPANSION
9×Electronics growth

Scaling a category across retail.

Improved commercial execution across a 132-store dealer network, driving a ninefold increase in electronics sales and a twenty-onefold increase in accessories.

132 storesMerchandising
M-Files
ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE
$280KARR

From a $15K pilot to $280K ARR.

Won strategic Turkish enterprise accounts and developed a software opportunity into a recurring contract, while employed by Mechsoft.

Pilot conversionStrategic accounts
Snapdragon
INDEPENDENT RESEARCH
90‑DayRoadmap

What the retail shelf really tells you.

Independently audited two Istanbul electronics stores and prepared a 90-day market activation plan for the Snapdragon PC ecosystem. Not a Qualcomm assignment.

Field researchActivation plan
Five brands. Five perspectives on market development.

Experience shown reflects earlier employment with Apple, Logitech and Arçelik, work on M-Files through Mechsoft, and independent research on Snapdragon. These brands are not represented as clients or endorsers of this consultancy.

Why TurkeyGTM

Built on the vendor side.
Validated in the market.

Four reasons to work with a technology sales practitioner, not just another market research provider.

01 / THE EXPERIENCE

Vendor-Side Experience

We've worked on the technology vendor side, developing enterprise demand, opening alternative sales channels and expanding dealer networks. We understand the pressures behind budgets, margins, pipeline and partner performance.

Enterprise growth · Routes to market · Channel economics
02 / THE BUYER

Enterprise Buying Intelligence

Not another list of CIOs. We investigate which business and technical needs drive a purchase, who influences the decision, and how enterprises assess and approve new technology. Established professional relationships can support selected first contacts.

CIO / CISO / CTO · Buying committees · Direct outreach
03 / THE CHANNEL

Channel Reality Check

Can a distributor actually sell your category? Does a system integrator reach the right buyers? Will competing brands create a conflict? Is there adequate presales and after-sales capacity? We test these questions in direct partner discussions, not just at a desk.

Distributor fit · SI capability · Partner conversations
04 / THE EVIDENCE

Evidence Before Investment

At the end of a ninety-day engagement, you receive a record of prioritized target accounts, assessed partner candidates, outreach activity, market feedback where available, and an actionable entry recommendation. More than a slide deck.

Documented findings · Commercial feedback · Next steps
What We Actually Do

Real work.
Clear deliverables.

Specific, hands-on market-entry activities, each tied to something your team can use.

WHAT WE DOWHAT YOU GET
01Research CIOs, CISOs, CTOs and technology decision-makers, then approach agreed contacts.
Prioritized enterprise account and decision-maker map.
02Discuss product relevance, requirements and purchase conditions with interested buyers.
Documented buyer needs, buying conditions and objections.
03Approach distributors, value-added resellers and system integrators; assess prospective partner fit.
Partner shortlist evaluated for commercial reach and technical capability.
04Examine competitor sales models, buying criteria, configurations and relevant tender requirements.
Competitive positioning and purchasing-barrier analysis.
05Visit stores, dealers or sales channels when the product and agreed scope call for it.
Photographic field observations and channel-level findings.
06Run agreed initial outreach, record follow-ups and classify commercial responses.
Evidence-based market entry recommendation and next-action plan.

Each project has a tailored Statement of Work. Outreach and research activities are defined in advance. Third-party meetings, partner agreements and sales are not guaranteed.

$2,500 FEASIBILITY · REAL-WORLD EXAMPLE

On the shelf.
But is it really in the market?

Our independent Snapdragon PC retail snapshot demonstrates how a focused market-entry assessment can uncover commercial gaps that desk research alone may miss.

SNAPDRAGON PC · ISTANBUL FIELD SNAPSHOT

Product availability is not the same as market readiness.

The commercial question. Snapdragon-powered laptops were already on sale in Türkiye. But how visible were they at the point of purchase, and what would it take to activate the category more effectively?

What we did. We examined laptop displays at twenty electronics retail locations in Istanbul, assessed on-shelf visibility and category positioning, considered frontline awareness, and developed a proposed 90-day activation roadmap.

20Retail locations assessed
6.9%Observed MediaMarkt display share
0.8%Observed Teknosa display share
WHAT THE FIELDWORK REVEALED
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Visibility gap. A product can be listed and available while remaining difficult to discover on the sales floor.

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Channel questions. Shelf positioning, in-store messaging and sales-team readiness deserve direct checks, not assumptions.

03

Actionable priorities. Translate field observations into a focused retail and channel activation plan, with the next questions to validate.

FROM THE FIELD · INDEPENDENT SNAPSHOT
Independent Snapdragon PC retail field assessment sample page
THE SERVICE BEHIND THIS APPROACH Market Entry Feasibility $2,500

Two weeks. One defined market-entry question. Relevant market evidence, buyer and channel findings, entry barriers, and a clear Go / No-Go / Validate Further recommendation.

Discuss Your Feasibility

Independent retail assessment, not commissioned by Qualcomm. Store-level observations are not national market-share estimates. $2,500 is the current TurkeyGTM Feasibility program fee.

Tugrul Celik, founder of TurkeyGTM
Istanbul · Türkiye
Founder-led by design

Global technology experience.
Local commercial execution.

Tugrul Celik has more than a decade of hands-on experience in technology sales, business development, enterprise software, global brands, and indirect channels in Türkiye.

His career includes building B2B customer portfolios, creating new commercial routes to market, and developing complex enterprise opportunities. At TurkeyGTM, that experience supports focused, clearly scoped market entry projects for international technology businesses.

Founder-ledDirect senior-level project involvement
Research + actionDecision support grounded in commercial activity
THE PROGRAMS

Start with Evidence.
Move with Confidence.

Clear deliverables, transparent fixed fees and no need to establish a Turkish office before exploring the opportunity.

FOUNDER-LED ENGAGEMENTS
START SMALL. MOVE FORWARD.

Start with the $2,500 Feasibility. If you proceed to the $15,000 Execution program, the full $2,500 is credited. Remaining balance: $12,500.

Three commercial questions.
One confident next move.

01 / BUYER FIT

Validate Demand

Who would evaluate your product and why?

02 / CHANNEL FIT

Qualify Partners

Who could realistically sell and support it?

03 / ENTRY READINESS

Decide Your Route

What stands between market interest and sales?

Projects follow a written scope of work. Meetings, distributor agreements and sales depend on third parties and cannot be guaranteed.

FAQ

Answers before
your first move.

A defined commercial assessment of relevant buyer segments, competitive context, potential entry routes, and key risks, plus a Go / No-Go / Validate Further recommendation. Its fixed project price is $2,500.

We define a tailored scope covering market validation, partner research, an agreed level of outreach to potential local buyers or partners, commercial feedback, and a practical entry roadmap. The fixed program fee is $15,000.

Yes. If you proceed from the $2,500 Feasibility into the $15,000 Market Entry Execution Program, the full $2,500 is credited against the program fee, leaving $12,500 to pay.

Not necessarily for early research and exploratory commercial discussions. Actual requirements for importing, selling, contracting, invoicing, employment and local representation depend on the activity and require qualified legal and tax advice.

No. Third-party decisions cannot be guaranteed. We agree on research depth, target and outreach volume, deliverables and reporting in advance, and document the results honestly.

Potentially, if you are entering the market commercially for the first time and lack dedicated local execution. We can evaluate a scoped in-market entry assessment; we do not provide routine ongoing distributor or sales-team management.

International B2B technology producers across enterprise software, cybersecurity, cloud, AI, IT infrastructure, commercial hardware, and related sectors, from funded scaleups to established manufacturers.