Purpose

The aim of this study is to evaluate the entrepreneurship activity in Turkey and the Balkan countries and to show in which fields they can cooperate in the future.

Design/methodology/approach

Document analysis was used in the research. In this context, taking into consideration the Global Entrepreneurship Index data published in 2019, the entrepreneurial potentials of Balkan countries, its current status was examined. Therefore, Turkey’s contribution to the development of entrepreneurial activities in the Balkan countries is shown in the study.

Findings

The results of the research show that entrepreneurship activities in the Balkan countries are not at the expected levels. In addition, it is determined that Turkey is in a central position in the Balkan’s entrepreneurship ecosystem in subjects such as especially, product innovation, risk capital, the ability of entrepreneurial start-up and its enterprises show high growth. Other Balkan countries may cooperate with Turkey about the production of technological products and technology transfer issues. Partner incubation programs can be formed. Training activities related to the entrepreneurship ecosystem can be organised together.

Originality/value

To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this paper is one of the first study that addresses the current situation of Balkan countries by analysing the entrepreneurship index scores of Turkey and Balkan countries (Albania, Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Romania, Croatia, Serbia, northern Macedonia, Greece and Slovenia). It also formulated suggestions on establishing cooperation with Turkey.

中文翻译：

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土耳其和其他巴尔干国家的企业家精神：是否有通过国际化进行相互合作的机会？

目的

这项研究的目的是评估土耳其和巴尔干国家的企业家活动，并表明他们将来可以在哪些领域开展合作。

设计/方法/方法

研究中使用了文件分析。在这种情况下，考虑到2019年发布的全球创业指数数据，巴尔干国家的创业潜力，研究了其当前状况。因此，研究显示了土耳其对巴尔干国家企业家活动发展的贡献。

发现

研究结果表明，巴尔干国家的企业家活动未达到预期水平。此外，可以确定的是，土耳其在产品创新，风险资本，创业能力和企业发展等方面尤其在巴尔干的企业家生态系统中处于中心地位。其他巴尔干国家可能在技术产品生产和技术转让问题上与土耳其合作。可以形成合作伙伴孵化计划。与企业家生态系统有关的培训活动可以一起组织。

创意/价值

据作者所知，本文是通过分析土耳其和巴尔干国家（阿尔巴尼亚，保加利亚，波斯尼亚和黑塞哥维那，黑山，罗马尼亚，克罗地亚）的创业指数评分来解决巴尔干国家当前状况的第一项研究之一，塞尔维亚，北马其顿，希腊和斯洛文尼亚）。它还提出了与土耳其建立合作的建议。