ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSET IN VIDEO GAMING SECTOR: EVIDENCE FROM TURKEY

Video gaming is one of the fastest growing sectors in the global market. The international games market will reach USD $110 billion by 2017. Although the economic scale of video gaming is continually increasing in Turkey, the country has few gaming companies. Turkey has the ability to be a competitive player in the global video gaming market; however it faces a number of challenges. This article analyzes the current status of the Turkish video gaming sector, including examining its inherent problems and proposing some solutions. The findings are based on a national survey conducted in 2012. Turkey has a large youth population, presenting a good market for gaming companies. The paper finds that there is an urgent need to develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem within Turkey. Pre-incubation centers would play a central role in such developments.