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What is Product-Tower?
Product-Tower is a Turkey-focused product discovery platform where Turkish founders launch their products. Founded in 2024 as the Turkish alternative to Product Hunt, it showcases startups across 30+ categories including SaaS, AI, mobile apps, and fintech. Turkish builders launch new products daily, the community upvotes and comments, and top-voted products earn Product of the Day, Week, and Month badges.
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How to Launch a Product on Product-Tower?
- 1
Sign Up
Create an account on Product-Tower via email or Google sign-in.
- 2
Fill in Product Details
Enter product name, short description, detailed content, logo, website, category, and pricing model.
- 3
Choose Launch Date
Pick the day your product appears on the homepage. Tuesday through Thursday typically have the highest traffic.
- 4
Pass Review
Your product goes through spam and quality checks. After approval, it publishes on your selected date.
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Promote to Community
On launch day, share with your followers on Twitter and LinkedIn. The first few hours are critical.
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Embed Your Badge
If you rank (Product of the Day/Week/Month), display your embeddable badge on your own website.
Key Definitions
Definitions of common terms in the Turkish startup ecosystem:
- MVP (Minimum Viable Product)
- The earliest version of a product with only core features. The goal is to gather real user feedback and validate the product.
- PMF (Product-Market Fit)
- The moment a product is proven to meet real market demand. NPS 40+, monthly retention 40%+, and organic growth are PMF signals.
- Burn Rate
- How much cash a startup spends per month. Split into gross burn (total expenses) and net burn (expenses minus revenue).
- Runway
- How many months you can survive with current cash. Formula: Current Cash ÷ Monthly Net Burn. Healthy startups have 18+ months.
- KOSGEB
- Small and Medium Enterprises Development Organization of Turkey. Provides R&D, innovation, and entrepreneurship grants to Turkish SMEs.
- TÜBİTAK BiGG
- TÜBİTAK 1512 Individual Young Entrepreneur support program. Offers up to TRY 300,000 in non-refundable grants to early-stage founders.
- KVKK
- Turkish Personal Data Protection Law. The Turkish equivalent of GDPR, covering all companies processing personal data in Turkey.
- ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)
- Total annual subscription revenue for SaaS companies. Calculated as MRR × 12.
Featured Topic Areas
Product-Tower publishes in-depth content across different areas of Turkey's startup ecosystem:
SaaS & Product Management
Pricing, scaling, customer success, churn reduction guides.
Growth & Marketing
Product-led growth, viral loops, email marketing, SEO strategies.
Startup Finance
Burn rate, runway, SAFE notes, angel investment, KOSGEB and TÜBİTAK grants.
Technology & Architecture
Microservices vs monolith, multi-tenant SaaS, CI/CD, observability.
Turkish Market
KVKK compliance, iyzico/PayTR integration, Trendyol/Hepsiburada selling.
Sector Verticals
Fintech, healthtech, proptech, agritech, legaltech opportunities in Turkey.
Recent Articles
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Product-Tower?
Product-Tower is a launch platform for products built by Turkish founders. It's the Turkish alternative to Product Hunt — discover new Turkish products daily, upvote your favorites, and support the builders behind them.
How do I submit a product to Product-Tower?
Create an account, then go to the 'Submit a Product' page. Fill in your product name, description, logo, website, categories, and pricing model. After review, your product will be published on your chosen launch date.
Is Product-Tower free?
Yes, basic listings are completely free. You can submit your product, receive community upvotes, and gain visibility at no cost.
What happens after my product is approved?
Your product appears on the homepage on your chosen launch date. Community members can upvote and comment. Top-voted products earn badges like Product of the Day, Product of the Week, and Product of the Month.
What categories are available?
Product-Tower supports 30+ categories including SaaS, AI, Mobile Apps, E-Commerce, Fintech, EdTech, Health, Gaming, Developer Tools, Design, No-Code, and many more.
Is there support for founders seeking investment?
Yes. When submitting your product, you can indicate that you are seeking investment. This makes your product discoverable by investors and angel networks browsing the platform.
How is Product-Tower different from Product Hunt?
Product Hunt is global and Turkish products often get lost due to language barriers and regional filters. Product-Tower is Turkey-focused: bilingual TR/EN, KOSGEB and TÜBİTAK compliance signals, an investment-seeking tag, and local payment integration info (iyzico, PayTR).
What government support is available for startups in Turkey?
Main programs include: KOSGEB R&D, Innovation and Industrial Application Support Program, TÜBİTAK 1512 BiGG entrepreneur capital (TRY 300,000), and TÜBİTAK 1507 SME R&D Initial Support Program. Technopark tax exemptions from the Ministry of Industry and Technology also provide significant advantages.
How large is the Turkish startup ecosystem?
According to TÜİK and international reports, Turkey has over 5,000 active tech startups. Between 2023-2025, unicorn count rose to 6 (Getir, Trendyol, Hepsiburada, Dream Games, Insider, Peak Games). Annual investment volume has surpassed USD 1 billion.