Tabit is a ‘Social Enterprise’ born in 2004, along with Turkey’s first Social Agriculture Platform and Agricultural News Agency. The aim of the enterprise is to meet the information needs of people living in rural areas and engaged in agricultural production, to increase their quality of life by increasing their productivity and profitability, and to make a positive impact on the future of the World.
Among Tabit’s business models are Technology-based Agricultural Education, Social Responsibility Projects, M2M, IoT, iOS, Android Applications, SMS, MMS, Web-supported Education, and Agricultural Technologies. These models aim to eliminate farmers’ lack of knowledge, increase their efficiency, and increase their profitability by offering technological solutions.
Currently, Tabit serves 1 million 600 thousand farmers in Turkey and cooperates with international companies. Furthermore, Tabit’s business models have begun to be implemented in countries such as Egypt, India, Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, and New Zealand, touching the lives of 7 million farmers.
Tabit is guided by a team specialized in investments in agriculturally and socially challenging geographies such as the Middle East, Africa, and the Turkic Republics. This team provides consultancy services to governments, international companies, and institutions.
In 2018, Tabit Projects were selected as the “World’s Best Social Enterprise” at the World Economic Forum, thanks to their international success. This success is a result of the education, R&D, and innovation-focused work carried out by Tabit.
Award | Year | Awarding Institution | Place Received |
Digital Entrepreneur Award | 2024 | Women Chiefs of Enterprises International (WCEI) Australia | Australia |
Yaşar Innovation and Social Entrepreneurship Award | 2024 | Selçuk Yaşar | Istanbul, Turkey |
Catalyst 2030 | 2023 | Catalyst 2030 A global movement for collaboration | International |
Sustainability Leader | 2023 | Sustainable Century Summit – INBUSINESS | Istanbul, Turkey |
Bloomberg New Economy Catalyst | 2022 | Bloomberg | Singapore |
Meaningful Business 100 | 2021 | Meaningful Business Community & EY | UN |
Strategic and Visionary Business Person of the Year Award | 2019 | TASAM – Turkish Asian Center for Strategic Studies | Istanbul, Turkey |
World’s Best Social Entrepreneur Award | 2018 | World Economic Forum – Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship | New York, USA |
Goalkeepers Title | 2018 | Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation | New York, USA |
Successful Businesswoman of the Year Award | 2018 | BUİKAD – Bursa Business Women Association | Bursa, Turkey |
Women in Business Award | 2017 | President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan | Ankara, Turkey |
Woman Leaving a Mark on the Future Award | 2017 | ÇABA – Contemporary and Independent Solidarity Association | Istanbul, Turkey |
Social & Business Co-Creation Special Jury Prize | 2016 | Zermatt Summit Foundation | Zermatt, Switzerland |
Platinum Apple Award | 2015 | Apple Producers Association | Isparta, Turkey |
European Business Award | 2014 | The European Business Awards – Business For Growth Limited | UK |
Nobel Nomination for “Business for Peace Award” | 2014 | JCI and World Chambers Federation (ICC-WCF) | Oslo, Norway |
Female Social Entrepreneur of the Year Award | 2013 | Garanti Bank – KAGİDER | Istanbul, Turkey |
International Social Impact Award | 2013 | Anita Borg Institute ABIE – Grace Hopper Celebration | Minneapolis, USA |
World’s Most Successful Entrepreneur of the Year | 2013 | JCI – TOYP Ten Outstanding Young Persons Of the World | Rio de Janeiro – Brazil |
Turkey’s Changemaker | 2013 | Sabancı Foundation | Istanbul, Turkey |
Turkey’s Most Successful Entrepreneur of the Year | 2012 | JCI Turkey | Istanbul, Turkey |
Agricultural Trade Development Award | 2012 | TZD Turkish Agriculturists Association | Ankara, Turkey |
Ashoka Social Entrepreneur – Ashoka Fellow | 2012 | ASHOKA Innovators for the Public | Berlin, Germany |
E-export First Place Award | 2007 | Stars of Export | Istanbul, Turkey |