Turkish Crowdfunding Startups

Donated on 7/2/2024

This dataset contains data on crowdfunding campaigns in Turkey. The dataset includes various characteristics such as crowdfunding projects, project descriptions, targeted and raised funds, campaign durations, and number of backers. Collected in 2022, this dataset provides a valuable resource for researchers who want to understand and analyze the crowdfunding ecosystem in Turkey. In total, there are data from more than 1500 projects on 6 different platforms. The dataset is particularly useful for training natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning models. This dataset is an important reference point for studies on the characteristics of successful crowdfunding campaigns and provides comprehensive information for entrepreneurs, investors and researchers in Turkey.

Dataset Characteristics

Text

Subject Area

Business

Associated Tasks

Classification, Regression, Clustering

Feature Type

Real, Categorical, Integer

# Instances

1628

# Features

38

Dataset Information

Has Missing Values?

No

Introductory Paper

Feature selection for Turkish Crowdfunding projects with using filtering and wrapping methods

By Murat Kilinc, Can Aydin. 2023

Published in Electronic Commerce and Research Applications

Variables Table

Variable NameRoleTypeDescriptionUnitsMissing Values
idFeatureIntegerno
platform_adiFeatureCategoricalno
kitle_fonlamasi_turuFeatureCategoricalno
kategoriFeatureCategoricalno
fon_sekliFeatureCategoricalno
proje_adiFeatureCategoricalno
proje_sahibiFeatureCategoricalno
proje_sahibi_cinsiyetFeatureCategoricalno
kac_proje_desteklediFeatureBinaryno
kac_projeye_aboneFeatureBinaryno

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Additional Variable Information

id: The unique identifier of the project. platform_adi: The crowdfunding platform where the project is hosted. kitle_fonlamasi_turu: Type of crowdfunding (e.g., reward, donation). kategori: Category of the project. fon_sekli: Funding method (e.g., all or nothing). proje_adi: Project name. proje_sahibi: Name of the project owner. proje_sahibi_cinsiyet: Gender of the project owner. kac_proje_destekledi: Number of projects the owner has backed. kac_projeye_abone: Number of projects the owner has subscribed to. kac_projenin_sahibi: Number of projects owned by the project owner. kac_proje_takiminda: Number of teams the project owner is part of. konum: Location of the project owner. bolge: Region of the project. yil: Year the project was launched. proje_baslama_tarihi: Start date of the project. proje_bitis_tarihi: End date of the project. gun_sayisi: Duration of the project in days. tanitim_videosu: Whether the project has a promotional video. video_uzunlugu: Length of the promotional video. gorsel_sayisi: Number of images related to the project. sss: Whether the project has a Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section. guncellemeler: Number of updates for the project. yorumlar: Number of comments on the project. destekci_sayisi: Number of backers for the project. odul_sayisi: Number of rewards offered in the project. ekip_kisi_sayisi: Number of people in the project team. web_sitesi: Whether the project has a website. sosyal_medya: Whether the project has social media accounts. sm_sayisi: Number of social media accounts for the project. sm_takipci: Number of social media followers for the project. etiket_sayisi: Number of tags used in the project description. icerik_kelime_sayisi: Number of words in the project description. proje_aciklamasi: Description of the project. hedef_miktari: Target amount of funding for the project. toplanan_tutar: Amount of funding collected for the project. destek_orani: Percentage of the target amount achieved. basari_durumu: Success status of the project (successful or unsuccessful).

Class Labels

kitle_fonlamasi_turu: reward, donation kategori: other, technology, art, music, film, games, fashion, food and beverage, publishing, design, photography fon_sekli: all or nothing, flexible proje_sahibi_cinsiyet: male, female, unknown konum: (all locations by cities) bolge: Marmara, Aegean, Mediterranean, Central Anatolia, Eastern Anatolia, Southeastern Anatolia, Black Sea basari_durumu: successful, unsuccessful

Dataset Files

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turkishCF.csv556.6 KB

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Creators

Murat Kilinc

kilinc.murat@cbu.edu.tr

Manisa Celal Bayar University

Can Aydin

can.aydin@deu.edu.tr

Dokuz Eylul University

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