The Ministry of Development Planning and Statistics organized on February 25-27, 2014, a national workshop on the statistics of science, technology and innovation. The workshop is a result of efforts exerted by the ministry to build national capacity in the different statistics areas.   Trainees from the ministry participated in the workshop, which was organized in collaboration with the Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Center for Islamic Countries (SESRIC), its headquarters in Ankara, and the Turkish Statistics Institute.    The workshop aimed at furnishing the participants with the theoretical and practical concepts, mainly the components of research & development statistics, relevant data collection methods, forms used to obtain data from the research centers, and the analysis and measurement of progress of research & development.    The trainees learned the innovation statistics elements which include the concept of innovation, data compilation methodology, adopted classifications, data sheets, and establishment of databases and analysis of innovation statistics outputs.    The trainees also learned the international experiments in research & development statistics and their relationship with policies, chiefly in light of the trend towards a knowledge community.    The workshop supported the trainees to acquire skills and information to participate in the preparation of national statistics regarding the subjects discussed.