The document summarizes investment and cooperation opportunities in the Trakya region of Turkey. It notes that Trakya is located on EU territory and borders Greece and Bulgaria, providing advantages due to its proximity to neighboring countries. It describes the large European Free Zone industrial park located in TekirdaÄŸ/Corlu region, which hosts over 180 factories and generates $2 billion in annual trade. The document outlines various industrial zones in Trakya that employ over 10,000 people and serve the wider Marmara region, including sectors such as textiles, chemicals, plastics, food, and machinery. It encourages investigation of potential investment areas.
4. PROXIMITY TO NEIGBOURING COUNTRIES PROVIDES AN
IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE TO TEKÄ°RDAÄž
TRAKYA IS ON EU
TERRITORY AND
BORDERING GREECE AND
BULGARIA
5. • Turkey’s one of the biggest private industry park,
European Free Zone (EFZ) is located in an
industrial centre at TekirdaÄŸ/Corlu region and was
established on a 2.000.000 m2 area started to
operate on 1999.
• Because of the strategic location, EFZ is playing a
very inportant role of the Turkish foreign trade. By
the beginning of 2008 the trade volume reached to
2 Billion dollars.
•Production
•Purchasing- Selling
•Assembling-
Disassembling
•Repair-Maintenance
•Banking
•Insurance
•Others
EUROPEAN FREE ZONE
6. Total Area 12.5 MILLION m2
Factories Operating 189
Breakdown of Sectors 73 textile, 18 chemical, 20 plastic, 10 iron and
steel, 9 other metals, 5 food, 5 machinery, 4
fuel,
3 forestry, 2 paper, 2 glass, 2 electronics, 2
drinks, 1 agricultural machinery, 33 others
Total Energy Consumption 60.000.000 Kw-h per month
Çerkezköy Organised Industrial Zone
7. Total Area 12.5 MILLION m2
Factories Operating 118
Capacity 25.050.000 cattle and sheep
Total Energy Consumption 4.200.000 Kw-h electric, 2000 tons of fuel, and
2.150.000 m3 per month
Çorlu Leather Organised Industrial Zones
9. 310 FIRMS IN THE ORGANÄ°SED INDUSTRIAL AREAS,
EMPLOY MORE THAN 10.000 PEOPLE AND SERVE
NOT ONLY TEKÄ°RDAÄž BUT ALSO THE ENTIRE
MARMARA REGION INCLUDING ISTANBUL
14. Agriculture Machinery: High Capacity and
Innovation
Vegetable Oil: Cheap Raw Material
Textiles: High Quality
Alcoholic Drinks: Cheap Raw Material
Energy: Closeness to Big Cities and Indusrty
Potential Investment Areas
Investigation
15. THIS PERIOD IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR BOTH
PARTIES REGARDING COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP,
INDUSTRIAL INVESTMENTS OR MUTUAL
RELATIONSHIPS