KONYA TEKNOKENT TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES INC. Selçuk University Technology Development Zone 6DSSKLUH3DQRUDPD%XLOGLQJ1R$$UGÕoOÕ0DK*UEXOXW6RN1R 6HOoXNOX.RQ\D785.(<7HO )D[ www.konyateknokent.com.tr / [email protected] 3ODFHDQG<HDURI3XEOLFDWLRQ.RQ\D± 2 CONTENTS Preface 04 8. TOURISM 54 /ŶƚƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ 06 ϴ͘ϭ͘<ŽŶLJĂ͛ƐdŽƵƌŝƐŵWŽƚĞŶƟĂů 54 /͘'ĞŶĞƌĂů/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ 08 8.2.Faith and Culture Tourism 62 ϭ͘WŽƉƵůĂƨŽŶ 10 8.3. Silk Road Tourism 73 2. Employment And Human Rewsources 11 ϴ͘ϰ͘ŽŶǀĞŶƟŽŶĂŶĚǀĞŶƚdŽƵƌŝƐŵ 73 3. Climate 12 8.5. Health and Thermal Tourism 75 4. NATURAL RESOURCES 12 8.6. Ecotourism and Plateau Tourism 76 4.1. Bio-diversity 12 8.6.1. Lakes (water sports and bird watching) 76 4.2. Forest Lands 13 8.6.2. Speleological Tourism 78 ϰ͘ϯ͘EĂƚƵƌĂůWŽƚĞŶƟĂů 13 ϴ͘ϲ͘ϯ͘,ƵŶƟŶŐdŽƵƌŝƐŵ 79 4.3.1.Lakes 14 8.6.4. Trekking 79 ϰ͘ϯ͘Ϯ͘^ŝŐŶŝĮĐĂŶƚEĂƚƵƌĞƌĞĂƐ 17 ϴ͘ϲ͘ϱ͘WĂƌĂŐůŝĚŝŶŐ;ĞLJƔĞŚŝƌ͕ŬƔĞŚŝƌͿ 79 4.4.Water Resources 18 8.7. Food Tourism 79 5. AGRICULTURE AND LIVESTOCK 21 8.8. Social Areas 81 6. ENERGY 22 9.EDUCATION 82 6.1. Electric Power 22 ϵ͘ϭ͘dƌĂŝŶŝŶŐĂƚĂKĨdŚĞDŝŶŝƐƚƌLJKĨEĂƟŽŶĂůĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ 83 6.2. Natural Gas 22 ϵ͘Ϯ͘,ŝŐŚĞƌĚƵĐĂƟŽŶ 86 6.3. SHALE GAS 23 9.3. R&D Science and Technology 90 6.4. BIOGAS 23 9.4. Science Centre 91 6.5. SOLAR ENERGY 23 10. HEALTH 92 6.6. WIND ENERGY 23 10.1. General View 92 7. INDUSTRY 23 ϭϬ͘Ϯ͘,ĞĂůƚŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ 94 lI. SERVICE SECTOR 24 ϭϬ͘Ϯ͘ϭƵƌƌĞŶƚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚŝŶ<ŽŶLJĂ 94 1.CONSPECTUS 24 ϭϬ͘Ϯ͘Ϯ͘^ŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŽĨWƌŝǀĂƚĞ,ĞĂůƚŚ/ŶƐƟƚƵƟŽŶƐ 95 2. ORGANISING THE BUSINESS WORLD 27 ϭϬ͘ϯ͘^ŝƚƵĂƟŽŶŽĨ,ĞĂůƚŚ^ƚĂī 96 3. CONSTRUCTION 30 10.4. Other Health Services 97 4. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE 33 10.5. Health Investments-Ongoing Investment 98 4.1. Shopping Centres and Supermarket Chains 34 10.6. Sports Complexes 98 4.1.1. Shopping Centres 34 11. ENVIRONMENT 100 ϰ͘ϭ͘Ϯ^ƵƉĞƌŵĂƌŬĞƚ&ŽŽĚŚĂŦŶƐ 34 11.1 Waste Management 100 ϰ͘Ϯ͘ŽŵĞƐƟĐdƌĂĚĞ 35 11.2. Management of Waste Water 100 4.3.Foreign Trade 35 ϭϭ͘ϯ͘<ŽƐŬŝtĂƐƚĞtĂƚĞƌWƵƌŝĮĐĂƟŽŶWůĂŶƚ 101 4.3.1.Export 35 III. INCENTIVES SYSTEM 102 4.3.2 Import 36 ϭ͘/ŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ 103 ϰ͘ϰ͘/ŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶŽŶŽŵƉĂŶŝĞƐĂŶĚŽͲŽƉĞƌĂƟǀĞƐ 39 ϭ͘ϭ͘'ĞŶĞƌĂů/ŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ 103 5. BANKING 40 ϭ͘Ϯ͘ZĞŐŝŽŶĂů/ŶĐĞŶƟǀĞƐ^LJƐƚĞŵ 104 6.Transport 42 ϭ͘ϯ͘/ŶĐĞŶƟǀĞ^LJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌ>ĂƌŐĞ^ĐĂůĞ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ 105 6.1.Road Transport 42 ϭ͘ϰ͘/ŶĐĞŶƟǀĞ^LJƐƚĞŵĨŽƌ^ƚƌĂƚĞŐŝĐ/ŶǀĞƐƚŵĞŶƚƐ 106 6.2 Railway Transport 44 2.IPA Rural Development (IPARD) Program 106 6.2.1. High-Speed Train (HST) 44 3.Other Supports 107 6.2.2. High-Speed Train (HST) 46 4. ORGANISATIONS OFFERING SERVICES TO INVESTORS 107 6.2.3. Other Railway Lines 46 ϱ͘KEdd/E&KZDd/KE&KZK&&//>'E/^͕,DZ^ 110 6.2.4. Railway Passenger Transport 46 AND RELATED ORGANISATIONS 6.2.5. Railway Freight Transport 47 ϲ͘,ŽǁdƌĞĂƐƵƌLJWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐĂƌĞĂůůŽĐĂƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞhƐĞŽĨ/ŶǀĞƐƚŽƌƐ 112 ϲ͘Ϯ͘ϲ͘EĞǁůLJŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚĂŶĚWůĂŶŶĞĚĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂŶĚ 48 6.1.The Sale of Land to Foreigners 2023 Targets 7. Treasury Lands Allocatable to the Use of Investors in Konya 112 ϲ͘ϯ͘>ŽŐŝƐƟĐƐĞŶƚƌĞ 49 ϳ͘ϭ͘dŚĞŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨǀĂŝůĂďůĞdƌĞĂƐƵƌLJWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŝŶ<ŽŶLJĂďLJ 112 ϲ͘ϰ͘ŝƌdƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚĂƟŽŶ 51 Type 6.4.1.AIRLINE PASSENGER TRAFFIC 51 ϳ͘Ϯ͘dŚĞŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨǀĂŝůĂďůĞdƌĞĂƐƵƌLJWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŝŶ<ŽŶLJĂďLJ 112 6.4.2. Air Cargo Transport 52 ^ŝnjĞĂŶĚ>ŽĐĂƟŽŶ 6.5. Inner-City Transport 53 ϳ͘ϯ͘dŚĞŝƐƚƌŝďƵƟŽŶŽĨdƌĞĂƐƵƌLJWƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐŝŶ<ŽŶLJĂďLJ^ŝnjĞ 113 7. PRESS AND BROADCASTING 53 3 PREFACE Within the context of the Centennial Honour Year of the Founding of our Republic, we are working diligently in providing strong support for the mobilisation being undertaken on a national scale for this occasion and in taking steps to reach a special place than today in 2023 for Konya. The source of our strength is harmony at the highest level between the provincial public and private sectors and NGOs; the determination to work jointly and a like-minded philosophical approach. Given these features, we are effectively utilising our existing resources, our potential and regional dynamism to expand the sustainability of our province in a rapid, healthy and rational manner. No doubt Konya is like a shining star in the middle of Anatolia with the variety in its economic activities and its strong and rapidly developing economy. In many of the sub-sectors in the service sector, the Province of Konya is an area of opportunities with its young and dynamic human capital, strategic position in the middle of a large market, lively economy and commercial life, high competitive strength in potential tourism, rich natural beauty, promising profitable future in the health sector, real estate investment partnership opportunities, the existence of supportive organisations in co-operation and the existence of large land that can be allocated to investors. Parallel to the world, the share of the service sector in our Province within the economy is rapidly expanding. While the retail industry is in first place in the service sector, in terms of the number of businesses, it is followed by the construction industry, the transport industry and the wholesale trade industry. With 3,000 businesses active in an area covering 4.5 million m2, the Province of Konya has a vibrant commercial life with 10 Shopping Centres with a total capacity of 700 businesses. The transportation advantages of a central location within the country have also turned Konya into a centre in the field of logistics with the inclusion of the infrastructure suitable for intermodal transport. Konya is a junction with its motorways connecting to seven different provinces. A very large part of these motorway connexions are divided motorways. Konya has one of the leading road freight and passenger transport fleets in Turkey. Konya ranks sixth in the country with the number of firms possessing the C-2 4 ­Ú¯Í ¨¡¡­ certificate for international and domestic commercial freight and 3 are foundation universities. Undoubtedly universities transport. In the supply of raw materials as well as in the play an important role in the development of cities and in provision of manufactured goods to world markets, a need for fact we can say that they are the locomotive in development. both railways and maritime transport modes are needed for Above all, universities are essential in the formation of human the transport system. In this regard, Konya has access to major capital. Konya continues on its path of becoming a centre of ports and rail connexions in Turkey. On the other hand, after science with its universities, technocentre and the first science Ǧç ǡ Ǧ centre under construction and supported by TUBITAK and the train line in Turkey. The high-speed train lines that started in Konya Regional Innovation Centre that is being implemented. ͖͔͕͕ çǤ Existing comfortable and well-equipped facilities in the health lines will include Istanbul at the end of this year and expand care industry has made Konya the health care centre in the in the following years to include Izmir, Sivas, Erzincan and region. There are four university hospitals, 25 public hospitals eventually Antalya, thus putting Konya in a central position in and 11 private hospitals under the supervision of brand-name terms of high-speed train links. companies. Aside from the topics that I briefly mentioned here, if the Guide is completely examined, it will be understood In addition to an average 8 round trips between Konya and how appropriate it is to invest in the service sector in Konya. Istanbul, overseas charter flights also arrive daily in Konya. Additionally, the Appendix, “Ten Reasons for Investing in the Konya Airport is experiencing a steady increase in the number Service Sector” is in the nature of a summary to the Guide. of passengers and a new terminal five times the size of the existing terminal is under construction and will be operational I wolud like to thank all the valuable academicians at the at the end of 2013. Technocentre, the personnel of the Konya Directorate of Environment and Urban Development and all the other Konya possesses a significant potential in terms of faith and interested parties that took part in the preparatory work culture tourism. Aside from Mevlana, being the ancient financed by MEVKA within the coverage of the direct support capital (capital of the Seljuk’s) indicates the existence of activities programme. Furthermore, I hope that an increase a large potential in this regard. Additionally, as the first in investments to support the work carried out in the service permanent settlement geography of mankind, Konya, with its sector in our Province will contribute to the achievements of unique historical monuments, possesses alternative tourism our objectives for Konya and our country. opportunities, culinary culture distilled from history and a climate of tolerance where the Abrahamic religions meet. In particular, I would like to state that we will provide all means With transport investments which will enable its full potential, of support to potential overseas and domestic investors and 10 million tourists of which 2.5 million are foreign tourists is invite them to invest in Konya to utilise the significant resources targeted for 2023 in the tourism sector in Konya. and opportunities available and take this opportunity to There are 5 universities in the Province of which 2 are state extend my greetings and best wishes. 5 ¤¢¦¤ The Konya Service Sector Investment Guide was pre- The section “The Service Sector in Konya” summari- pared as part of the “Konya Service Sector Invest- zes the current state of the service sector, along with ment Guide Project” (Project No: 2011-58), which the sub-sectors, in Konya through statistics, empha- was supported by the Mevlana Development Agen- sizing the opportunities and facilities presented to cy within the scope of “Direct Activity Support Prog- potential investors. The socio-economic indicators, ram, 2011” and conducted by the Provincial Directo- which represent an analysis of the current state of rate of Environment and Urban Planning in Konya. the service sector along with the sub-sectors and The service provider of the project was the Konya emphasize the potential of the city for supporting Teknokent Technology Development Services Inc.