EAST MARMARA www.marka.org.tr
s.2, 09.11.2012 WHERE’S EAST MARMARA IN TURKEY? EAST MARMARA IS ON THE NORTH –WEST OF TURKEY, AND LITERALLY A HUB CONNECTING TURKEY’S
THREE MAJOR METROPOLISES, İSTANBUL, ANKARA AND BURSA.
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s.3, 09.11.2012 EAST MARMARA IS A NUTS-2* REGION SPANNING 5 PROVINCES EAST MARMARA IS MADE UP OF 5 PROVINCES THAT ARE GEOGRAPHICALLY CONVERGING AND SOCIO-ECONOMICALLY INTEGRATED.
KOCAELİ DÜZCE SAKARYA
YALOVA BOLU www.marka.org.tr
* NUTS is the acronym for Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics, which is a Europe-wide geographical standard for referencing subdivisions within a country. There are 26 NUTS-2 regions in s.4, 09.11.2012 Turkey.
BASIC FACTS
EAST MARMARA: Is a NUTS-2 region General Comprises 5 provinces (i.e. Kocaeli, Sakarya, Düzce, Bolu, Yalova) Has a total population of 3.31 million (%4.4 of Turkey) Demographics Has an average population density of 160/km2 and Work Force Occupies an area of 20,224 km2 (2.6% of Turkey) Is a home for a labor force of 1.151 million Accounts for 8% of Turkey’s GDP Generated 14% of National Tax Revenues in 2010 with a 92% www.marka.org.tr collection rate to accrued amount Economy Conducted 11.75% of Turkey’s foreign trade in 2010 Ranks 2nd in Turkey as per the per capita GVA (US$9622, 2006) nd s.5, 09.11.2012 Ranks 2 in among NUTS-2 regions in prosperity index of Turkey EAST MARMARA, THE CHOISE OF LARGEST
COMPANIES IN TURKEY
OUT OF TURKEY’S 500 LARGEST COMPANIES HAVE CHOSEN EAST MARMARA AS A FINE www.marka.org.tr (Source: İstanbul Chamber of Commerce (İSO), 2010) LOCATION The graph above depicts the count of large companies inscribed in İSO 500 list and base their operations in each East Marmara FOR THEIR province, nonetheless some of them hold their HQs in İstanbul. OPERATIONS. s.6, 09.11.2012 FOREIGN STOCK COMPANIES
THERE ARE ALMOST
www.marka.org.tr 620 FOREIGN-STOCK COMPANIES REGISTERED IN EAST MARMARA PROVINCES. s.7, 09.11.2012 (Source: Min. of Economy, 31 Dec. 2011) Sectors with high concentration: • Refined petroleum • Automotive and supply industry • Metal industry • Plastics and rubber • Chemicals • Electrical appliances • Machinery • Processed food • Wooden products
DRIVING FORCES OF EAST MARMARA: • INDUSTRY • R&D • TOURISM • LOGISTICS • AGRICULTURE
Sectors with high growth potential: • IT and software • Automotive and supply industry
www.marka.org.tr • Metal industry • Eco-tourism and beach tourism • Chemicals • Thermoplastic • Carbon fiber • Agro-industry • Health s.8, 09.11.2012 • Entertainment
Key figures depicting the Contact a MARKA Investment Support Region’s great potential Office for more information. OIZs 28 SISs 38
Universities 6
Technoparks 7 Research 33 Institutes
IT Companies 313 (2009) www.marka.org.tr Legend Active Organized Industrial Zones (OIZs) Universities OIZs at incipient phase Active Technoparks Free Zones Technoparks underway s.9, 09.11.2012 TURKEY’S LARGEST MARITIME BASIN 47 QUAYS AND
30+30 SHIPYARDS STRADLE THE GULF
KARASU, ON THE NORTH OF SAKARYA, WILL BE A MAJOR PORT IN A FEW YEARS TO COME. THE GULF OF İZMİT CONDUCTS A
www.marka.org.tr QUARTER OF TURKEY’S TOTAL A LANDMARK PROJECT, VESSEL TRAFFIC. DUBAI PORT WITH 1.33 MILLION TEU/YEAR CONTAINER CAPACITY IN EAST MARMARA ACCOUNTS İZMİT GULF WILL BE COMPLETED FOR A THIRD OF TURKEY’S BY 2012. CONTAINER CAPACITY. s.10, 09.11.2012
EAST MARMARA OFFERS YOU A SPECIAL BLEND OF: • GREEN HABITAT • HOT SPRINGS • BLUE SEA • HISTORICAL HERITAGE • LOCAL FLAVOR
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SAKARYA www.marka.org.tr
s.12, 09.11.2012 • 888.556 inhabitants • 4838 km² Area
• 180 kperson/km2 • Metropolitan Municipality • % 1.3 annual • 16 District Municipality population
increase rate.
• GDP per capita 9.585 $
• Development rap. %37.7
• Creative Capital index 7th, www.marka.org.tr • İnfrastructure index 8th, The Center of Gravity of • Social capital index 15th, The Most Developed Region in Türkiye • Competitiveness index 16th. s.13, 09.11.2012 HOW CAN I EASILY GET TO SAKARYA
YOU CAN ACCESS SAKARYA BY EVERY MODE OF TRANSPORTATION.
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s.14, 09.11.2012 Esenboğa Int. Airport Ankara-İstanbul D-100 Main Highway intercity railway TEM Main Highway Atatürk Int. Airport İzmit-Adapazarı intercity railway Third bridge over Bosphorus S. Gökçen Int. Airport Karasu-Adapazarı and connecting Northern railway to be built Marmara Highway to be built C. Topel Airport Western Black Sea D-130 highway connecting İzmit, railway to be built Yalova, Bursa and İzmir Bursa Yenişehir Airport
İzmit Gulf Passageway and connecting Gebze-Bursa- Eskişehir Anadolu Airport İzmir highway to be built Ferry lines
İzmit Gulf Port Area www.marka.org.tr Haydarpaşa Port Area
Port of Karasu
Port of Ereğli
Port of Zonguldak s.15, 09.11.2012 HI-SPEED
TRAIN WILL REDUCE THE TRAVEL TIME FROM ANKARA TO HI-SPEED TRAIN WILL İSTANBUL START TO RUN THROUGH SAKARYA
www.marka.org.tr DOWN TO BY 2013. 3 HOURS.
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CITY LIFE www.marka.org.tr
s.17, 09.11.2012 • 15 Banks • 16 Hospitals • 83 Branches • Research Hospital
• Medical School
FINANCE HEALTH
CITY LIFE EDUCATION • Malls • Cultural Centers • Cinemas • University of Sakarya
• Vocational Schools www.marka.org.tr
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SAKARYA
INDUSTRY www.marka.org.tr
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6 Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ)
I. (Hanlı), II. (Hendek), III. (Söğütlü), Karasu, Kaynarca, Ferizli
Underconstructing new OIZ’s
Technology Centers
Tekmer, Teknopark www.marka.org.tr 13 Small Industry Sites
s.20, 09.11.2012 DRIVING SECTORS •Automotive and supply industry •Machinery •Metal industry •Wooden products
•Processed food
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s.21, 09.11.2012 TURKEY HAS INCREASED İTS EXPORT FROM
US DOLLAR IN 10 YEARS.
www.marka.org.tr US $ US
ACCORDİNG TO THE PROVINCE BASE EXPORT NUMBERS, IS IN 1.000 1.000 FOR LAST 8 YEARS.
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WHO ELSE IS OPERATING IN SAKARYA AND www.marka.org.tr AROUND IT
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SAKARYA
AGRICULTURE www.marka.org.tr
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IMPORTANT PRODUCTS
Crops: Corn, Sugar Beet, Patato, wheat, Sunflower
Fruits: Hazelnut, Apple, Cherry
Vegetables: Cabbage, Lettuce, Tomato, Paprika, Beans
İndoor & Outdoor Planting www.marka.org.tr
Hazelnut Corn %20 of Turkey Production %10 of Turkish Production 1 / 3 of Agr. Land Food 1 / 5İncome from Agriculture Raw Material s.26, 09.11.2012 70 % of Fruit income Silage
ALL SHADES OF GREEN
AT SAKARYA www.marka.org.tr
s.27, 09.11.2012 Contact MARKA Sakarya Investment Support Office for more information. Facts & Figures Population 888,556
Area 4,821 Acarlar
Foreign Western Black Sea 29,945 Tourism Corridor tourists Domestic 177,644 tourists 5 star hotels 2+2 Sapanca 4 star 2+3 hotels 3 star hotels 6+2 Total bed 4,633 + 1,643 capacity Akyazı
Taraklı Silk Road Tourism Corridor
Legend
www.marka.org.tr Sea bays Lakesides Hot springs Historical sites Tablelands, camping, trekking, other eco-tourism Tourism area officially Tourism corridor which is to designated by Ministry of integrate tourism destinations s.28, 09.11.2012 Culture & Tourism lying along CULTURAL & HISTORICAL HERITAGE Old Houses of Taraklı Oil Wrestling at Akyazı, Sapanca, Söğütlü Citadels of Harmantepe Ancient Bridge of
and Adliye Justinianus www.marka.org.tr
s.29, 09.11.2012 Eco-tourism: Karagöl, Soğucak, Sultanpınar, Acarlar, Taraklı, Sapanca, Lake Poyrazlar Thermal Tourism: Acısu, Akyazı, Kil Hamamı, Çökek, Village of Ilıca, Taraklı Beach Tourism: Karasu Sports Tourism: Oil Wrestling at Akyazı and Sapanca, Rowing Races at Lake Sapanca, Off-road Lake Acarlar: World’s at Serdivan; Trekking across the countryside; Motocross at Taraklı, largest of its kind Geyve, Akyazı,Parasailing at Serdivan Culture Tourism: Old Houses of Taraklı; Tumulus at Akyazı Sakarya has 10 historical and 11 natural and 1 mixed
heritage sites. www.marka.org.tr
Taraklı, the Slow City s.30, 09.11.2012 Don’t miss out to buy wooden handcrafts when
you visit Taraklı
Hand-made wicker and wooden products, potteries and textiles special to Taraklı Hand-made textiles made of fine fabric in Kaynarca Islama Köfte (Special kind of Meatball) Savor delicious Meatball and Pumpkin Dessert are Adapazarı’s and Pumpkin Dessert specialities Trout at Akyazı and Sapanca Trout at its best at www.marka.org.tr Akyazı
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SAPANCA www.marka.org.tr
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TARAKLI www.marka.org.tr
s.33, 09.11.2012 A TREASURE IN SAKARYA: ACARLAR LONGOZU FLOODED FOREST BIRD AND PLANT DIVERSITY
BIRDWATCHING TOURISM OPPORTUNITY
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s.34, 09.11.2012 REASON TO INVEST
IN SAKARYA
1 EVERY MODE OF 6 YOUNG AND DYNAMIC TRANSPORTATION POPULATION 2 ACCESSIBILITY OF FOREIGN 7 WIDE DOMESTIC MARKET MARKETS OPPORTUNITY
3 ALL KIND OF TOURISM 8 CENTRAL GEOGRAPHICAL LOCATION 4 WELL DEVELOPED 9 BIG-SIZED INTERNATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENTS
www.marka.org.tr 5 QUALIFIED LABOR FORCE 10 SKILLED LABOR
“Gel, kim olursan ol gel, yine gel.” Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi s.35, 09.11.2012 TURKEY OFFERS A FULLY LIBERAL INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
Foreign investors can feel at home!
NO RED TAPE • Same rules and standards apply to domestic and foreign companies. • No specific surcharges or taxes imposed on foreign investors • No pre-entry or pre-establishment screening requirements • No restrictions on foreign ownership • No specific company-types imposed • No restrictions on capital repatriation • Foreign investors can venture into partnerships with Turkish companies or open up new legal www.marka.org.tr entities in Turkey in order to acquire land. • Dispute settlement is possible through competent courts or international and national arbitration institutions.
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WE ARE AT YOUR SERVICE,
ON 7/24 BASIS www.marka.org.tr
s.37, 09.11.2012 WHAT IS MARKA? EAST MARMARA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (MARKA) IS A SUI GENERIS PUBLIC INSTITUTION VESTED WITH A SPECIAL LEGAL ENTITY
OPERATING AS EFFICIENT AND SWIFT AS A PRIVATE BODY.
Turkey set out its own NUTS (Nomenclature MARKA, of Units for Territorial Statistics) regions in • was established by the government decree the course of accession to European Union. no: 2009/15236 (14.07.2009), • Turkey has 14 NUTS-1, 26 NUTS-2 and 81 • as foreseen by the law no: 5449 NUTS-3 (Provinces) regions (25.01.2006). www.marka.org.tr • Development Agencies are responsible for • complies with several regulations while NUTS-2 regions. performing its duties. • Hence, there are 26 development agencies established all across Turkey. • Turkish State Planning Institution supervises and coordinates the work of the agencies. s.38, 09.11.2012
Single line to contact: www.marka.org.tr
+ 90 (262)
33201 A SOPHISTICATED [email protected] 44 APPROACH TO INVESTMENT
PROMOTION
⁺MARKA maintains Investment Support Offices in all 5 provinces (Kocaeli, Investment Düzce, Bolu, Sakarya, Yalova) that makes up East Marmara. Support ⁺Assists investors to obtain licenses and permits.
www.marka.org.tr ⁺Informs investors about the region’s investment potential, OIZs and Offices available lands, incentives and relevant Turkish legislation. ⁺Investors are asked to fill out the “Investor Form” and provide sophisticated information, in order to conduct a better assistance.
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TURKISH STATE IN SUPPORT OF
NEW INVESTMENTS www.marka.org.tr
s.40, 09.11.2012 TURKISH STATE OFFERS INCENTIVES
GENERAL INCENTIVES Investments that foresee an initial start-up cost that is greater than TRL 1 million (~US$530 thousand) are eligible for: • Customs duty exemptions • VAT exemptions
ALL INVESTMENTS ABOVE REGIONAL INCENTIVES US$ 530 THOUSAND ENJOY Min. of Economy classifies Provinces of Turkey into 6 groupings as regards to their prosperity. Regional GENERAL INCENTIVES incentives are awarded to investments above respective minimal amounts into regional priority INVESTMENTS IN 3 OR sectors. East Marmara hosts Group 1, 2 and 4 HIGHER STAR RATED Provinces, where investments enjoy: HOTELS, BUTIQUE HOTELS, • Customs duty exemptions • VAT exemptions HOTELS WITH SPECIAL • Land lease for 49 years STATUS AND HOSTELS AT • Insurance premium burden on employer assumed
www.marka.org.tr MOUNTAIN AREAS OR by Treasury durign the first 2/3/6 years for investments to start-up until Dec. 31, 2013 HIGHLANDS ENJOY • Tax cuts corresponding 15%/20%/30% for REGIONAL INVESTMENTS investments to start-up until Dec. 31, 2013 (10%/15%/25% after then) s.41, 09.11.2012 Contact a MARKA Investment Support Office for more information. AIDs AND INCENTIVES FOR TOURISM
Min. of Tourism & Culture
Investments to Cultural & Touristic Development Zones as well as other areas designated by the Ministry are promoted. • Land allocation • Property tax exemption • Easier to employ foreign nationals • Lowest available rates for electricity, water and gas consumption • Priviledged access to telecommunication
Other • Low interest loans from Turkish Development Bank • Low interest credits from Turkish EXIMBANK • Service sector SMEs , including those operating
in tourism, are eligible for applying KOSGEB www.marka.org.tr (Small and Medium Industry Development and Support Organization) financial assistance • Development Agency funding schemes
s.42, 09.11.2012 Contact a MARKA Investment Support Office for more information. teşekkürler tack
thank you bedankt
ありがとう ございます شكرا спасибо 谢谢您 merci 감사합니다 gracias धꅍयवाद danke Σε ευχαριστώ faleminderit terima kasih
grazie تشکر www.marka.org.tr kiitokset благодарим ви s.43, 09.11.2012