Burkay: the Fate of Bursa Is Industry Uzun: Bilecik Will Move up with Crucial Projects Advisory Committee Meetings Have Ended
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Burkay: The fate of Uzun: Bilecik will move Advisory Committee Bursa is industry up with crucial projects Meetings have ended Interview Burkay: The fate of Bursa is industry New President of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, İbrahim Burkay, noting that Bursa has production in all of the genetic codes, said that there is a need to change the pattern of production. İbrahim Burkay, who won the election which guides development and produces last five years, more than 20 significant held in May in Bursa Chamber of local-oriented solutions to local-oriented investments of hotel were made. Bursa Commerce and Industry, became a problems, contributes to the assessment has a big chance to be a centre of tourism, member of Administrative Board of Bursa’s present potential. He continued especially in spa and congress tourism. of BEBKA. Mr. Burkay, who made his speech as follows: Bursa should be the centre of Turkey’s evaluations about Bursa’s financial future ‘Bursa is a leading and crucial city to high-tech, R&D and innovation. That’s and BEBKA’s role by stating that the fate get Turkey’s 2023 targets. Bursa has why, new fields as mentioned above such of Bursa is industry, said ‘There is a need intervention skills, well- educated people, as defence, health investment need to to change the pattern of production. logistics and competitive production be promoted. I imagine in 2023, Bursa Some variety of products in some pattern. We need to continue diversion will be as follows: It is a city whose sectors may no longer contribute to the of countries and sectors in external population exceeds 3.5 million, which competitiveness of Bursa. Bursa has trade and additively focus on alternative contributes over 5 per cent of Turkey’s been the most respected industrial city of sectors such as tourism. Bursa is an old national income, produces 110 billion Turkey. I believe that industry will be kept industrial city. It needs to be regenerated worth of goods and services and exports going, however it will change dimension and needs to shift from low value- added more than 75 billion $, whose most of in time. By the way, it is indispensable products to high added value ones. While business become among Turkey’s top that Bursa will be specialised and become we need to keep research & development 500 industrial companies, has national prominent in the field of tourism which and innovation capacity strong in the income of 30.000$ for per capita and we call ‘An industry without chimney’ sectors of Automotive, Textile Machinery, unemployment rate is decreased to %5, and its sub-branches such as health and Electrical and Electronics, Chemical which becomes owner of global brands. congress tourism.’ and Materials; we have to accelerate I see BEBKA follows the strategy which Defence, Space, Energy, Health, Water is compatible with these targets. What Crucial city, Bursa to get and Food sectors. However, we also our city needs is just to share common Turkey’s 2023 targets need other sectors for a balanced future. sense and to combine the power of local Burkay, drawing attention that BEBKA, Tourism is the most leading one. In the capabilities.’ 1 www.bebka.org.tr Bilecik will Move Up with crucial projects New President of Bilecik Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fevzi Uzun, said that they would begin to work for the third Organised Industrial Zone. He emphasized that new projects will move-up the industry of Bilecik. A new era began for Bilecik Chamber of lots are very small parcels which do not third organised industrial zone. On the Commerce and Industry which has 1200 attract inventors. We also have organised other hand, we still have communication members. Firstly, the new president Fevzi industrial zones in districts but there is problems within the city and the districts. Uzun, formed a project group. Mr. Uzun, no investment due to various reasons. In order to overcome the problem, we being also executive board member of Nowadays, the biggest problem is the are planning to hold board meetings BEBKA, informed that they would try absence of third organised industrial in districts every month. We want to their best for the establishment of third zone. We had interview with the president provide uniformity by bringing together organised industry zone. In his interview of Bursa Chamber of Commerce and regional dynamics. We want to bring to BEBKA News, Fevzi Uzun said as Industry Zone, İbrahim Burkay. At the together industrial zones, export unions, follows: end of the interview, we made decision industry and business associations, other ‘Industrialization started later than to hold meetings. If Bursa, Bilecik and business organizations and professional other cities in our city. One of the most Eskişehir work together, both region and organizations. We aim to produce projects important problems was transportation. Turkey will accomplish great success. and bring all dynamics of the province We have made progress in transportation Both Bursa and Eskişehir will take together. If we achieve these goals, we will in the last 5 years. Bilecik declared a advantage from the development of have a stronger voice for Bilecik.’ campaign for transportation. Transport, Bilecik. They may have demands for third Maritime Affairs and Communications organised industrial zone or there may be Minister has been coming here and shifting industrial establishments from taking reports every month. He especially other cities to Bilecik. From now on, we follows the High-Speed Train project. will be in contact with each other. We Formerly, we had problems with İstanbul- need to provide cheaper lots to attract Eskişehir Highway, a huge investment industrialists. The first and second was made and this investment paved organised industrial zones are about total the way for Bilecik. On the other hand, of 5.200 square meters. We also have 8-9 first and second organised industrial thousand square meters areas which are zones are nearly full. The remaining publicly owned and non-arable for the www.bebka.org.tr 2 Success story Alaattin Üçok We Produce, Treat and Protect Environment Mustafakemalpaşa Organised Industrial Zone (OIZ), increased efficiency and capacity of sludge dewatering unit with 225.000 TL grant from BEBKA , in accordance with motto ‘we produce, treat and protect environment’ by improving the current state of wastewater treatment facility. Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development deserves to receive 75 per cent grant for having told the process of initiation Agency (BEBKA) makes a significant 350.000 TL worth of project, improved of project, said all the production of contribution to environmental protection the current state of wastewater treatment industrial zones needs to be done without with the institutions which are provided facility by increasing efficiency and harming the environment. Mr. Üçok, with financial support within ‘2011 capacity of sludge dewatering unit. stating their motto is ‘we produce, treat Environment and Energy Financial Therefore, better quality of treated and protect environment’, said that they Assistance Program’. One of them is water is achieved by meeting standards had also started this project for treatment Mustafakemalpaşa Organised Industrial for phosphorus levels. The director of facility out of this motto. Zone (OIZ). The institution, which Mustafakemalpaşa OIZ, Alaattin Üçok, Tepebaşı Municipality Converted Sun’s Energy into Electricity Municipality of Tepebaşı has finished an exemplary project for ‘Renewable Energy’. Municipality service building produces its own electricity with the project which was supported by BEBKA. Ahmet Ataç The grant given by Efficient Building for Low Carbon Footprint’ for improvement of the effective use of BEBKA for ‘renewable whose 75 percentage of budget was supported energy used in our building as a result of energy’, which is by BEBKA. energy audit and energy simulation studies becoming more and Ahmet Aytaç, the mayor of Tepebaşı in 2010. Improvements in heating, cooling more important due Municipality, said the investments in and ventilation systems were made. The to the limited energy renewable energy have been coming to the automation system was installed in order resources, has realized forefront, noting that our country is foreign- to convert the building into smart building. Eskişehir’s dreams. dependent in terms of energy. Mr. Ataç, We had encouraging results. We tried to Municipality of noting that they have done research to save consolidate the sensibility to the environment Tepebaşı began to produce its own electricity energy and reduced their own consumption, by doing studies for effective use of energy a by means of the project called ‘Energy continued as follows: ‘We began to work step further.” Environmental Revolution in Bilecik 2nd OIZ! (Organised Industrial Zone) Wastewater Treatment Facility project with a budget over 2 million Turkish Liras, changed the face of Bilecik. The facility, which BEBKA contributed nearly 500 thousand Turkish liras, has begun to serve in a short period of time. After Solid Waste Landfill Project put in operation, a major transformation will witnessed the region. Wastewater Treatment Facility aiming to accepts connections of the firms meeting establishment. He contribute to the improve the quality of discharge criteria. also said that no Karasu stream which flows through Bilecik loan was used for 2nd Organised Industrial Zone into the BEBKA lessens the burden on infrastructure of River Sakarya, has been implemented in a Bilecik organized industrial zone 2nd Organised