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GAZİANTEP. “An industry and trade center on the historical Silk Road”. Location Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce Structure of the Industry Products Foreign Trade Statistics Strategic Advantages Fairs. AGENDA. Area: 6222 km 2 Population: 1.844.438 Syria Border: 74 km
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GAZİANTEP “An industryandtradecenter on thehistorical Silk Road”
Location Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce Structure of the Industry Products Foreign Trade Statistics Strategic Advantages Fairs AGENDA
Area: 6222 km2 • Population: 1.844.438 • Syria Border: 74 km • Iraq Border: 516 km • Iskenderun Port: 137 km, Mersin Port 275 km • Most developed city in the region • One of the oldest settlements in the world(5600 years)
Largestindustryandtradecenter • Strategic location-strongtiesandeasyaccesswithMiddle East, Caucasus, North Africaand Central Asia • 4 OrganizedIndustryZones, 5th one is underparcellationprocess • Trade with NeighbouringCountries • Ranked 1st in energy consumption, parceldistrubutionandnumber of employees among all OIZ’s in Turkey
Industrialareawithdeveloped service, infrastructure • Only 2 hourdistributionrangebyplanetoallmajor North AfricanandMiddleasterncitiesandreachingmorethan 500 millionpeople • Overall, Gaziantep became an industryandtradecenterbythelocalentreprenuershipswithouthavinggovernmentinvestments
GAZİANTEP CHAMBER OF COMMERCE • Established in 1898 • 13000 membersfrommanysectors, one of themostimportant NGO in theregion. • Various EU fundedprojects: Euro InfoCentre, EU InfoRelay(firstone in Turkey), ABİGEM, CulturalHeritage Program(Promotion of Tourism in Gaziantep-Halfeti- Rumkale,Southeastern Anatolia Promotion Project, Vocational Training, GETAM
GAZİANTEP’S PLACE IN TURKISH ECONOMY • Number of Exporting Companies : 1142 • Export Destinations: 175 • Gaziantep's share in Turkey's total production : 5% • Gaziantep's share in Turkey's total export : 4,27%
ADVANCED SECTORS IN GAZİANTEP • Textile Industry • Agro-Food Production • Chemistry and Plastics • Machinery
GAZİANTEP’S SHARE IN TOTAL PRODUCTION CAPACITY OF TURKEY
OTHER PRODUCTS….. • Money safes • Escalators • Milling machinery • Shoes and slippers • Soap, detergent and shampoo • Plastifiers and glues
Exportsincreasedby %99 andreachedto 5,9 billiondollarsbetween 2009 and 2013 • 7th ranked in Turkeywithhighestamount of imports • 6th ranked in Turkey with highest amount of exports • %20 of Turkey’s total trade with Iraq was done by Gaziantep alone in 2013 • %36 of Gaziantep’s total export was done with Iraq in 2013
%68 of Turkey’s total machine-made carpet export was made by Gaziantep alone in 2013
A total of 256 companies are operating in Gaziantep with foreign origin.
Number of companies from Gaziantep in ISO(Istanbul Chamber of Commerce) TOP 1000 Companies List Number of companies from Gaziantep in ISO , TOP 1000 increased by %61 between 2008 and 2012
Gaziantep’s position in TİM(Turkish Exporters’ Union) top 1000 Exporters List Number of companies from Gaziantep in TİM 1000 increased by % 48between 2008 and 2012
STRATEGIC ADVANTAGES OF GAZİANTEP • The unique geogprahic location, The Gateway between Middle East and European Union • Opportunity to get into emerging markets together with companies from Gaziantep • International airport with open-sky aggreement • Highway connections from Sanliurfa to İstanbul(1500 km) is completed • Geographical proximity to major ports of Turkey such as Mersin and İskenderun • Dynamic, young population-%70 of the population under 35 years • Chance of getting into emerging markets in cooperation with local companies • TEKNOPARK within the structure of the University • Gaziantep Free Zone for trade and production purposes • Customs Union with EU. • Consulate of Iraq
FAIRS A modern fair centre has been built in 2007, 15.000m2 closed exhibition area, 90.000m2 open-air exhibition area, 14 fairs from various sectors to be organized in 2013
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR LISTENING! Foryourquestionsandinquires: Pleasecontact us: Gaziantep Chamber of Commerce-Enterprise Europe Network-GAPSUN Consortium Baran Ucaner Phone:+90-342-220 30 30/321 E-mail: baranucaner@gto.org.tr