Employment in OIZs reached 2 million 700 thousand

Kütükcü said that OIZs play a leading role in Türkiye's production, employment and export goals.

Stating that the number of OIZs in Turkey has reached 408, Kütükcü stated that 11 new organized industrial zones were established in Afyonkarahisar, Ankara, Balıkesir, Çorum, Diyarbakır, Edirne, Gaziantep, Kahramanmaraş, Şırnak, Trabzon and Uşak.

Production takes place in 68,000 factories in Turkey

Pointing out that 366 of the OIZs are affiliated to the Ministry of Industry and Technology and 42 of them are affiliated to the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Kütükcü said, “Of our total 408 OIZs, 288 are currently in the operational phase.” 120 of them will expropriated, planning and infrastructure processes continue. Last year, almost 1,000 new plots were put into production, and our organized industrial zones, where 68,000 factories produce, account for 10% of our country's total industrial production. It makes 45,” he said.

The Republic's historical record for employment has been broken

Kütükcü emphasized that OIZs have become the locomotive of Turkish industry:

“Our organized industrial zones have become pioneers of investment, employment and exports across our 81 provinces. Despite all the economic difficulties in 2024, 75,000 new jobs were created in our OIZs. This means that our total number of employees has broken the record for the year.” The history of the republic with 2 million 700,000 people. In addition, the 1000 largest industrial companies in our country continue to produce in our organized industrial zones.

The number of green OIZs rose to 14

Explaining that the application for the Green OSB certificate was implemented this year, Kütükcü said: “14 OIZs that fully met 40 different criteria set by TSE were eligible to receive the 'Green OSB Certificate'. These are Konya OIZ, ASO 2nd and 3rd OIZ.”, Gaziantep OIZ, Nilüfer OIZ, Başkent OIZ, Bursa OIZ, Machinery Specialized OIZ, Düzce 2nd OIZ, Mersin “Tarsus OIZ, Demirtaş OIZ, Gebze Güzeller OIZ, Antalya OIZ, Adana Hacı Sabancı OIZ, Gebze Plastic Ciler OSB,” he said.