Post on 14-Jul-2020
BALIKESİR101 Reasons To Invest In Balıkesir
Geographic Location
BALIKESİR
1. BalıkesirisintheMarmararegion,whichisthehubforeconomicactivities,
2. ShoresonboththeAegeanandMarmaraSeas,
3. Locatedinthecrossroadsbetweenmetropolessuchasİstanbul,Bursaandİzmir,
4. LocatedveryclosetoEurope,
5. Largelandsinabundancesuitableforinvestmentsinanyindustry.
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Transportation
6. Balıkesirisinthemiddleofmajortransportroutes,
7. Awideanddevelopinghighwaynetwork,
8. Easyaccesstoindustrialports,
9. Quickaccesstoindustrialcenters,
10. LocatedattheheartofBALO(GreatAnatolianLogisticsOrganizations)Project,
11. EasyaccesstonationalandinternationalmarketsviaGökköyLogisticsCenter,
12. Directlyconnectedtoİzmir,Ankaraandİstanbulviarailwaynetwork,
13. TwoairportslocatedinEdremitandCentralAltıeylülcounties,
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Education
14. Twoprestigiousuniversities,
15.223fullyequippedacademicdepartments,
16. Over40,000universitystudents,
17. Vocationaleducationandpracticeprogramssupportedbypublicsector,
18. Vocationalhighschoolsandvocationalschoolsofhighereducationineachdistrict,
19. Widespreadvocationalcoursesandentrepreneurshipcourses,
20. Educationalprojectsaimedatyoungpopulation,
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Health
21. 30fullyequippedhospitals,
22. 20publichealthcenters,
23. 336familyhealthcenters,
24. Apublichealthlaboratory,
25. Afairclimateandrichnature,suitableforfounding
rehabilitationcenters,
26. Widespreadcurativethermalresourcesalloverthe
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Labor
27. Ahardworking,younganddynamicpopulation,
28. Alaborforcepotentialwhichmeetstheintermediaryandtechnicalpersonnelneeds
ofthemarket,
29. Balıkesirisacenterofattractionforqualifiedlabor,
30. Socialstructurenotnegativelyinfluencedbymigrationtrends,
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AgricultureandAnimalHusbandry
31. Fertileandirrigablefarmlands,
32. Favorableclimateconditions,
33. Arichflora,
34. Diversityinagriculturalproduction,
35. Widepastures,
36. Amongthetopinnumberofbovineanimals,
37. Endemicspeciesinovinebreeding,
38. Amongthetopinwhitemeatproduction,
39. Increasingfruitgrowingactivities,
40. Wideforestsforbeekeepingactivities,
41. Favorablelandsforgreenhouseinvestments
andgeothermalresources,
42. Highpotentialinorganicfarming,
43. Wideolivegroves,
44. Endemicolivespeciesanduniqueoliveoil
whichbecameatrademarkitself,
45. Amongtheleadersofriceplantgrowing,
46. Favorableenvironmentforgrowingmedicinal
aromaticplants,
47. Adevelopedcontractproductionculture,
48. Varietyinagriculturalincentives,
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Industry
49. Anadvancedlevelofagriculture-industryintegration,
50. 4generaland1specializedorganizedindustrialzoneswithprofessionalstaff,
51. 3moreorganizedindustrialzonesbeingbuilt,
52. 16smallindustrialsitessupplyinglargecompanies,
53. Existenceoflandssuitableforinvestmentsofallscales,
54. Proximitytoindustrialrawmaterials,
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Industry
55. Diverseindustrialproduction,
56. Numerousindustrialbusinessesofanyscale,
57. Economicvaluecreatedbyapproximately50differentindustrialproducts,
58. Increasinguniversity-industrycollaboration,
59. Proximitytoİstanbulisavisionaryadvantageconsideringdeindustrialization
processofİstanbul,
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Tourism
60. Afairclimateandnaturefavorablefortourisminallfourseasons,
61. Numerousalternativetourismactivities,
62. Adevelopedcoastaltourism,
63. 291kmofcoastallineandtensofislands,
64. 22beacheswithblueflags,
65. Resourceswaitingtobeusedinhealthtourism,
66. 8thermaltourismcentersand1cultureandtourismprotectionanddevelopmentzone,
67. Numerousnatureparks,
68. BirdSanctuaryandTheMountIdaNationalParks,
69. Baysandgulfsfavorablefordivingandotherwatersports,
70. Richecosystem,enablingbotanictourism,
71. Richhistoricandculturalheritage,
72. InternationalKocaSeyitAirport,facilitatingaccesstotouristicregions,
73. Arichcuisine,enablinggastronomytourism,
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RenewableEnergy
74. Greatdiversityinenergyproduction,
75. ExistenceoflocationsfavorableforRenewableEnergySourceField(YEKA),
76. Geothermalpotentialthatcanbeusedinvariousareas,
77. #1inWindPowerinvestmentsinTurkey,
78. HighsunshinedurationforSESInvestments,
79. Highamountofagricultural,industrialanddomesticwasteforbiogasandbiomassinvestments,
80. Additionalincentivesforuseofdomestictechnologyanddomesticequipment,
81. Opportunitytobenefitfromregion-5incentivesinturbine,generatorandbladeproduction,
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Mining
82. Balıkesirishousing32of90typesofmineswhichhavereservesinTurkey.
83. Regionspecificmarbletypes,
84. Richborondeposits,
85. Two-thirdsofkaolinreservesofTurkeywhichisaninputformanysectors,
86. Availabilityofmineraltypesandindustrialinput,
87. Industrialproductionimprovingwithhighqualityminingproducts,
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RealEstate
88. Investmentenvironmentwhichwilladvancewithurbanrenewalprojects,
89. Increasingdemandforrealestatestemmingfromincreasedtourism,industry,
logisticsandtransportationinvestments,
90. Developmentoffairandcongresscenter,recreationalareasandsuchprojectsthat
increasequalityofsociallife,
91. Demandstructurewhichissuitableforcommercialrealestateprojectssuchas
dormitories,businesscenters,hotels,shoppingmalls,etc.,
92. Existenceoflandsuitableforanytypeofrealestate,
93. Relativelylowlandprices,
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IncentivesandSupports
94. MostadvantageousincentiveratesamongprovincesneighboringtheAegeanand
theMarmaraSeas,
95. Beingin“Region3”inMinistryofEconomyincentives,
96. Beingin“Region4”ininvestmentsmadeinincentivesOrganizedIndustrialZones,
97. “Region5”supportsprovidedtoalotofindustry,
98. GrantsandsupportsprovidedbySouthMarmaraDevelopmentAgency,
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IncentivesandSupports
99. FinancialsupportprovidedbyAgricultureandRuralDevelopmentSupport
Institution,
100. OpportunitytobenefitfromsupportsprovidedbyMinistries,TurkishIndustrial
DevelopmentBank,EximbankandEUinstitutions,
101. ServicesprovidedtobusinessesduringinvestmentprocessesbyBalıkesir
InvestmentSupportOffice.
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