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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