Istanbul Chamber of Industry An Overview

Chambers in Turkey 365 Chambers in total. 12 Chambers of Industry in most industrialized cities. İstanbul

All Chambers are established by law - all are non-governmental organizations. Compulsory membership. Some services are assigned by law. Umbrella organization of all Chambers: The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (in Ankara) (TOBB). Chambers in Turkey

Establishment and Goals Established in 1952 Around 18,000 members Mission : To enhance the international competitiveness of industry and to contribute to the country's economic development by delivering information, training, and consultancy services.

The ICI Member Base Contribution to Turkey's Total GDP9,2% Contribution to the Total Value Added created by Turkey's industry40% Share of ICI Members among Top 500 firms39% Share of ICI Members in Net Pre-Tax Profits by Top 500 firms37,6% Share of ICI Members in Gross Revenues by Top 500 firms45,2% Share of SMEs among ICI Members98%98% <50 Employees85% Employees8%8% Employees5%5% >250 Employees2%2%

Member Profile 6 “Other” includes: Leather and leather articles Forestry, wood, paper and printing Mineral, stone and earth-based products Furniture

Structure Member Enterprises ( ~ firms ) Sectoral Committees ( 290 delegates in 56 committees ) Chamber Assembly ( 117 Members ) Board of Directors ( 11 Members ) Board of Directors ( 11 Members ) Secretary General Departments Assembly Speakership

Departments Secretary General Environment SME Services Research Sectoral Committees Human Resources Accounting Legal Affairs Press & Publications Library Publication Sales Membership Services Industry Capacity EU & Foreign Econ. Affairs Information Technology Consultants Administration

Registration Services Capacity Reports Expertise and appraisal reports Investment incentive certification Free Movement Certificates Basic Services

Information and Consultancy (1) Research ■ Sector strategies and sector policy reports Industry ■ Investment incentive consultancy ■ Legal consultancy on industrial legislation Management consultancy for SMEs ■ SME Financing ■ Consultancy on intellectual and industrial property rights ■ The ICI - Quality & Technology Council ■ Quality, R & D, Technology consultancy ■ Information and consultancy on Quality Management Systems (ISO 9000, ISO 14000) Environment ■ Guidance on Environmental issues and the Waste Exchange Service

Information and Consultancy (2) EU & Foreign Economic Relations ■ Guidance on Export incentives ■ Bilateral meetings with foreign commercial missions ■ The Foreign Trade Knowledge Base, guidance on legislation and procedures ■ Harmonization of national legislation with the EU's technical legislation EU Projects ■ Competitiveness and Innovation Programme (CIP): The Enterprise Europe Network ■ The ISO-EU Academy project ■ Enhancing the Vocational Training Capacity of the ICI ■ Business Development Training for SMEs

Vocational and Technical Training ■ Management & corporate culture ■ Total quality management and efficiency ■ International Trade ■ Environmental Management Systems ■ Finance & Accounting Seminars & training aimed at increasing exports Seminars on current issues ■ SME Seminars on developing international cooperation ■ Workshops on the harmonization of national legislation with the EU's ■ Foreign Trade and international markets ■ Intellectual and industrial property rights Training Programs

Internationalization Country Days Foreign Trade Trainings Market Information /Country Fact Sheets ITC Trade Maps Business Cooperation Foreign Trade Forum EU Projects Certificates Trade and Industry Fairs

Country Days

Fairs, B2B Events (2012) IPACK Italy (Packaging)1-2 March Anuga 2012, Germany (Food) March Hannover Messe, Germany (Industry) April Seafood,Belgium (Fisheries) 24 April Drupa, Germany (Printing) 9-10 May IFAT, Germany (Energy) 7-11 May SMM, Germany (Shipbuilding, Machinery) 5 September Automechanika,Germany (Automotiv) September SIAL France (Food) October Ecomondo, Italy (EcoTech) 7-10 November Medica & Compamed, Germany (Medical Tech.) November

International Cooperation ■ ISO – Milan Chamber of Commerce & Industry ■ ISO – Cologne Chamber of Commerce & Industry ■ ISO – Lyon Chamber of Commerce & Industry ■ ISO – Trieste Chamber of Commerce & Industry ■ ISO – Poland Chamber of Commerce ■ ISO – Hungary Chamber of Commerce & Industry ■ ISO – Macedonian Chamber of Commerce ■ ISO –Egyptian Chamber of Commerce in Alexandria ■ ISO – Serbia Regional Ch. of Commerce & Industry Leskovać ■ ISO – Teheran Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Research & Publications Economic and Social Research Publications on the industry and on the economy “Industry“ (monthly ICI periodical) Top 500 Industrial Enterprises (yearly) Production, Sale, and Capacity Status of the ICI Member Base (trimestrial)

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