1. Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry

2. Zonguldak with Figures ZONGULDAKTURKEY City 280.31654.807.219 Rural Area 339.49617.754.093 Total 619.81272.561.312 Annual Population Growth Rate ( ‰ ) 1,0714,5 Population Density (person/km ’ ) 18894 Zonguldak takes the 72,4 % of the region deposit in its hand. By this figures Zonguldak province is in the sixth place in the scale of Turkey. In this regard Zonguldak province hold the third scale in Turkey among 81 province after Ankara and İstanbul. Zonguldak has the public investment so far total 817.772.059.TL Mining sector come to prominence in this investments. The industrial activities in the province is still based on mining and iron-steel industries.

3. TRANSPORTATION Despite the center of province is located in the main connection of land transport tee Ankara-İstanbul motorway that is the most important land connection in Turkey. The province is connected by railways particularly to Marmara Region and the other parts of Turkiye. The region has an important potantiality in terms of marine transportation with 5 ports located in the West Black Sea connected to Ukrain, Russia Fedaration, Romania, Greece, Georgia and Bulgaria.

4. FOREIGN TRADE Zonguldak province has increased its production over 140% in 2011 according to the previous year. However, it exposed a lower performance in 2010. In 2011, it reached 100 millions USA dollars. EXPORT FIGURES (USD) YEARSJANUARYFEBRUARYMARCHTOTAL 200718.181.4406.137.24314.046.21738.364.900 200823.115.44826.177.38640.918.80190.211.635 200934.252.03538.090.32961.716.573134.058.937 201010.311.9778.466.03619.707.06038.485.073 201139.757.77929.249.61224.871.71393.879.105

5. Exportation Year 2011 The First 5 Sector SECTORSTOTALPROVINCE SHARE Iron and Steel Products73.789.47579% Chemical Materials and Products5.433.1796% Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals5.383.9966% Hazelnut and Products4.336.2125% Machinery and Parts2.209.2912% Zonguldak Year 2011 The First 5 Sector (First Quarter) S.N.NAME OF COUNTRYTOTALPROVINCE SHARE 1ITALY16.720.51618% 2ROMANIA11.730.66712% 3SPAIN10.894.42112% 4BELGIUM8.959.44410% 5NETHERLANDS6.646.7147% 6GREECE6.472.8347% 7UNITED KINGDOM5.434.2866% The first seven country exported from Zonguldak (USD)

6. Zonguldak Karaelmas University Zonguldak Karaelmas University (ZKU) that is founded on 11.07.1992 is one of the rooted universities in the country. University is in active with 11 campuses that is in Zonguldak center and 5 districts, 7 faculties, 3 institutes, 6 vacational high schools, 2 high schools, 1 conservatory. Total 14,670 students has been educated in the Zonguldak Karaelmas University. In the general of province 530 post graduate, 90 doctorate student has been educated in the University. However it is reported that 174 academicians are needed together with the existed 741 academicians.

7. Culture and Tourism Zonguldak where has the richest coal mines in Turkey is one of the unique provinces of Western Black Sea with the natural and historical beauties, the caves of a thousand years, the vast forests, the rich historical background. The counties of Zonguldak are Alaplı, Çaycuma, Devrek, Ereğli and Gökçebey. Gökgöl Cave, Fener District, Uzunmehmet Monument Park and Port in Zonguldak Central are the primary tourist attractions worth seeing. Alaplı is extremely suitable in terms of sea and tableland tourism. Huge and Municipal Beach Facilities, Bacaklı, Bölüklü and Kız Kulağı Tableland, Kavukkavla picnic area are the most important tourist attractions in the region.

8. Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Since 1919 in which it was founded Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry directs commercial, cultural and social lives in Zonguldak. It has been giving councelling service with its experience that it has gained and experienced in time in the Black Sea region requested by both local and international members. In the Chamber which is in active with its 2330 members from the 10 professional groups projects has been developed in order to improve investments and foreign trade. And the projects are applied. Provincial Represantative of Turkish Standart Institute, Etut Center for Promotion of Exportation Provincial Representative Foreign Economical Relations Representative are included in the Chamber. The Chamber has obtained in 2008 Total Quality Management Certificate of ISO 9001:2008.

9. THE MEMBER DISTRIBUTION OF ZONGULDAK CCI (Active) as of the date of 07.07.2011 AGRICULTURE,FORESTRY,FISHING,WHOLESALE RETAIL FOOD COMMITTEE- MEMBER 438 MINING AND QUARRYING COMMITTEE- MEMBER 160 MANUFACTURING,ELECT.GAS, STEAM, AIR COND. REMEDIATION ACT. COMMITTEE- MEMBER 114 CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTORS, ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS COMMITTEE- MEMBER 524 CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, WHOLESALE RETAIL COMMITTEE- MEMBER 103 MOTOR VEHICLES AND FUEL COMMITTEE – MEMBER 99 NON-FOOD WHOLESALE AND RETAIL, TRADE AND AGENTS COMMITTEE – MEMBER 370 TRANSPORTATION, HANDLING AND STORAGE COMMITTEE – MEMBER 134 EDUCATION, HEALTH, HOUSING, RESTAURANT SERVICES COMMITTEE – MEMBER 263 FINANCE, INSURANCE, REAL ESTATE, JEWELLERY LEASING COMMITTEE –MEMBER 124

10. Zonguldak Chamber of Commerce and Industry Phone: +90 372 251 11 11 - Fax : +90 372 253 16 14 www.ztso.org.trwww.ztso.org.tr / bilgi@ztso.org.trbilgi@ztso.org.tr