1. WELCOME

2. TR 21 Trakya Region

3. Trakya Region 3rd most competitive region of Turkey (URAK)
Turkey’s 6th developed region (SPO)
Fertile agriculture land and raw material sources
Skilled and diversified workforce
Close to markets (İstanbul, Europe, Blacksea)

4. Population Region Name Surface Area (km2) Population TURKEY 783.562
TRAKYA
REGION
18.740
TEKIRDAG
6.342
EDIRNE
6.098
KIRKLARELI
6.300

5. Share of Sectors

6. Industry

7. Angriculture 12 % of Turkey’s wheat production
61 % of Turkey’s sun flower production
54 % of Turkey’s rice production
9 % of Turkey’s milk production (Cow)
Free from animal diseases

8. C- Investment Environment

9. Business Environmemt 13 Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ) established
6 New OIZ’s with 565 Manufacturers
Technopark in Trakya University
Free Zone (Corlu)
1.809 Manufacturers
Multinational Companies
BSH, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Foxconn (HP), Zentiva, Danone, Bunge, Dabur, Putzmeister, Polyplex…

10. Transportation Network
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11. Access to Multiple Markets

12. Rekabetçi Sektörler Province Sectors Tekirdağ Textile
Food and Beverage (Wine, dairy, wheat flour, edible oil)
Home Appliances
Pharmaceutical
Machinery (Agricultural , textile , Automotive parts)
Energy (Wind )
Tourism
Kırklareli
Food and Beverage
Glass Industry
Edirne
Food

13. Research Environment 3 Universities (1.712 academic staff)
Trakya Technopark
TEKMER (Technology Development Center)
Technology Transfer Offices (Trakyaka Project)
Innovation Center
8% of the R&D Centers in Turkey (5/65)

14. Human Resources Indicator Trakya Turkey
Labour force participation rate
55,5%
50,8%
Unemployment rate
7,5%
9,7%
Employment rate
51,3%
45,9%
15-64 age group
71%
67%

15. Trakya Development Agency

16. Nuts II Regions In Turkey
Main Territorial Level for the Preparation of Regional Development Plans/Programmes and Establishment of the Development Agencies

17. Trakya Development Agency
Established in July 2009
Staff was recruited in May 2010
35 Specialists
4 Support Employees
8 Languages are spoken in the Agency

18. Role Of TRAKYAKA Social and economical researches on Trakya
Coordinator on the preparation of Trakya Regional Development Plan
Implementation of Grant Programmes for SMEs, Public and Private sector
Development of national and international cooperations
Investment Support

19. Investment Support Full service assistance for investors
Promotion of investment opportunities of the region at national and international level
Facilitate legal procedures and legislation issues
Finding companies for potential partnership and joint venture
Advice and guidance activities for investors

20. THANK YOU