With its contributions to the region's industry with its fertile soil and raw materials, its 13 Organized Industrial Zones and European Free Zone, its transport and quality workforce opportunities, rapidly-developing industrial investments, high-scale educational institutions and its distinguished location between Europe and the metropolitan city of Istanbul whose population is rising each passing day, Tekirdağ is a city whose value in our country is increasing with great speed in terms of investment.

Thanks to high levels of coal in terms of natural resources, gas and underwater reserves, close proximity to a world city in terms of being a market and finance center, Istanbul, a railway line that connects the airports and sea ports that are still active with industrial zones as well as Europe, its Europe-connected High-Speed Train project, its close proximity to the Kanal Istanbul Project, its freeway and double highway, Tekirdağ is home to many incentives a region could possibly have with regard to investment.

With one of the most developed Industrial Zones in our country, the Çerkezköy Organized Industrial Zone, along with other industrial zones, especially on the Ergene-Çorlu-Çerkezköy line, there are more than 1,500 settled industrial enterprises; thanks to the technical infrastructure, raw materials, sub-industries, etc., it possesses all the qualities of an industrial center. Apart from advanced Agriculture and Industry, the quality social life, qualified workforce, advanced educational infrastructure, security of the region, its prime location in close proximity to the metropolitan city of Istanbul as well as abroad, the city of Tekirdağ is in the top ten cities in our country that has demonstrated socio-economic growth according to research conducted. Active firms in our city are carrying out intensive R&D projects. In this respect, the number of R&D Centers have reached 50.

It is in 6th place amongst all 81 cities.

INVESTMENTS OF SIGNIFICANCE IN OUR REGION:

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Tekirdağ is in 5th place amongst 81 cities with its 88 Foreign Capital industrial enterprises. The fact that it is home to all agents in terms of logistics with its strategic location and international land, air, sea and railway connections is the most important reason why foreign investment agents prefer our city.

IMPORTANT FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN OUR CITY

	Yetkin ÖZER	Unit Coordinator	Your contact at Tekirdağ	yozer@trakyaka.org.tr	+90 850 450 09 59
	U.Berkay HABİBOĞLU	Unit Specialist	Your contact at Tekirdağ	bhabiboglu@trakyaka.org.tr	+90 850 450 09 59
	Nihan ERŞAN	Unit Specialist	Your contact at Tekirdağ	nersan@trakyaka.org.tr	+90 850 450 09 59