Area Description
Tekirdağ
The province of Tekirdağ is located at the northern shores of the Marmara Sea and is a major port of commerce. With its contributions to the region's industry with its fertile soil and raw materials, its 12 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. 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. With 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. 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 this city.
