A high level investment promotion delegation from Izmir, Turkey, will be visiting Japan from 20 to 23 October 2015 to hold promotion seminars and B2B Meetings in Tokyo and Osaka to promote the Izmir region of Turkey as a flourishing investment destination.
Izmir is Turkey’s 3rd largest city in terms of population and industrial activity, after Istanbul and Ankara, and is a key area attracting new investments from all over the world, including Japan. As Japanese corporations continue to target investments in Turkey, Izmir offers an alternative destination to Istanbul, which has recently started overcrowding. The representatives of the Izmir Development Agency (IZKA), and the Aegean Free Zone (ESBAS), which operates within Izmir, will be visiting Tokyo and Osaka, Japan from October 20 – 23, to hold promotional seminars in each city, and to meet with potential Japanese partners.
Izmir Mission Members
Ms. Sedef Ozer: Investment Support Office Coordinator, IZKA
Mr. Halit Duran: Investment Support Office Specialist, IZKA
Dr. Faruk Guler: CEO, ESBAS
Mr. Murat Ozgurtas: Marketing and Leasing Manager, ESBAS
Ms. Güzide Cilasin, ESBAS
Mr. Sedat Alp: Journalist, Dunya Newspaper (Press)
About IZKA http://www.izka.org.tr/en/
IZKA, the “Izmir Development Agency”, is a public institution working closely with foreign investors to facilitate their business ventures in the Izmir area as a one stop shop. IZKA was recently given the “Best to Invest Top Agency Award” in the Middle East and Africa by Conway, Inc., a magazine which reaches 45,000 corporate subscribers. Since its establishment, IZKA helped 34 foreign direct investments to be realized in Izmir and EUR 162 million total amount of investment has been attracted into the city, with 2,000 new jobs created.
About ESBAS http://www.esbas.com.tr/index.aspx
ESBAS, the “Aegean Free Zone” is Turkey’s #1 Export Processing Zone located in Izmir, Turkey at the crossroads of the European Union and the burgeoning economies of Central Asia and the Middle East. The Aegean Free Zone is home to investors such as Hugo Boss, Fokker Elmo, Kale Pratt & Whitney, PFW, Gates, Delphi Packard and Cummins Inc., and recently Pigeon Corporation of Japan (under The Lansinoh Company, which is a subsidiary of Pigeon Corporation of Japan), and generates more than USD 4.3 billion annually in manufacturing and trade.
About Izmir, Turkey Investment Seminar on October 21, 2015 (Tokyo); October 23, 2015 (Osaka)
The seminar will be organized by UNIDO ITPO Tokyo and Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME), will be held at the UN University HQs in Tokyo starting at 13:00 on October 21 (Wed.) and the Osaka Chamber of Commerce in Osaka at 13:00 on October 23 (Fri). The seminars will introduce the business opportunities in the Izmir region. The seminar will include presentations about Izmir by Ms. Sedef Ozer, representative of IZKA, and also by Mr. Faruk Guler, CEO of the Aegean Free Zone. These will be followed by a presentation from Pigeon Corporation (in Tokyo), Mr. Norimasa Kitazawa, Director and Senior Managing Executive Officer, who will speak about their new investment in Izmir, and Mr. Noritada Ito, Chairman of JAFTA (in Osaka), who will speak about impressions of the JAFTA business mission to Turkey, including Izmir, in November 2014.
If you are interested in these activities or would like to meet with the representatives of IZKA and ESBAS, please contact Mr. Ferda Gelegen or Ms. Misato Horiguchi at UNIDO ITPO Tokyo (Tel: 03-6433-5520, E-mail: itpo.tokyo@unido.org).