Trakya Development Agency
Key Competitive Attractions
Trakya covers Tekirdağ, Edirne and Kırklareli provinces. Trakya is Turkey’s only border with Europe.It is situated between Istanbul and Greek as well as Bulgarian borders.
Up to date, there has been an increasing amount of flow of foreign direct investment to Trakya by 185 companies from 46 different countries. Foreign owned companies operate in:
• Manufacturing 44%
- of textiles
- of machinery and equipment (e.g. BSH Group)
- of chemicals and chemical products (e.g. Zentiva, Sanofi-Aventis Group)
- of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers
-of food products and beverages (e.g. Unilever)
• Wholesale and retail trade 28%
• Agriculture, hunting, fishing and forestry 5%
• Transport, storage and communications 4%
• Construction 8%
• Other 11 %
-Hotels and restaurants
-Electricity, gas and water supply
-Real estate, resting and business activities
-Mining and quarrying
Some of Trakya’s Features:
- 3rd most competitive region of Turkey
- Proximity to İstanbul and European markets
- Fertile agricultural land and raw material sources
-Attracting investors with improved infrastructure
-International railway and highway connections, internatonal ports (Akport, Asyaport -forthcoming-, Martaş) linked to the railway and highway Networks)
-Turkey’s 6th developed region
Assistance and Support For New Business Investors
With the aim of providing one stop shop for investors, The Agency
• facilitates legal procedures and legislation issues (coordination and follow up during the official license and permission application process),
• finds companies for potential partnerships and joint venture
• unveils and develops investment opportunities and potentials of the region
