Denizli OIZ Hosts 7 Design Centers

The 18th "Joint Wisdom Meetings" organized by Turkishtime and Halkbank in organized industrial zones took place at Denizli Organized Industrial Zone. At the meeting moderated by journalist Hakan Güldağ, industrialists from Denizli and the potential, problems and required measures for Denizli OSB were discussed. Participants in the Denizli OSB Joint Wisdom Meeting included: Necip Filiz (General Manager, Fatih Profil / Vice Chairman, Denizli OSB Board), Özer Torgal (Head of SME Marketing-2 Department, Halkbank), Hakan Güldağ (Chairman, TOBB MİM / Meeting Moderator), Selim Kasapoğlu (Board Member, Aslı Tekstil / Vice Chairman, Denizli Chamber of Industry), Cemalcan Sirkeci (General Manager, Sirmersan Mermer / Member, Denizli OSB Board), Osman Uğurlu (General Manager, Uğurlular Tekstil Sanayi / Member, Denizli OSB Board), Ahmet Taş (Regional Manager, Denizli OSB), Ahmet Yavuzçehre (General Manager, Ekpen Tekstil Sanayi), Ali Yağlı (Assistant Board Member, Bereket Enerji), Cemal Ertuğrul (General Manager, Erteks Kadife Tekstil), Mustafa Yenigör (General Manager, Meyteks Tekstil), Naif Atlas (General Manager, NF Tekstil Kimya Sanayi), Ömer Çengel (Board Member, Gökdelen İskele Kalıp), Selim Yaymanoğlu (Board Member, Atlas Boya Tekstil), Şeref Arpacı (Owner, Motif Tekstil / Board Member, BASİAD), Yurdal Duman (Board Member, Campet Cam Petrol Motor Sanayi) and Filiz Özkan (Board Member, Turkishtime). An "R&D and Design Centers Information and Briefing Meeting" organized in cooperation with the Denizli OSB Directorate and the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology under the R&D Reform Package that entered into force in 2016 was held in October 2016. As a result of this meeting, seven of the 22 Design Centers in Turkey were established in the region. Currently, the region generates approximately USD 1 billion in exports annually. Environmental arrangements and greening works are progressing rapidly to give Denizli OSB a cleaner and more modern appearance. As a result of the work carried out, Denizli OSB was awarded second place and the "Environmental Consultant" certificate in the "Most Environmentally Friendly OSB" competition held by the Ministry of Environment and Forests among all OSBs in Turkey in 2008.