Economy

Kaynarca and Ferizli Industrial Zones Two separate Industrial Zones will be established in Sakarya’s Ferizli and Kaynarca districts with the aim of increasing investments, attracting foreign capital and ensuring planned industrialization. The establishment decision was signed by President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The boundaries of the Industrial Zones announced in the Ferizli and Kaynarca districts, as well as the neighborhoods covered by the zones, have been determined on a map

Sakarya 1st Organized Industrial Zone Sakarya exported a total of $3.556 billion during the January-August period of 2026. In August, the sectors with the highest export volumes were the Automotive Industry, Ferrous and Non-Ferrous Metals, Steel, Chemicals and Chemical Products, and Machinery and Equipment. Sakarya, which ranks as Türkiye’s seventh-largest exporting province, exported to 115 destinations around the world in August 2026, including free zones. The province’s la

Turkish products will enter the African market through Ghana. The Anatolia Trade Center Wholesale Turkish Market, currently being established in Ghana’s capital, Accra, is planned to be completed by December. Providing information about the project, Alperen Buray, Chairman of the Board of Hacettepe Export, said they are working to establish a sustainable and strong trade ecosystem in Africa. Alperen Buray, Chairman of the Board of Hacettepe Export Buray stated that the center

Akgün Altuğ, President of the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SATSO) Akgün Altuğ, President of the Sakarya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SATSO), said that 605 new companies were established in Sakarya during the first seven months of 2026. Altuğ stated that this figure was 544 in the same period last year, representing an 11% increase to 605. He also described the decline in the number of companies that closed during the same period, from 107 to 96, as a positiv

Sakarya’s exports reached USD 3.210 billion during the first seven months of 2026. In July, the city’s top five export sectors were, respectively, Automotive Industry, Iron and Non-Ferrous Metals, Steel, Chemicals and Chemical Products, and Machinery and Components. Sakarya increased its exports in 17 of its 25 main sectors in July compared to the same month of the previous year. Notable increases, both in percentage terms and export value, were recorded particularly in the S

Sakarya has provided more than TRY 2 billion in financial support to 17,338 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) over the past 23 years, strengthening the city's manufacturing capacity, entrepreneurship ecosystem, and employment, according to AK Party Sakarya Provincial Chairman Yunus Tever. Speaking after visiting companies operating in Sakarya 1st Organized Industrial Zone (OSB), Tever said the city continues to strengthen its position as one of Türkiye's leading manuf