Sakarya is one of Turkey’s prominent cities that is rapidly developing in the fields of industry, agriculture, and tourism.

The city plays a significant role in the production of the automotive, machinery, defense, and railway sectors, with annual exports exceeding 6 billion USD.

With a population of 1,110,000, Sakarya offers major advantages to investors thanks to its strategic location at the crossroads of key highways and railways.

The city is rich in natural beauty with its sea, beaches, lakes, rivers, plateaus, and thermal springs.

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Sakarya holds the status of a Metropolitan Municipality and consists of 16 districts: Adapazarı, Akyazı, Arifiye, Erenler, Ferizli, Geyve, Hendek, Karapürçek, Karasu, Kaynarca, Kocaali, Pamukova, Sapanca, Serdivan, Söğütlü, and Taraklı.

The railway connecting Istanbul to Ankara and other Anatolian provinces passes through Sakarya.

Approximately 43% of the province's total area is covered by forests.
In Sakarya’s economy, agriculture accounts for 6%, industry 47%, and services 47%.

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Key industries in Sakarya’s economy:
Automotive products (cars, buses, tractors, armored security vehicles, trailer trucks, caravans), steel, metal, chemical industry products, machinery and machine parts, railway vehicles and components, electrical equipment, furniture and forest products, textiles, food, ornamental plants, agricultural products, poultry.

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Major agricultural products produced in Sakarya:
Hazelnuts, corn, quince, pumpkin, celery, artichoke, wheat, sugar beet, grapes, peaches, cherries, apples, pears, curly lettuce, kiwi.
More than 10% of Turkey’s chicken meat is produced in Sakarya.
Nearly 30% of Turkey’s outdoor ornamental plants are grown in Sakarya.

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Population (2024): 1,110,735
Surface area: 4,817 km²
Number of universities: 2

Active Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ): 7
OIZs under establishment: 7
Number of employees in OIZs: 26,000

Export value in 2024: 6.3 billion USD
Rank among Turkey’s top exporting provinces: 7

Distance to Sabiha Gökçen Airport: 115 km
Distance to Kocaeli Cengiz Topel Airport: 30 km
Distance to Ankara: 290 km
Road travel time to a nearby population of 24 million: 2 hours