Organized Industrial Zones
Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ) are designed to ensure companies operate within an investor-friendly environment with ready-to-use infrastructure and social facilities. The existing infrastructure provided in OIZs consists of roads, water, natural gas, electricity, communications, waste treatment and other services.
There are 16 OIZs in İzmir, 13 of which are currently operational, while 3 of them are under construction. There are 1,989 companies operate in OIZ’s in İzmir and approximately 102,000 people work in them. The total area of these OIZ’s is more than 43.4 million m2.
16
OIZ’s
1,989
Companies
102,000
Workers
43.5 M m2
Total Area
İzmir Atatürk Industrial Zone, İzmir
ADVANTAGES OF OIZ’s
In addition to the investment incentives scheme in Türkiye (general investment incentives, regional investment incentives, large-scale investment incentives, strategic investment incentives, employment incentives, R&D support, etc.), investors operating in the OIZs may benefit from the following advantages:
- No VAT for land acquisitions.
- Exemption from real estate duty for five years starting from the date of completion of the plant construction.
- Low water, natural gas, and telecommunication costs.
- No tax is payable in cases of merging and/or separation of plots.
- Exemption from municipality tax for the construction and usage of the plant.
- Exemption from the municipality tax on solid waste if the OIZ does not avail of the municipality service.
İzmir Kamelpaşa Organized Industrial Zone, İzmir