MACHINERY

•     Machinery and accessories sector constituted 8.4% of Turkey’s overall exports.
•     In comparison to 2006, the value of exports in machinery sector increased by 35% to 8.78 billion USD in 2007. In 2008, this figure increased by 17% in comparison to the year before and exceeded 10.3 billion USD.
•     As of 2008, the entry that has carried out the biggest deal of export is engines and accessory parts.
•     Export of engines and accessory parts totalled 1,27 billion USD in 2006, 1,43 billion USD in 2007, and 1,48 billion USD in 2008. Most of export is constituted by engine accessories and parts used in automotive industry.
•     In 2008, exports of machinery manufacturing industry sector constituted 7.8% of overall exports.
•     In 2008, 108.235 students graduated from 4622 vocational and technical high schools.
•     In 2008, 6428 engineers graduated from 37 different engineering departments.
•     Turkey ranks sixth among European countries in terms of total value of machinery manufactured.
•     Today, Turkish machinery industry has a sales volume of 25 billion USD in total with a service of 11,000 machinery and accessories.
•     Increase in product per annum within our machinery industry is around 20%.
•     80% of input used in production is manufactured in Turkey.

ADVANTAGES OF TURKEY

•     A dynamic population open to new and developed technologies with high adaptability
•     Low costs compared to developed countries; in addition to labour, engineering is also cheap
•     Turkey has qualified staff to create designs
•     Increase in techno parks and university-industry joint research centres
•     An important proportion of raw materials of sufficient quality can be obtained in the country
•     For use of CE mark, many organisations have met necessary requirements such as quality and monitoring new technologies and applications
•     Ease of transportation and its proximity to Central Asia, Europe, Turkish Republics and Middle Eastern countries
•     A sense of security has developed towards Turkish machinery industry in close and neighbouring countries, Egypt, and other North African countries that have been developing in recent years and considered potential markets
•     Development of domestic market
•     Turkey is an EU Customs Union member since 1996 and engaged in EU accession negotiations
•     Sector exports in machinery manufacturing industry are mainly to Germany, England, France, Italy, United States of America, Russia, Romania, Iran and Spain. Most of the exports are to European Union countries. These facts indicate that companies within machinery manufacturing industry in accordance with European Technical Legislations

•     Employment within general machinery and equipment manufacturing sector in İzmir constitutes 11.18% of employment in Turkey
•     Employment within the sector increased by 10.28% between 2004 and 2008
•     Exports within the sector in İzmir constitutes 3.34% of all exports in Turkey
•     Total number of companies in İzmir is 2912
•     Number of companies in İzmir within the sector increased by 21.89% between 2004 and 2008
•     Total value of sector exports in İzmir is approximately 113 million USD

ADVANTAGES OF İZMİR

•     İzmir has a ready-trained and qualified workforce. In 2008-2009 academic year 1690 engineers graduated from 16 different engineering departments of universities in İzmir. There is an upward trend in the figure thanks to increasing number of universities in education-friendly İzmir
•     İzmir has sixteen organised industrial zones, seven are active and nine are in project phase
•     31.5% of workforce is engaged in industry

A Selection of Foreign Investors in İzmir:

•     LARTH TOWEL RADIATOR INDUSTRY
•     YILDIRIM -KNUTH MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     GATES CORPORATION
•     BONFIGLIOLI POWER & CONTROL SOLUTIONS POWER TRANSMISSION AND AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGIES INDUSTRY
•     RST LC GROUP LIFTS AND EQUIPMENT INDUSTRY
•     WESTFALIA SEPARATOR INDUSTRY
•     PFW AVIATION INDUSTRY
•     AKG THERMAL SYSTEMS INDUSTRY

A Selection of Domestic Investors in İzmir:

•     ABRA CRANE MACHINE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
•     ASMAŞ- HEAVY INDUSTRY MACHINERY
•     AYDIN TRANSFORMER MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     DİRİNLER INDUSTRIAL MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     EFE INDUSTRY
•     MAKSAŞ MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     GÜRALP CRANE AND MACHINERY CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
•     HİDROMEK-HYDRAULIC AND MECHANICAL MACHINERY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
•      EGE SERBEST BÖLGE ŞUBESİ
•     TOBA REDUCER AND MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     ÜSTÜNKARLI CARPENTRY MACHINERY MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
•     EGE COLD ASSERTION COOLING AIR FACILITIES INDUSTRY
•     ED-VAN VANTİLATÖR SAN.VE TİC. LTD.ŞTİ.
•     İMAS KLİMA SOĞUTMA MAKİNA SANAYİ TİCARET VE MÜMESSİLLİK ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
•     MASTAŞ MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     MAK-SAN MAKİNA SAN.VE TİC.A.Ş.
•     AKON HİDROLİK VALF SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
•     EKTAM MACHINERY INDUSTRY
•     AR-CAN MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
•     TOLKAR MAKİNA SANAYİİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
•     NAMTAŞ BETON MAKİNALARI BETON ÜRÜNLERİ SAN.VE TİC.LTD.ŞTİ.
•     YILDIRIM MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
•     TANMAK BASKI SİLİNDİRLERİ DİŞLİ MAKİNE SANAYİ VE TİCARET LTD.ŞTİ.
•     CTS MAKİNA DEMİR VE ÇELİK ÜRÜNLERİ SANAYİ TİCARET LİMİTED ŞİRKETİ
•     MARSEM MAKİNA MÜHENDİSLİK MÜŞAVİRLİK SAN.VE TİC.KOLLEK. ŞİRKETİ-UĞUR AYIK VE ORTAĞI
•     İZMİR MEKANİK MAKİNA ELEKTRONİK İNŞ.SAN.VE TİC.LTD. ŞTİ.
•     ALPLER TRAKTÖR MAKİNE SANAYİ VE TİCARET ANONİM ŞİRKETİ
•     TÜRKAY TARIM MAKİNALARI SAN.VE TİC.LTD.ŞTİ.
•     İMPO MOTOR POMPA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş.
•     TORMAN YEDEK PARÇA SAN.VE TİC. A.Ş
•     ÜSTÜNEL DERİNKUYU SU POMPALARI ELEKT.MOTOR PLASTİK DÖK.MAK.VE YEDEK PARÇA SAN.TİC.LTD.ŞTİ.
•     VANSAN MAKİNA SANAYİ VE TİCARET A.Ş
•     İŞ ENDÜSTRİ MAKİNA İMALAT SANAYİ VE TİCARET LTD.ŞTİ.

Faruk Çelik,

Mercedes-Benz Turkish Manufacture Planning Manager
Mr Çelik commented on the quality level reached in the machinery sector:
“We have nine mangles and all of them came from our facility located in Dirinler, İzmir. About 10 years ago, we renewed all of our mangles. We decided to purchase new machines from the domestic market and we are very glad about our decision.

•     Turkey’s 3rd most developed city
•     Covers an area of 12.012 km²
•     One of the most important Mediterranean Port Cities
•     3.9 million population
•     A productive workforce: 61% in service sector, 31.5% in industry and 7.5% in agriculture
•     Urbanization level 85%
•     9 UNIVERSITIES 16.000 graduates per annum
•     40% increase in exports from 2005 to 2008