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 NORTH
AEGEAN PORT |
The project
area of the North Aegean Port is located in Bergama within
the borders of Zeytindağ Municipality. This area is
situated east of Çandarlı Bay and 80 km from Izmir.
The construction of this port will be completed in 2010
and it is expected that the port will achieve a capacity
of 2.900.000 TEU by then. The Environmental Impact
Assessment of this port is underway.
This port will render services especially to container
ships, but the ro-ro, general and bulk cargo ships will
also benefit from this port. This port with a water depth
of 14 m. and a quay of 3240 m. will service Panamax and
Post-Panamax ships that are involved in intercontinental
shipping.
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| THE
SHOPPING CENTRE OF THE FUTURE |
In Izmir
various shopping centres are continuously being opened.
The majority of these shopping centres, which are mostly
concentrated in the suburbs of Balçova, Çiğli, Gaziemir
and Bornova, are located on the roads connecting Izmir
with the other cities. These shopping centres also include
recreation and entertainment facilities, cafes, fast food
outlets and restaurants, banks, hair dressers and playing
grounds.
There are 17 shopping centres in Izmir. Some of them are
already completed and the construction of others is
underway. 6 of them are located in Balçova, 3 in Bornova,
2 in Gaziemir and 2 in Bayraklı. The construction of the
shopping centers in Konak, Montrö, Mavişehir and Çiğli
is underway. Moreover, Doğuş Group, one of the largest
retail groups of Turkey, and Özdilek company from Bursa
have plans to establish shopping malls in İnciraltı. The
construction of CarrefourSa planned by Sabancı Holding is
continuing in Çiğli. The giant shopping centres of Izmir
are as follows:
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 Agora
Shoping Centre (Balçova)
Balpa
Shopping Centre (Balçova)
İşbirliği
Shopping Centre (Balçova)
EGS
Park (Bornova)
EGS
Shopping Park (Mavişehir)
Kipa
(Balçova)
Kipa
(Bornova)
Kipa
(Çiğli)
Kipa
(Gaziemir)
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Koçtaş
(Balçova)
Koçtaş
(Bornava)
Metro
Grossmarket (Gaziemir)
Office
1 Superstore (Bayraklı)
Palmiye
Shopping Centre (Balçova)
Pirinç
Centre (Konak)
Spectrum
(Bayraklı)
World
Trade Centre (Montrö)
and TANSAŞ, MiGROS, PEHLiVANOĞLU in all districts |
| GEOTHERMAL
ENERGY |
| In Turkey
geothermal energy is second in importance after oil and
has reached high standards of cleanliness. The geothermal
energy generation in the Aegean region has gained momentum
recently. New investments in this area are expected to be
made in Izmir.
In the upcoming years İzmir and Seferihisar will also
benefit from this energy. The drilling activities for
provision of hot water to meet the needs of the Aliağa
oil refinery are continuing.
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| ORGANIZED
TRADE and MANUFACTURING ZONE (ITOB) |
The
Organized Trade Manufacturing Zone, included in our
chamber's work program of 2000, plays an important role
with regard to wholesale and retail trade. It is planned
to establish this zone on an area of 350 hectares in
Menderes within the borders of Tekeli Municipality. The
studies related to this area are being conducted by a
cooperative, established by our chamber following the
request of our standing committees.
The objective is to create a role model of a new trade
zone with housing and social infrastructure.
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| ORGANIZED
INDUSTRIAL ZONES |
| Organized
Industrial Zones have to be established in order to have
an environment-friendly and sustainable industrial
development. The ongoing construction of 6 organized
Industrial Zones (Tire,
Bergama, Aliağa, Kınık, Torbalı, Ödemiş)
should be completed. Moreover, the infrastructure of small sized industrial
estates that supplement the Organized Industrial Zones
should be constructed.
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| THE
AEGEAN FINANCE CETRE -IZMIR |
Our
chamber plans to carry out the project entitled "The
Aegean Finance Centre-Izmir"
that will contribute to the development of Izmir and the
Aegean Region and to a strong capital formation.
It is expected that institutions such as the Aegean Stock
Exchange (like Nasdaq)
and Venture Capital partnerships will form the basis of
this project.
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| IZMIR
UNIVERSITY |
| The
Foundation of the Members of Izmir Chamber of Commerce
plans to establish the Izmir University which will provide
high quality education and by meeting the need for
qualified personnel will contribute to the strengthening
of the economy.
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| HALKAPINAR
SPORTS HALL |
| İzmir
being located at the most western point of Anatolia has
always been a culture and art centre. Therefore, it is
planned to create premises for culture, art and sports
activities. The construction of the Halkapınar Sports
Hall has already been started and is expected to be
completed in 2001 since Turkey will hold the European
basketball Championship is this year.
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| CONGRESS
CENTRE |
| There is no
congress centre in Izmir that can host international
organizations. This is a great deficiency for a city that
aims to be a world class city. In addition to the cultural
premises within the World Trade Centre, there should also
be a modern congress palace.
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| NATURAL
GAS |
| According
to Botaş' estimates the environmentally friendly natural
gas, which decreases the production costs, will be
available in Izmir in October 2000.
Botaş plans to provide 2.2 billion m3 of natural gas for
Izmir.
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| TECHNOPARKS |
| Technoparks
serve as tools for the creation of advanced technology and
competitiveness. The place chosen for the first technopark
in our country is Çeşme-Alaçatı. This is a great
opportunity for this region.
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| THE
IZMIR OF THE FUTURE |
| Currently
there are 2084 projects related to Izmir. 1000-1200 of
these projects are at the investment stage. With these
projects Izmir will become a city where the industrial
activities take place at the periphery, a finance and
commerce centre is formed, international specialized fairs
and congresses are organized, where advanced technology is
produced, cultural, social, recreational and sports
activities take place, tourism focused activities are
carried out and our historical values are reflected. |
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