Izmir, as the third largest city in Turkey, provides more than 8.6% of GDP alone. The share of various sectors in this amount is 67.7% of industry, 26.9% of services and 5.4% of agriculture, respectively. This means that more than 31.2% of the employees are employed in the industrial sector.
The active industries in Izmir are very wide, the most important of which are:
steel Industries
Textile Industry
Machinery industry
Automotive industry
Food industry
Packaging Industry
Plastic industry
Petrochemical Industries
Chemical industry
Furniture industry
Medical equipment industry
Tobacco industry
Beverage industry
Alcoholic beverage industry
Defense Industry
Aerospace Industries
The industries with the highest value-added tobacco and alcoholic beverages have a great impact on both the agricultural industry and the transportation industry, and have a very high employment rate.
Petrochemical Industries
The production of 25% of all Turkish chemicals is done by the petrochemical industry, which is dependent on the raw materials of other industries, including the plastics industry. he does. There are also 4 Turkish oil refineries called Toprash in Izmir. It is the seventh largest oil refinery in Europe and the 28th largest in the world.
From organized industrial areas to medium and small industrial units in different parts of Izmir, including pınarbaşı_ışıkkent_kemalpaşa-çiğli-menemen-karabağlar_torbalı_menderes -atatürk, Bergama-buca. Are located.
Also, the Aegean ESBA آزاد Free Trade Zone located in Gaziemir Region and the IZBAŞ Free Trade Zone in MENEMEN have created many facilities for free production and trade, which can be said to be the largest volume of trade in Izmir’s economy.
Services in Izmir
Logistics transport
The location of the city of Izmir and the existence of 4 container ports, including the commercial ports of aliağa and çandarlı, has made Izmir a hub for transportation. Also, Adnan Menderes Airport located in the MENDERES region has a great role in increasing the volume of these transfers.
Tourism industry
A population of 1,975,187 visited Izmir in 2019 as tourists.
Cheshmeh, Kusadasi, Ilija, Orla, a short distance from the center of Izmir with unique nature and welfare and recreational facilities are the tourism hub in Izmir.
Large residences and hotel chains are not only the destination of many tourists from all over the world, but also attract the attention of domestic and foreign investors.
Agriculture
Izmir accounts for 4.5 percent of Turkey’s total agricultural output, and 15 percent of Izmir’s population is active in agriculture.
Areas such as bergama, işdemiş, torbalı, tire are agricultural centers and are active in the production of products such as cotton, grapes, olives, figs, tobacco, fruits and vegetables.
It should be noted that the government has provided many facilities and incentives for investors and those interested in agriculture.
