Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu attended the Istanbul Chamber of Industry Professional Committees Joint Meeting. At the meeting, which was also attended by Ömer Karadeniz of the Plastics Industrialists Federation, İmamoğlu said, “We must make a concerted effort to increase our city’s industrial production capacity, improve the investment environment, and enhance the quality of the workforce.
The Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO) Professional Committees Joint Meeting was held with the participation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality (İBB) Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, under the main agenda item “The Place of Our Industry in Istanbul’s Future Vision, Problems and Solution Proposals.” The meeting, hosted by İSO Chairman of the Board Erdal Bahçıvan in the Odakule Fazıl Zobu Assembly Hall and also attended by Ömer Karadeniz of the Plastics Industrialists Federation, saw the participation of İSO Board Members, İSO Assembly, and Professional Committee Members.
Speaking at the opening of the meeting, İBB Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu stated that Istanbul is the most important center of Turkey’s economy, saying, “During this period, we must act together with chambers and umbrella organizations formed by key actors guiding industry and trade, such as İSO and İTO, and produce solution proposals.” İmamoğlu called for a concerted effort to increase the city’s industrial production capacity, improve the investment environment, and enhance the quality of the workforce, noting that for Istanbul, it is imperative to increase the effectiveness of incentives provided to investors and implement necessary reforms to enable the business world to operate without encountering bureaucratic obstacles.
Emphasizing the need to prepare our workforce for global competition by increasing investments in education and technology, İmamoğlu said, “The industrial sector must rapidly adapt to global trends such as sustainability and digitalization. We must increase our support for innovation and R&D and encourage the transition to next-generation production technologies. This way, we can improve our product quality, expand our export potential, and gain a stronger position in the international market.”
Speaking at the meeting, İSO Chairman of the Board Erdal Bahçıvan stated that Istanbul’s industry possesses a power that shoulders our country’s economy. He expressed that if no action is taken to reduce the expected risk to an acceptable level, given Istanbul’s weight in the national economy and the scenario analyses of a potential earthquake, the country as a whole will again pay the price.
“Deposit Return System should start with KAS”
PLASFED President Ömer Karadeniz, in his speech at the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO) Professional Committees Joint Meeting, drew attention to the fact that the Deposit Return System should start with KAS. Reminding that the Ministry declared the Deposit Return System will be implemented starting from 2025, Karadeniz said, “Like in developed countries, the Source Separation System should be prioritized. Local and central governments must jointly tackle this issue.”
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