OSTIM Industrial Zone explained

The OSTIM Industrial Zone (Ortadoğu Sanayi ve Ticaret Merkezi, OSTİM) is a large industrial park in Ankara, Turkey aimed at Small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With around 5000 companies in eight main sectors and 50,000 employees over an area of 5 million square metres, it is Turkey's largest industrial production area.^{[1] [2]} It was established in the mid-1970s.^[3]

Its investment and marketing company, Ostim Endustriyel Yatirimlar ve Isletme AS, founded in 1998, is quoted on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (as OSTIM).^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. OECD 2011, An analysis of SME training and skills development: local case study from Turkey
2. tccb.gov.tr, 10 July 2009, Turkish industrials say yes to President Gül's request to develop mine clearing equipment
3. "Small Employers in Turkey: The OSTIM Estate at Ankara", Theo Nichols and Nadir Sugur, Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Apr., 1996), pp. 230-252
4. Financial Times, Ostim Endustriyel Yatirimlar ve Isletme AS
5. Ostim Investment Inc, Organization Profile