Online Informational Meeting Held for Regional Managers of Designated Organized Industrial Zones in the Marmara Region within the Scope of the RESMAR Project 31 July 2025

An online informational meeting was held on July 25, 2025, with the participation of the Regional Managers of designated Organized Industrial Zones (OIZs) operating in the Marmara Region. This was within the scope of the “Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach: Marmara Region Application (RESMAR Project),” which is carried out by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) with co-financing from the European Union.

During the meeting, information was provided about the project's general framework, objectives, and implementation steps. The scope of the business impact analyses to be conducted specifically for OIZs and the business continuity plans to be prepared based on these analyses were shared in detail. The Istanbul Tuzla Chemical Industrialists OIZ shared its experience regarding the business continuity plan preparation process. Furthermore, explanations were given about the program content, preparation process, and participation conditions for the in-person technical training to be held in Ankara on August 18–19, 2025.

Management representatives from the following organized industrial zones participated in the informational meeting: Tuzla Chemical Industrialists OIZ, Birlik OIZ, Çerkezköy OIZ, Demirtaş OIZ, GEBKİM Kocaeli-Gebze Chemistry Specialized OIZ, Gebze Güzeller OIZ, Global Karma OIZ, and Istanbul Anadolu Yakası OIZ.

The meeting was evaluated as an important step towards making the industrial sector more institutionally and technically resilient to disasters, disseminating the business continuity culture, and more effectively including the private sector in disaster risk reduction processes.

Our priority is the Marmara Region; our goal is all of Türkiye.