PROJECT NEWS

The RESMAR Project Closing Meeting, organized under the project "Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach: Marmara Region Application (RESMAR)" - co-financed by the European Union and AFAD - was held on July 1–2, 2026, at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel in Istanbul, under the theme "Business Continuity Vision from Marmara to Türkiye."

.fwde_cjv4k .fwd-teditor-con { text-align: justify; } .haber-images { display: none !important; } div.stage-0 > div.body h1.page-title { display: none !important; } DAY 1SCHEDULE DAY 2SCHEDULE DAY 1PANELISTS DAY 2PANELISTS The RESMAR Project, which has been carried out for two years to make industrial infrastructures more resilient to disasters and to ensure the uninterrupted continuity of business in production, is preparing for its major closing meeting. Co-financed by the European Union and AFAD, the closing meeting of the project will be held on July 1–2, 2026, in Istanbul with broad participation.

ANKARA (April 2026) – A nine-member AFAD Project Team carried out a technical study visit to Spain between 13 and 17 April 2026 under the RESMAR Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD. Over five working days in Madrid and Barcelona, the delegation held technical meetings with nine organisations including military emergency response units, civil protection authorities, private sector companies, and international organisations.

The team of the “Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach (RESMAR)” Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD, continues to disseminate the experience gained through its activities across the entire country.

Field activities under the “Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters through a Business Continuity Management Approach: Marmara Region Application (RESMAR)” Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD, were carried out through a two-day technical program hosted by Çerkezköy Organized Industrial Zone (ÇOSB), one of the pilot implementation sites.

Technical field activities within the scope of the "Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach (RESMAR)" Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD, continue with a visit to the Global Karma Organized Industrial Zone.

Fieldwork continues within the scope of the "Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach (RESMAR)" Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD, with a technical visit to GEBKİM (Kocaeli Gebze V. Chemical Specialized) Organized Industrial Zone.

Fieldwork continues within the scope of the "Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach (RESMAR)" Project, co-financed by the European Union and AFAD. The RESMAR Project team conducted a technical visit to the Gebze Güzeller Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ) to increase the resilience of the industrial infrastructure in the Marmara Region against disasters.

Technical information meetings and field visits were carried out at Bursa Demirtaş Organized Industrial Zone (DOSAB) within the scope of the “Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach: Marmara Region Application (RESMAR: Resilient Marmara)” Project, which aims to increase the resilience of Organized Industrial Zones (OIZ) in the Marmara Region against disasters and crises and is co-financed by the European Union (EU) and AFAD.

The 2nd Steering Committee Meeting of the “Making Industrial Organizations Resilient to Disasters with a Business Continuity Management Approach: Marmara Region Application (RESMAR: Resilient Marmara)” Project, which aims to increase the resilience of Organized Industrial Zones in the Marmara Region against disasters and crises and is co-financed by the European Union (EU) and AFAD, was held on January 15, 2026. Managers and representatives from the AFAD Presidency and Organized Industrial Zones Supreme Organization (OSBÜK), along with the project team, participated in the meeting.