PROJECT NEWS

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.

Business Continuity: The Foundation of Organizational Resilience The business continuity approach is an indispensable component of organizational resilience, regardless of the scale of the enterprise. In today’s risk environment, the "wait and see" reflex is no longer acceptable. Effective institutions are structures that analyze risks in advance, calculate scenarios, and establish the operational capacity to reflect these plans in the field when necessary.

Within the scope of the RESMAR Project, the AFAD Project Team participated in the Business Continuity Management (BCLE2000) training held in Almere, the Netherlands. Representatives from the Ministry of Industry and Technology and Provincial AFAD Directorates (Bursa, Sakarya, Kocaeli, and Istanbul) also attended the training.

On October 8, 2025, the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) organized a meeting on "Preparation and Dissemination of Business Continuity Plans." Representatives from the Ministries of Health, Energy and Natural Resources, Transport and Infrastructure, Industry and Technology, and Trade, along with the RESMAR Project Team, participated in the meeting.

The RESMAR Project team participated as speakers in the panel titled "Resilience and Business Continuity" organized within the scope of the 7th International Resilience Congress. In the panel, moderated by Gökhan YILMAZ, Head of the Marmara Disaster Risk Reduction Department, the February 6 earthquakes were examined from a resilience and business continuity perspective, with a focus on the goals of the RESMAR Project conducted by the Disaster and Emergency Management Presidency (AFAD) and its role in industry.

Within the scope of the RESMAR Project, carried out with the goal of a disaster-resilient industrial infrastructure, a drill preparatory meeting and field studies were conducted in Istanbul on September 30 - October 1, 2025. During the study visit, technical evaluations regarding the drill planning were made during inspections at the drill site on the first day; on the second day, an informational meeting was held at the Istanbul AFAD Provincial Directorate with the participation of Organized Industrial Zone (OIZ) representatives.

The 1st 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 August 20, 2025. Managers and representatives from the AFAD Presidency, Ministry of Industry and Technology, Organized Industrial Zones Supreme Organization (OSBÜK), and Turkish Accreditation Agency (TÜRKAK), along with the project team, participated in the meeting.

Within the scope of the two-day program, we met with representatives from Tuzla Chemical Industrialists OIZ, Güzeller OIZ, Demirtaş OIZ, GEBKİM OIZ, Birlik OIZ, İkitelli OIZ, Çerkezköy OIZ, Anadolu Yakası OIZ, and Global Karma OIZ on August 18-19, 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.