PROJECT NEWS

A two-day site visit to the Tuzla Chemical Industrialists Organized Industrial Zone was successfully conducted on May 28-29, 2025, within the scope of the RESMAR Project. In the field study, which aimed to increase the disaster resilience of Organized Industrial Zones, comprehensive evaluations were made on the topics of business continuity, infrastructure capacity, disaster management, and risk analysis with the participation of OIZ administrations, the Ministry of Industry and Technology, OSBÜK, Chambers of Industry and Commerce, and technical expert teams.

At the OIZ Regional Managers Consultation Meeting, hosted by the Organized Industrial Zones Supreme Organization (OSBÜK) in Antalya on May 22, 2025, the topic of disaster resilience for organized industrial zones was discussed. At the meeting, Engineer Esen Demirkol Kılıç from the AFAD Marmara Disaster Risk Reduction Department's Technological Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group gave a presentation titled “The Importance of Business Continuity, AFAD’s Work on This Subject, and the RESMAR (Resilient Marmara) Project.” Within the scope of the presentation, approaches to strengthen the capacity of institutions to continue their operations in the face of disasters and emergencies were conveyed, and the importance of business continuity planning was emphasized.

On May 12, 2025, a hybrid meeting was held with the participation of Mr. Gökhan Yılmaz, Head of the Marmara Disaster Risk Reduction Department, and Prof. Dr. Haluk Özener, Istanbul Provincial Director of Disaster and Emergency, along with representatives from the Tuzla Chemical Industrialists Organized Industrial Zone (KOSB) and other stakeholders, within the scope of the RESMAR Project. At the meeting, a situation assessment was made based on both the legal framework and best practice examples, and the details of the first study visit to Tuzla Chemical Industrialists OIZ, to be held on May 28-29, 2025, were finalized. In addition to clarifying the details of the first study visit, the meeting, which was for informational/evaluation purposes, also addressed topics aimed at making industria...