President Başdeğirmen: “Süleyman Demirel Organized Industrial Zone is increasing the value of our city.”

Isparta Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen met with businessmen at the Süleyman Demirel Organized Industrial Zone. Listening to the demands and suggestions of the businessmen, Mayor Başdeğirmen stated that the industrial zone increases the value of the city.

Pointing to the importance of the factories in the OSB for Isparta, Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen emphasized that every product produced and sold in the region is very valuable, recalling that meetings have been held in the OSB before and stressing that these meetings have been very beneficial. Stating that they work for the further development and beautification of Isparta through the meetings they organize and engage in mutual consultations, Mayor Başdeğirmen said, “There were some needs in our previous meetings. We have worked on the infrastructure of this place.”

Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen mentioned that last week, the opening of three facilities was carried out with the participation of the Minister of Industry and Technology, Mehmet Fatih Kacır, saying, “These make us extremely happy,” while listening to the requests and suggestions of the businessmen at the meeting. Evaluating the businessmen’s request for the improvement of the road passing through the Koçtepe village area, which will further shorten the distance between the OSB and the city center, Mayor Başdeğirmen stated that they had previously carried out asphalt work on a 1 km road in the mentioned road. Regarding the road expected to shorten transportation to the city center by approximately 10 km, Başdeğirmen instructed the relevant department heads to conduct the necessary inspections for the improvement and widening of the road.

A businessman mentioned that the municipality has established solar energy power plants, which is gratifying, and expressed their desire to set up solar energy systems on the roofs of their industrial enterprises to minimize expenses and increase their competitive power. However, he stated that they could not receive a positive response due to the quota being full and conveyed a request to Mayor Başdeğirmen for intervention in this matter. Mayor Başdeğirmen stated that he would discuss the issue with the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, indicating that they would request the establishment of a transformer discount center in the region and that this matter could also be resolved by combining it with the second organized industrial zone to be established.

Marble operators also stated that they have land requests for the storage of their waste, while Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen mentioned that they are working on this issue. Mayor Başdeğirmen received information from the relevant department head about the latest status of the matter. Mayor Başdeğirmen noted that the highways have given approval, but the State Railways have not accepted it, stating that he would discuss the latest status with the authorities of the state railways by phone regarding the sale of the area.

Businessman Ali Koçal stated that Mayor Şükrü Başdeğirmen is thinking of Isparta, saying, “You are taking great steps for the future of the city to be better. We are achieving productive results with this meeting. With the improvement of the Koçtepe village road, there will be a significant gain both in terms of time and economically.” Other businessmen also expressed, “You are directly involved with all the problems of Isparta. You are finding solutions. We are thankful for your presence. We have seen how much you fought during the earthquake in Hatay. You are present throughout Turkey. The solar energy power plant was our biggest problem, and we thank you for your efforts and initiatives on this matter. Your municipality is also helping us in terms of finding business partners for our enterprises. We know how hard you work for Isparta.”