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Zeki Kıvanç and İsrafil Uçurum re-elected to lead Adana industry body
Zeki Kıvanç was re-elected to lead the Adana Chamber of Industry in southern Turkey, and İsrafil Uçurum was re-elected as chair of its assembly.
The chamber represents businesses in sectors including chemicals, food, textiles, metals and machinery.
Kıvanç said 64 member companies appeared in the 2025 rankings of Turkey’s largest 500 and next 500 industrial firms.
He wants existing industrial zones expanded and new ones established, including about 12,600 hectares of planned industrial land opened to investment and production.
He also highlighted proposed chemical, petrochemical and energy investments, along with a planned container port and connecting roads to improve logistics.
The chamber’s priorities include technology, university-industry cooperation, vocational training, digitalisation and energy efficiency.
It will also focus on access to finance, exports, investment processes and the need for skilled workers.
Zeki Kıvanç and İsrafil Uçurum were re-elected to lead the Adana Chamber of Industry, known as ADASO.
Kıvanç said the body would focus on technology investment, cooperation between universities and industry, vocational training, digitalisation and energy efficiency.
He said opening about 12,600 hectares of planned new industrial land for investment and production was among the priorities.
Uçurum said the chamber would continue working to strengthen Adana industry’s competitiveness and improve the investment climate.
- Who
- Zeki Kıvanç was re-elected as chair, and İsrafil Uçurum was re-elected as head of the ADASO assembly.
- What
- They were re-elected to lead the Adana Chamber of Industry.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- Adana, Turkey.
- Why
- Not stated.
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- Chair
- Zeki Kıvanç
- Assembly head
- İsrafil Uçurum
- Planned new industrial land
- About 12,600 hectares
- ADASO members in İSO 500 and Second 500 research
- 64 firms in 2025
What people are saying
We will focus on technology investments, university-industry cooperation, vocational training, digitalisation and energy efficiency in the new term.
In the new term, we will continue working to increase the competitiveness of Adana industry and improve the investment climate.
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