Representatives of the Kütahya business world visited the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BTSO). Speaking during the visit, which was held to develop Kütahya’s innovative production capacity with Bursa’s industrial experience, BTSO Board Chairman İbrahim Burkay stated that as the largest civil society organizations, the Chambers are responsible for developing projects that will pave the way for their members and guide their transformation, and said, “Kütahya is also very valuable to us. These visits will seriously support our cooperation.”
BTSO hosted the delegation consisting of Kütahya Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KUTSO) Board Chair Esin Güral Argat, Kütahya Commodity Exchange (KÜTBO) Board Chair Necati Gültekin, Tavşanlı Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chair Davut Efe, Simav Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chair Şeref Kazcıoğlu, Gediz Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chair Vedat Öztürk and Kütahya business people and representatives of the city's industrial zones. The meeting, hosted by BTSO Board Chair İbrahim Burkay and held at the Chamber Service Building, evaluated the industry, education and technology-focused collaborations between Bursa and Kütahya and the efforts to strengthen economic relations.
“There is a Founding Mind in This Geography”
President İbrahim Burkay, in his speech at the meeting, said that he found the visit of Kütahya business people very important in terms of developing regional cooperation within a common vision. Stating that there is a very rapid change and transformation in the global economy, President Burkay stated that those who have the information and technology also determine the rules. Expressing that digital and green transformation should also be evaluated within this scope, İbrahim Burkay said, “Our culture is more inclined to set up games rather than keeping up. There is a founding mind in this geography. It is not enough for us to be good players in the game set up by others, we need to set up the game ourselves. For this, we need to have the technology. As chambers, our most important responsibility is to bring this vision to the geography we are in.”
“We Support the Development of Our Members”
Emphasizing the importance of the Bursa and Kütahya business world coming together for the regional economy, President Burkay said, “As a Chamber, we are responsible for implementing many projects that will pave the way for our members and ensure their economic development, and ensuring their transformation. Kütahya is also valuable to us. These visits will seriously support our cooperation. As BTSO, we are ready to provide all kinds of support to strengthen the relationship between the two regions, especially in industry, trade, service sector, agriculture and tourism.”
“Projects in Bursa Need to Be Spread”
KUTSO Board of Directors Chair Esin Güral Argat said that BTSO has implemented exemplary projects in many areas from value-added production to qualified employment. Stating that BTSO’s projects should be spread throughout the region, Esin Güral Argat said, “We need to reduce regional development differences. If we complete this, Turkey will move towards completing its sustainable growth story. Bursa is a very good example in this regard. The city’s production infrastructure and logistics location are extremely strong. The spread of the right work done in Bursa needs to be ensured.” Stating that she had the opportunity to visit the Bursa Model Factory, which was implemented under the leadership of BTSO, and receive detailed information from the authorities, Esin Güral Argat said that they want to benefit from the opportunities offered by the Model Factory and that they aim to deepen their collaborations by initiating the green and digital transformation processes of the companies they will determine in the first stage. Esin Güral Argat said, “As a region, we also need to continue to carry out projects that are worthy of both economic development and development. There is no need to do everything from scratch, we will take the good examples that have been done here, what will we add to them and how will we take them further, we will implement them by sharing information with those who do the work here.”
“There is both Vision and Execution in Bursa”
President Esin Güral Argat, who said that BTSO’s implementation of the vision projects it put forward for Bursa was an example for regional development, said, “We had the opportunity to listen to BTSO’s work in detail from BTSO Board Chairman Mr. İbrahim Burkay. Very valuable exemplary projects have been implemented here. These things cannot happen without vision. What is more important is taking action in line with the determined vision. Execution is what brings success. An important vision has been put forward in Bursa and its execution has been ensured. This is the situation that brought success in the first place. I congratulate our President İbrahim, his board and his assembly, thank you for your efforts.”
“BTSO’s Advanced Potential Impressed Us a Lot”
Kütahya Chamber of Commerce Board Chairman Necati Gültekin said that they will work to implement BTSO’s macro level projects in Kütahya as well. “We are already two neighboring cities. One of our feet is in Bursa, but we did not know that Bursa was implementing such big projects under the leadership of BTSO. We saw these and were very happy. We will try to implement projects in Kütahya with the support of BTSO. I believe that we will receive the necessary support.”
Simav Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board Chairman Şeref Kazcıoğlu said, “We were very impressed by Bursa’s implementation of important projects with a developed potential. I congratulate Chairman İbrahim Burkay, the Chamber management, the assembly and BTSO employees.”
Vedat Öztürk, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gediz Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, “Bursa has surpassed itself under the guidance of BTSO and has reached a technology on a world scale. BTSO is an institution that provides the highest level of service to its members and adds value to its city and country with projects such as BUTEKOM, Energy Efficiency Center, Bursa Model Factory. BTSO has a vision that introduces us on a world scale.”
Visit to BTSO Projects from Kütahya Delegation
Representatives of the Kütahya business world visited BUTGEM, BTSO MESYEB, Bursa Model Factory, Energy Efficiency Center and BUTEKOM, which BTSO implemented in DOSAB. The last stop of the Kütahya delegation was GUHEM, which is the largest center in Europe and one of the top five in the world in the field of space aviation and education. Representatives of the Kütahya business world had the opportunity to closely examine the work carried out during these visits.
