OSTİM ORGANIZED INDUSTRIAL ZONE (OSB)
OSTİM, which started its operations in 1967 as a small industrial site construction cooperative with 1,748 members, is today an organized industrial zone that plays an important and leading role in the industry of Ankara and Turkey with 6,200 enterprises and 60,000 employees operating in 17 main sectors and 139 business lines.
The OSTİM ecosystem is a unique and exemplary industrial zone management model. Special importance is given to lifelong education and vocational training of businesses and employees operating within this ecosystem. Holistic and sustainable services are provided for the needs of businesses such as technology development, promotion, marketing, technology transfer, human resources and employment.
All institutions, organizations and businesses within the OSTİM ecosystem are carrying out effective and exemplary work for the development of domestic and national industry. In this context, the first and successful cluster examples of our country have been implemented. Hundreds of companies come together under the roof of 7 separate clusters established under the names of Defense and Aviation, Medical Industry, Renewable Energy and Environmental Technologies, Business and Construction Machinery, Rail Transportation Systems, Rubber Technologies and Communication Technologies to develop joint projects for the future of our country in their sectors. On the other hand, organizations such as OSTİM Foundation, OSTİM Industrial Investments Operation Inc., ODF Fair Inc., OSTİM Teknopark Inc., OSTİM Project Development Inc., OSTİM Technology Research and Development Center Inc., OSTİM Newspaper and OSTİM Spare Parts Inc. are carrying out important work for the development of businesses in the region, gaining a competitive structure, increasing their efficiency, carrying out joint and innovative projects, opening up to the international market and meeting their financing needs.
OSTİM has always been in close cooperation with universities in Ankara for the development of university-industry cooperation and the implementation of many projects. With the establishment of OSTİM Technical University, the most important deficiency in the OSTİM ecosystem was also completed. OSTİM Technical University, which has the distinction of being the first university located in an industrial zone in Turkey, aims to be the pioneer and a good example of university-industry cooperation in our country by utilizing all the accumulation of the OSTİM ecosystem in the best way.