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Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency Published Quarterly Year 9 Issue 36 October-November-December 2020 STRONG SUPPORT FOR REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

TURKEY’S FIRST SPACE THEMED SCIENCE CENTER OPENED ITS DOORS ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Gökmen Space Aviation Training Technological Research Council of best buildings of today and the future Center (GUHEM), one of Turkey's first Turkey (TUBITAK) and with the are selected by the international jury center space and aviation-themed support of the Ministry of Industry committee. GUHEM has 154 centre was opened in Bursa. GUHEM and Technology. interactive training equipment, Project was implemented under the aviation training simulators, and a leadership Bursa Chamber of Drawing attention with its space innovation center. Commerce and Industry (BCCI) with architecture, GUHEM was deemed \"YOUNG GENERATIONS WILL cooperation of the Bursa Metropolitan worthy of an award in the category of LOVE SPACE\" Municipality and the Scientific and \"Public Buildings\" at the 2019 European Property Awards, where the Speaking at the opening of GUHEM, Minister of Industry and Technology Mustafa Varank noted that this centre, which has a closed area of 14 thousand square meters, was built with an investment of over 130 million lira, and said, \"TUBITAK determined the themes within the centre and carried out studies on educational activities. GUHEM is the science centre with the largest budget that we support. ”Bursa Governor Yakup Canbolat said that GUHEM aims to make young generations love the space and aviation sector and to start the ecosystem to be created in these areas with education. BEBKANews 2020 2

TURKEY’S 1ST DOMESTIC MULTIROLE HELICOPTER GÖKBEY TO FLY WITH LOCAL ENGINE Medium Range Domestic Missile Engine TEI-TJ300 Operation and Promotion Ceremony Industry and Technology Minister Mustafa Varank stated that the national helicopter Gökbey's domestic engine (TS1400) will be delivered to TUSAŞ this year and its integration will begin. GÖKBEY helicopters of the mass production process will be equipped with the TS1400 engine of TEI in Eskişehir and will be delivered to the security forces. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// MEDICAL TURKEY TO LAUNCH 1ST LITHIUM NUTRITION PRODUCTION PLANT FACTORY Turkey, which imported expected to rise to nearly 500 tons IS COMING lithium years now started to in the next two to three years. produce in Eti Mine Facilities /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// in Eskisehir. The Lithium Given that Turkey currently Carbonate Production Facility imports nearly 1,200 tons of Swiss-based company, Nestle at Eti Mining Facilities lithium annually, it represents a Health Science in Bursa, Turkey, was operating in the TR41 region considerable volume in laid the first foundations of the Medical was opened with a ceremony. domestic production and in import Nutrition Plant. The facility, which will savings. be Nestle's largest investment in Turkey Turkey's inroad in lithium since 2011, will provide employment production will start on a small Lithium will be used in critical for 400 people. The facility, to be scale of 10 tons per year, but this is technologies in cell and software for established with a new investment of electric vehicles, particularly in 250 million lira, will provide Turkey's first domestically employment for 400 people directly produced all-electric vehicle. and indirectly. BEBKANews 2020 3

BEBKA BECAME A MEMBER OF S3 PLATFORM BEBKA became a member of the S3 Platform (Smart Specialization Platform) in order to disseminate regional policies within the scope of smart growth, develop strategies and collaborations for this, provide guidance and good practice examples, and support regions in strategy and policy formulation. With the S3 membership of the region, it is expected that significant benefits will be achieved in the upcoming period in terms of increasing regional cooperation with European Union countries, representing the region on international platforms, intensifying promotion and investment activities and making maximum use of European Union funds. TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR 10 PROJECTS FROM BEBKA <10 more projects were found successful in the Technical Assistance Program carried out by BEBKA to meet the training and consultancy needs of institutions / organizations in the region in the fields of innovation and efficiency, development of entrepreneurship ecosystem, rural development and tourism promotion and local development opportunities. Within the scope of the program, 100 percent support will be provided up to 75 thousand TL per project and the applicant will not be paid directly, the requested technical support will be provided by the agency or through service ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// FULL SUPPORT TO BEBKA will provide 2 million TL support to the Modern Greenhouses project to be held in OSMANELI’S WOMEN Osmaneli district of Bilecik. Within the scope of the project, a new women entrepreneurship model in ENTREPRENEURS agriculture will be created with seedling growing areas to be created in greenhouses for 22 women. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// BEBKANews 2020 4

1Abstracts from Articles RESEARCH ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// YOUTH NOT IN EDUCATION EMPLOYMENT OR TRAINING (NEET) IN TR41 REGION Serhat KARASUNGUR In Bursa Eskişehir and Bilecik group who are not in employment, provinces, the research conducted by education and training, to the total Planning Specialist BEBKA was finished in order to youth population in the relevant age determine the potential of NEET in group. Young people in non-formal the regional development of the education and engaged in very short- young population between the ages of term educational activities are included 15-29, the problems they experience in in the young population not in social life and the problems education and training. experienced in their entry to the employment market, and the With the field study covering the intervention areas according to these period of May 2019 - June 2019, problems. quantitative data were obtained within the scope of the questionnaire research According to the definition of the with the participation of a total of 1,207 OECD, the Youth Not In Employment, people, 406 in Bursa, 401 in Eskişehir Education or Training (NEET) and 400 in Bilecik. Qualitative data indicator represents the ratio of the were obtained by meeting face to face young population in a certain age with 40 people from each province. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RANKING RESEARCH (SEGE-2017) Emrullah AYDIN In the SEGE-2017 study conducted by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, the development levels of regions, provinces and districts were Planning Specialist determined by using demography, employment, education, health, competitive and innovative capacity and financial accessibility criteria. TR41 region, which ranked 4th among 26 Level-2 regions of Turkey in 2003 study, is ranked 5th in the SEGE-2017 study. According to the study's, the most developed province of TR41 region, Bursa is ranged 6th followed by Eskişehir among all provinces in Turkey. When the SEGE studies carried out in 1996, 2003, 2011 and 2017 are analysed comparatively, it is seen that Bursa and Eskişehir maintain their place among the 1st tier provinces without interruption. Meanwhile, Bilecik is ranked #19 in Turkey. BEBKANews 2020 5

1Abstracts from Articles ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Güliz ÜNAL TOURISM STRATEGY PLAN FOR ESKİŞEHİR HAS BEEN Eskişehir Investment Support Office FINALISED Coordinator <\"Spatial Analysis of Eskisehir Tourism Themes and Marketing Strategy\" study, a roadmap for Eskisehir, which has many tourism values such as history, nature, culture, health, rural and urban tourism, has been prepared for the progress of sustainable tourism planning. The highlights of the report are summarized as follows. Especially in rural tourism together with city tourism in Eskişehir province; Districts such as Sivrihisar, Seyitgazi, Han, İnönü, Mihalgazi are important tourism areas. There are many ancient cities, monuments, castles, historical houses, museums and architectural works in the city. In addition, there are 3 cultural assets in the UNESCO World Heritage Temporary List, namely the Phrygian Valleys of Eskişehir, the Odunpazarı Houses, and the Sivrihisar Grand Mosque, which was registered in the category of Wooden Ceiling and Wooden Supported Mosques in Anatolia in 2018. Sakarılıca and Kızılinler Regions in the province have been declared as thermal tourism centre regions. Kızılinler Region is ready for investor allocation. It is important to increase the overnight stay for income generating tourism. In this context; It is important to redesign the destination brands that can represent the holistic tourism perspective of Eskişehir in a way to represent the macro and each sub-destination at the micro level for Eskişehir. BEBKANews 2020 6

1FILE / Financial Support Programs ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// 50 MILLION TL BEBKA has announced 3 financial GRANT FROM support programs with a total BEBKA budget of 50 million TL. The grants will be awarded to the <projects in the fields of \"Innovation and Efficiency\", \"Development of Industrial Infrastructure\" and \"Economic Development in Rural Areas\". In this context, online information meetings were held with the applicants to promote the Financial Support Programs. In addition, free online project writing trainings were held to help project preparation, while technical assistance desks were also established. In order to benefit from the grant, project applications can be made through the Development Agencies Management System (KAYS) until January 31. Innovation and Financial Support Economic Development Productivity Financial Program for the in Rural Areas Financial Support Program: Development of Support Program: Industrial The purpose of the financial support Infrastructure: With the program for non-profit program is to increase innovation and institutions / organizations serving the productivity activities and to spread their It is aimed to develop solutions to rural population; It is aimed to increase practices in the TR41 region. In this eliminate the existing infrastructure the added value and marketing context, this program exhibits a special deficiencies that will enable new opportunities of agricultural products approach to the youth segment of the investments, especially foreign produced, to expand the use of society, and highlights projects and investments, of Organized Industrial renewable energy resources in activities that encourage youth Zones (OIZ) and Small Industrial Estates agricultural activities, to transform employment. (SIE), which are the most important agricultural wastes into economic components of the planned industrial value, and to develop and diversify Total Budget of the Program: development in the region. tourism and local values in 15.000.000 TL rural areas. Total Budget of the Program: Financial Support 27.000.000 TL Total Budget of the Program: Amount Per Project: 8.000.000 TL Financial Support Minimum Amount: Amount Per Project: Financial Support 250.000 TL Min. Amount for OIZ: 1.000.000 TL Amount Per Project: Maximum Amount : 4.000.000 TL Maximum Amount: Min. Amount for SIE: 500.000 TL Minimum Amount: 2.000.000 TL Maximum Amount : 1.000.000 TL 250.000 TL Financial Support Financial Support Maximum Amount: Rate Per Project: Rate Per Project: 1.500.000 TL Min. Rate for OIZ: 25% Max: 50% Minimum Rate: 25% Min. Rate for SIE: 25% Max: 75% Financial Support Maximum Rate: 75% Rate Per Project: Minimum Rate: 25% Maximum Rate: 75% BEBKANews 2020 7