OSTIM Industrial Zone
The OSTIM Industrial Zone ("Ortadoğu Sanayi ve Ticaret Merkezi, OSTİM") is a large industrial park in Ankara, Turkey aimed at Small and medium enterprises (SMEs). With around 5000 companies in eight main sectors and 50,000 employees over an area of 5 million square metres, it is Turkey's largest industrial production area. It was established in the mid-1970s. Its investment and marketing company, "Ostim Endustriyel Yatirimlar ve Isletme AS", founded in 1998, is quoted on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (as OSTIM).