Main Sponsors of the Second Century Economics Congress to be Held in İzmir Announced

The main sponsors of the Second Century Economics Congress, which will be held in İzmir in February 2023 with the slogan "We are building the Turkey of the future", were Arkas Holding, Turkey's three well-established companies, Turkey İşbank and Yaşar Holding.

Izmir Metropolitan Municipality will organize the Second Century Economics Congress in the wake of the glorious legacy of the Izmir Economy Congress, the first of which was held in 1923 and aimed at building the economic independence of the new Turkish Republic. The congress, which is designed as a completely civil, transparent and participatory initiative, aims to create the economic policies of the new century with a common mind.

The main sponsors of the Second Century Economics Congress, which will be held in İzmir in February 2023 with the slogan “We are building the Turkey of the future”, were Arkas Holding, Turkey's three well-established companies, and Yaşar Holding.

Three rooted companies

Arkas, which was born in Izmir and became an international holding, with its deep-rooted 120-year history, provides important and sustainable support to Izmir in the fields of education, sports and the arts, in addition to its significant contributions to Turkey's foreign trade.

Türkiye İş Bankası, which was founded in 1924 with the instruction and participation of Atatürk, following the decision to “establish a commercial main bank” unanimously accepted at the İzmir Economics Congress within the framework of the need for a national bank, has been the dynamo of the economic independence of the young Republic since its establishment. It supports the development of the country's economy.

Yaşar Holding, which leads the industrialization process of our country with the sectors it has brought to Turkey and its investments, especially the paint, food and beverage sectors, continues to contribute to economic development with its strong companies, and to social development with its investments in education, culture, art and sports.

Stakeholder meetings have come to an end

The Stakeholder Meetings of the Second Century Economics Congress, held between August and December 2022 and constituting the first phase of the congress, have come to an end. Within the scope of Stakeholder Meetings, many sessions were held with the participation of farmers, workers, industrialists, traders and tradesmen's organizations.

Declarations prepared at the Farmers and Workers Meetings held on November 4 and November 17, respectively, were shared with the public. Following the meeting of the Industrialists, Traders and Artisans group to be held on December 1, the Stakeholder Meetings phase will come to an end and the declarations prepared by three different groups will be completed.

Economic Congress of the Second Century in February 2023

In four separate expert meetings to be held after the stakeholder meetings, the declarations prepared by the stakeholder groups will be evaluated by the experts. In the last step in February 2023, the Economics Congress of the Second Century will be held and the policy proposals that will shape the new century will be shared with all of Turkey.

The secretariat of the congress is carried out by the İzmir Planning Agency (İZPA) affiliated to İzmir Metropolitan Municipality. You can visit iktisatkongresi.org for detailed information and event calendar about the Second Century Economics Congress.