Business world and economy
Zeytinburnu, with nearly 25 thousand business places, about 10 thousand manufacturing houses and 170 factories, is one of the most productive counties of Turkey. The leading business branches are textile, leather and iron-steel works.
Zeytinburnu is at the third rank at having enterprises employing more than 10 employees, following Gebze (Kocaeli) and Bornova (Izmir). It occupies the eight rank at Metal Object Manufacture; tenth rank at Sewing Industry; and seventh at Garment manufacture. Zeytinburnu was determined to be as the third highest rank county to contribute to national income, with figures informal economy is not included, by a research held about ten years ago.
Furthermore, 26 firms that activate in different sectors and occupy the ranks within the first five hundreds in Turkey, such as Ulker, Otomarsan and Sisecam operate in Zeytinburnu.
The leather sector, which became a major industrial item in the early 90s and which moved to Tuzla as an industry, still maintains its dominance over the sector with more than 600 sales stores in the county.
In the textile sector, which is as important as the leather sector, many weaving workshops currently maintain their productions for inland and for abroad.
The fabric-manufacturers and sellers located on Balikli Road in the quarters of Telsiz – Bastelsiz have become the mostly wanted companies of the country at woven fabric wholesales business, in the recent years. Summer Quarter is like a shopping heaven expecting to welcome the people of Istanbul about curtains and home textile.
Maltepe Quarter, on the north of the county, is a real production center with 170 major industrial corporations, nearly 10 thousand manufacturing houses – business places and nearly 70 thousand employees. The automotive sector is one of the major sectors of the Cevizlibag zone.
The Ironsmiths' Site, which has the greatest market share of the country and the near geography in iron-steel sector, and the Transporters' Site are the major points of trade.
Olivium Outlet Center, which was opened as the first Outlet Center of Istanbul on 1 April 2001, occupies an important place in Zeytinburnu's life with the factory outlet centers of well-known brands, cinema halls, fast food restaurants, as a shopping, entertainment and cultural center.
