< Previous• Our History • ICI Milestones • Vision, Mission and Values • Management of the Chamber • Assembly Presiditential Committee • Board of Directors • Organizational Structure • Members • Business Model ABOUT THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 9Our History Historically a religious, cultural, economic and commercial center, a new generation of large private investment companies has emerged in Istanbul since the 1950s, along with labor-intensive and small-scale manufacturing investments. Industrialists who started manufacturing in small workshops in the impossibilities of the period achieved significant success. The fact that Istanbul received a significant share of the infrastructure investments required for industry, especially transportation and energy, loans and incentives, and public investments led to a very rapid development in the manufacturing industry in this period. The Istanbul Chamber of Industry, one of the important actors in this process, was established in 1952 upon the written request of nearly 750 industrialists. The Istanbul Chamber of Industry, which has continued its activities with the strength it has received from the contributions of its members to the national economy since its establishment, is Türkiye’s largest chamber of industry and one of the strongest representatives of the country’s industry with nearly 24 thousand members in 2023. As Türkiye’s largest chamber of industry, ICI members account for 32.7 percent of Türkiye’s industrial sector manufacturing. As the representative of the private sector in Türkiye as well as in Istanbul, we aim to minimize negative environmental impacts and contribute to socio-economic development within the scope of the services we offer to our members and the work we carry out with the public sector. ABOUT THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 2023 DEVELOPMENTS SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 10VALUES CREATED BY THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY GRI CONTENT INDEX 11ICI Milestones Founded upon the written request of nearly 750 industrialists, the Istanbul Chamber of Industry began its activities with its first Assembly meeting on May 30, 1952. 1952 The Istanbul Chamber of Industry Foundation (ISOV) was established in 1994 on the initiative of the members of the Assembly to continue the social and cultural activities of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry. 1994 In 1999, ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System was established within the framework of our Chamber’s practices and certified by an independent certification body. 1999 1987 The Environmental Issues Department was established in 1987 in order to raise environmental awareness and propose solutions to problems from within the sector, rather than ignoring the problems in the industrial sector, where environmental problems are intensely experienced. With energy policies being a key point in the fight against climate change, energy studies were added to the work area of the Environment Department and the name of the branch was updated as “Environment and Energy Department” in 2015. 1995 The “Environment Award” program was launched in 1995 to publicize the sustainability efforts of companies that take “the environment” into account at all stages of their manufacturing processes and to set an example. 2002 The first Industrial Congress on “Sustainable Competitiveness” was held in 2002 as part of the 50th anniversary activities. 2004 The ICI Art Gallery was launched in 2004 to support culture and art within the framework of social responsibility. Odakule, the symbol of Istanbul and one of the first skyscrapers of our country, which has an important place in the history of architecture in our country, started its operations in 1976. 1976 1968 The roots of the Türkiye’s Top 500 Industrial Enterprises survey, which was first publicized in 1968 as the “100 Largest Companies”, date back to the 1960s. The scope of the study, in which the previous year’s data is announced every year, was increased to 300 organizations in 1978 and to 500 organizations in 1981. ABOUT THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 2023 DEVELOPMENTS SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 12ICI started to take part in the European Network of Enterprises Project in 2008. 2008 In order to provide easier and faster service to the members of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, a representative office was opened on the European and Anatolian sides in 2014. 2014 In 2021, the “Sustainability and Coordination Department” was established in order to carry out activities to guide industrialists, taking into account the risks and opportunities that the new systems likely to emerge in international trade within the framework of climate change and sustainability will create for our country. 2021 Istanbul Chamber of Industry celebrated its 70th anniversary with a spectacular gala night. Istanbul Chamber of Industry announced its first “Sustainability Report”. The report is the first of its kind among the chambers of industry in Türkiye. 2022 2019 With the “Vocational Education Cooperation Protocol” signed in 2019 between the Ministry of National Education (MoNE) and the Ministry of Industry and Technology (MoIT), Istanbul Technical University (ITU), Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC) and Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ICI), a comprehensive and holistic vocational education mobility started. 2021 ICI Green Blog, a digital publishing platform that will guide industrialists in line with the sustainability vision, has started its publication life. The “ICI Sustainability Platform” was established to contribute to the activities of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry in the field of sustainability, to create strategy proposals, to develop collaborations with relevant institutions and organizations, to produce outputs that will contribute to the transformation of our industry and to create synergy with stakeholder institutions for sustainable manufacturing with its inclusive structure. 2022 The quality of our training services offered to members by our Chamber was confirmed with the ISO 29993:2020 Education and Training Services Management System certificate after the independent certification body audit in 2022. The Odakule building received LEED Gold certification in March 2018 after undergoing a comprehensive renovation process in the light of environmentally friendly and smart equipment in order to fully respond to today’s needs. 2018 2015 ICI KOZA was established in 2015 to support the entrepreneurship ecosystem with the vision of “from entrepreneurship to industrialization”. In order to calculate the Purchasing Managers’ Indices (PMI), which are calculated in more than 40 countries around the world, in our country, monthly Türkiye Manufacturing PMI data started to be announced under the roof of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry in 2015 in cooperation 1 with the world brand IHS Markit. 1 IHS Markit has merged with S&P Global as of February 2022 and PMI data will be published under the S&P Global brand as of this date. VALUES CREATED BY THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY GRI CONTENT INDEX 13As an influential stakeholder guiding the industrial climate, our goal is to become an organization that develops Turkish industry on a global scale by increasing the sustainable competitiveness and competencies of our industrial companies. Vision •By creating information, policies and systems in the light of national and international comparisons and research with internal and external stakeholders; •To support the sustainable development of our industry by providing innovative services that add high value to industrial companies, •To positively steer the industrial infrastructure and climate by elevating the image of industrialists and contributing to decision-makers in the formation and implementation of legislation. Mission Istanbul Chamber of Industry is a transparent, participatory, consistent, reliable, decisive, realistic and innovative organization that observes universal ethical values, social responsibility and environmental sensitivity in all its activities. Corporate Values GRI 2-23, GRI 3-3 ABOUT THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 2023 DEVELOPMENTS SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 14Management of the Chamber Like allchambers in Türkiye, the work of the ICI is carried out by elected bodies and the General Secretariat in line with the Law No. 5174 on the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye and Chambers and Commodity Exchanges. The Chamber Assembly, the highest decision- making and supervisory body of the Chamber, which is managed and supervised by its authorized bodies elected for four years within the framework of the law, consists of 130 members and holds meetings once a month. The Chamber Assembly ensures that examination studies are carried out on various Chamber activities determined through the Specialized Commissions established among its members according to the business requirements. The decisions taken and reports prepared by the relevant commissions are submitted to the information and approval of the Chamber Assembly. Commissions working within the Istanbul Chamber of Industry Assembly; • Accounts Examination Commission • Legislative Commission Sectoral Committees The Sectoral Committees, which form the basis of the Chamber’s work as a consultative body, represent 55 different professional groups in which the member companies of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry take part. The Disciplinary Board, consisting of six persons elected by the Chamber Assembly and among the Chamber members who are not members of the Assembly, convenes when necessary within the framework of Law No. 5174 and the relevant Regulations and conducts disciplinary investigations against the members of the Chamber. Disciplinary BoardBoard of Directors CHAMBER BOARD OF DIRECTORS GENERAL SECRETARIAT CHAMBER ASSEMBLY ACCOUNTS EXAMINATION COMMISSION LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION DISCIPLINARY BOARD CHAMBER MEMBERS ASSEMBLY PRESIDENTIAL COUNCIL SECTORAL COMMITTEES Information about the Commission and Board members is available on the ICI website. GRI 2-1, GRI 2-9, GRI 2-11, GRI 2-12, GRI 2-13, GRI 2-18, GRI 2-24, GRI 2-26, GRI 3-3 The Board of Directors, which is the highest executive body of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry, consists of eleven people in total, including a chairman and ten members elected by the Chamber Assembly from among its own members, and holds meetings once a week. Detailed information about our Board of Directors is provided in the “Board of Directors” section. VALUES CREATED BY THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY GRI CONTENT INDEX 15Assembly Presidential Committee KORAY YAVUZ Secretary Member ENDER YILMAZ President of the Assembly SADIK AYHAN SARUHAN Vice President of the Assembly YÜKSEL ÖZYURT Vice President of the Assembly GRI 2-9 Detailed information about the Assembly Presidential Committee members are available on the ICI website. ABOUT THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 2023 DEVELOPMENTS SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY 16Board of Directors ERDAL BAHÇIVAN Chairman of Board of Directors İRFAN ÖZHAMARATLI Vice Chairman of Board of Directors CEMAL KELEŞ Vice Chairman of Board of Directors SULTAN TEPE Accounting Member of Board of Directors KEMAL AKAR Member of Board of Directors VEHBİ CANPOLAT Member of Board of Directors CELAL KAYA Member of Board of Directors İNAN ALTINBAŞ Member of Board of Directors HÜSEYİN ÇETİN Member of Board of Directors DR. FARUK SARI Member of Board of Directors MURAT ÇÖKMEZ Member of Board of Directors Detailed information about the Board of Directors members are available on the ICI website. GRI 2-9, GRI 2-17 VALUES CREATED BY THE ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY SUSTAINABILITY PERFORMANCE OF ISTANBUL CHAMBER OF INDUSTRY GRI CONTENT INDEX 17Next >