About Us

İzmir Free Zone is founded in 1984 by Leather Industry Building Cooperation. An area of 163 hectares at Maltepe Village of Menemen District of İzmir is specified according to the resolution of İzmir Governorship as "suitable for field of activity of the industry".

The cooperation has gained Izmir Leather Industry Organized Area status in 1988.

In line with the economic progress of the business life, Izmir Menemen Leather Free Zone - İDESBAŞ is established with the Cabinet decree dated 11/08/1997 and numbered 97/9775.

In 2011, due to the increase in potential, the area is opened to other industries and named as Izmir Free Zone- IZBAŞ with the Cabinet decree issued in the Official Journal dated 28/04/2011 and numbered 27918.

• İzmir Free Zone covers an area of 1.620.000 m². 
• Net 1.100.00 m² of the total area is allocated for investment. 
• Currently 960.000 m²of the total area is allocated. 
• Investment allowance ratio is 88%. 

Total trade volume of 1.232.179.818,60 USD had reached in the year of 2022.

As of July 2024, in İzmir Free Zone there are;

• 178 local
• 17 international 
• 10 local and internation partnerships making a total of

205 companies  and employing 6.000 personnel.

• Leather manufacturing and trade is the major industry with the advantage of Leather Specialized Customs, as well as
• Chemical Manufacturing and Trade, 
• Food, 
• Electricity - Electronics,
• Automotive,
• Plastic Pipe, Profile and Plastic Goods,
• Marble/Ceramice and Natural Stones,
• Elevator Lifting and Handling Equipment,
• Medical Equipment,
• Composite Wind-Blades (Renewable Energy)
• Machine
• Metal

which are the other industries invested in İzmir Free Zone.

In İZBAŞ, Integrated Management System is applied and ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and OHSAS 18001 Certificates are present.