The 2017 Ordinary General Assembly meeting of the OSTİM Small Industrial Site Construction Cooperative began with a moment of silence and the recitation of the Turkish National Anthem. The OSTİM Cooperative, which has been in existence for over 50 years, held its 49th general assembly meeting with a large turnout.
Zeki Sayın, Behzat Zeydan, and Saffet Cansever were elected to the presidium. Zeki Sayın, who assumed the chairmanship of the presidium, thanked the delegates. Sayın explained that a cooperative based on the OSTİM model had also been established in Istanbul, stating, “I have been managing their general assemblies for about 10 years. At every general assembly, I give examples from OSTİM. OSTİM is a cooperative that, thanks to your attitudes and behaviors, has spread not only throughout Turkey but also abroad. It has been passed down through generations, from fathers to children and grandchildren. Your speeches here will shed light on the cooperative's board of directors. You will be instrumental in taking better steps and achieving better results.”
“We continue our journey with your courage”
Orhan Aydın, Chairman of the OSTİM Small Industrial Site Construction Cooperative and OSTİM Board of Directors, provided information about the 2017 activities. Stating that OSTİM is an important school in the industrialization of Ankara, Aydın emphasized that the OSTİM Cooperative operates with an understanding that goes beyond simply acquiring workplaces.
Orhan Aydın, recalling that the law establishing OSTİM Technical University was passed in 2017, noted that the university would give OSTİM a different appearance. Emphasizing that the region produces parts for many sectors, from human health to space and satellite technologies, for use all over the world, Aydın said, “OSTİM is not just a region that serves our city! It is a region that has a global reach.”
Providing information about the sectoral clustering efforts carried out in the region, President Aydın continued his speech as follows: “We are Ankara's most dynamic, active, hardworking, and organizationally the largest Organized Industrial Zone in Ankara. OSTİM is behind the work being done. You are behind OSTİM. We continue this journey with your courage.”
Following the activity report, the income and expenditure accounts and the audit report were read and approved by the delegates.
All the members who worked at the founding of OSTİM, especially Cevat Dündar, and who have passed away, were commemorated.
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