At the beginning of 1987, Turkey set up various Free Zones. The
First Free Trade Zone was built up in Mersin and Antalya in 1985.
The building of the Mersin Free zone is on a geopolitically
significant area in the Eastern Mediterranean shores. It lays
contiguously with the Mersin port, the most significant port in the
region and a standout amongst the essential export ports in Turkey.
Mersin has become in the last few years the most alluring
investment destination in Turkey for foreign and local investors
and stands out amongst the most alluring in the region. Some
identify Turkey by the name of "Pearl of the
Mediterranean." Mersin Free zone is a center for foreign
speculators with proximity to major global markets –
Middle-East, North African countries, East and West Europe and the
Russian Federation. Free zones are well-defined as fenced-in zones
in which special regulatory treatment exists for the operating
clients, keeping in mind that the end goal is to promote
