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ZS Turkey Automotive Spare Parts Limited Company, a China-based automotive supplier, has agreed to invest in Türkiye’s Edirne to establish a manufacturing facility that will employ 1,660 people.
The deal was signed at the Edirne Governorate by Governor Yunus Sezer and representatives of the Chinese company on Wednesday. According to the governorate, the plant will be built on a 116,000-square-meter plot in the Edirne Organized Industrial Zone.
Governor Sezer said the province is moving forward with efforts to develop what he described as a green and innovation-focused industrial corridor, noting that organized industrial zones are advancing both in terms of infrastructure and new factory projects.
"It was a good development just a week before the new year. I hope the construction process will continue quickly in 2026," he said.
Sezer also said that negotiations with a South Korean company for a similar investment in the city are ongoing.
As of September 2025, 1,419 Chinese companies were operating in Türkiye, and their cumulative direct investments stood at $1.24 billion, according to data from Türkiye’s Industry and Technology Ministry.
The automotive sector, Türkiye’s largest export-oriented industry with annual revenues of $37 billion, remains the leading destination for these investments, supported by the country’s access to the EU Customs Union and a broad network of free trade agreements.
One of the largest commitments in this field comes from Chinese EV maker BYD, which plans to establish a production plant with an annual capacity of 150,000 vehicles as part of a 1 billion dollar investment, targeted for launch toward the end of 2026.
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