Uşak / Turkey

Uşak, (pronounced Ushak) is a city in the inner Aegean Region of Turkey. The city has a population of 190,000 and is the capital of Uşak Province.Uşak city is situated at a distance of 210 km (130 mi) from the region's principal metropolitan center and the port city of İzmir. Pulling advantage from its location at the crossroads of Central Anatolian plateau and the coastal Aegean Region, and a climate and an agricultural production which comports elements determined by both of these spheres, Uşak traditionally had a strong industrial base. Uşak was the first city in Turkey to have an urban electricity network, the first city where a collective labor relations agreement was signed, during the Ottoman era, between leather industry employees and workers, and the first factory of Republican Turkey, a sugar refinery, was set up here through a private sector initiative among local businessmen. The tradition of industriousness continues today around two industrial zones.