Tekfen Foundation Sponsors Green Building Summit
Tekfen Foundation is among the main sponsors of the Green Building Summit organized by ÇEDBİK (Turkish Green Building Council), of which Tekfen Real Estate Development is a founding member.
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January 2012
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Tekfen Awarded Royal Order by King Mohammed VI of Morocco
Tekfen Holding CEO Erhan Öner and Vice President Esin Mete, Head of the Agri-Industry Group, have been bestowed the Order of Ouissam Alaouite by the King of Morocco.
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December 2011
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Tekfen Kağıthane OfisPark Ready for 2012
Built by Tekfen Real Estate Development in the advantageously located and easily accessed Kağıthane, the Kağıthane OfisPark project is now completed. Blending in with the urban fabric of Kağıthane, the project was designed as a Class-A office complex, offering a comfortable and contemporary workspace thanks to its unique concept, functionality, and broad living spaces.
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December 2011
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Toros Tarım in joint venture with OCP of Morocco, the world’s leader in phosphate trade
Aiming for a strategic partnership towards regional growth on the global fertilizer market,
Toros Tarım signs a contract with OCP, Office Chérifien des Phosphates S.A.,
the largest Moroccan state enterprise that controls 30% of the world’s phosphate exports.
Toros Tarım, a Tekfen Holding Agri-Industry Group company, has signed a contract with OCP, Office Chérifien des Phosphates S.A., the largest state enterprise of Morocco that controls 30% of the world’s phosphate exports, to found a joint venture in Turkey. According to the contract, a company named Black Sea Gübre Ticaret A.Ş. -Black Sea Fertilizer Trade Co will market phosphate-based fertilizers to be produced at the Toros Tarım Samsun facilities to the Black Sea, Balkan and Central Asia regions. OCP and Toros will own 70% and 30% of the company, respectively. >>
November 2011
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Tekfen Supports Disaster-Stricken Province of Van
In an effort to help the earthquake-stricken people of Van, Tekfen Holding donates 50 containers to be used as temporary housing at the Dağönü village of Van.
Located on the beautiful shores of Lake Van, Dağönü is a village of 80 households, with a population of 650. The earthquake destroyed 77 houses, leaving 20 people dead. The 50 containers to be sent to this village will accommodate 300 people. Each container offers sufficient room and necessary amenities for 6, and is compliant with ISO standards and the technical specifications of the Housing Development Administration of Turkey (TOKI).
Tekfen’s construction teams are currently laying the groundwork and preparing connections for electricity and water in the village. 34 of the containers will be delivered by the end of this week, with the remaining 16 to be delivered to the villagers in the first week of December.
In addition, 137 aid packages, prepared by Tekfen Group employees, were delivered to the village council of Dağönü during the first days of November and were distributed to those in need.
November 2011
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Toros Tarım Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary
The 30th anniversary of the Toros Ceyhan plant was celebrated at its social facilities on Friday, 14 October.
Employees of the Ceyhan Plant, as well as executives of Toros Tarım, leading suppliers, solution partners, and guests from overseas attended the celebrations. Hosted by Erhan Öner, President & CEO of the Tekfen Group, and Esin Mete, Chairperson of the Board at Toros Tarım, the night was honored by the presence of Feyyaz Berker and Nihat Gökyiğit, two founding partners of Tekfen Holding.
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November 2011
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Tekfen Holding recorded a net profit of TL197 million in the first three quarters in 2011
Tekfen Holding reports TL2.188 billion in consolidated revenue for the first three quarters of 2011, and a net profit of TL197 million.
Tekfen Holding’s assets increased 20% in the same period, reaching TL3.665 billion, while its equity capital rose by 10%, reaching TL1.845 billion.
Tekfen Holding’s EBITDA rose by 27% year-on-year, from TL223 million to TL282 million, and its net profit increased 34% year-on-year, from TL147 million to TL197 million.
November 2011
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Tekfen Real Estate is Turkey’s Best Office Developer according to Euromoney
Established in England in 1969 and currently published in 172 countries, Euromoney Magazine is amongst the most serious publications providing business and finance circles as well as capital markets with valuable insights every month. Also, as a publisher closely monitoring a variety of industries, Euromoney has been giving out awards in several business areas based on in-depth surveys on country, regional and gobal levels. Euromoney’s 2011 survey in real estate has elected the best of the industry worldwide, based on the contribution of a large number of professional participants from as many as 53 countries. With the participation of 55 companies from Turkey, Euromoney Real Estate Awards - Turkey have elected the best of the business in 19 different categories.
Tekfen Real Estate has been recognised as Best Developer of Turkey in the Office/Business category.
Tekfen Real Estate’s GM Ömer Egesel received the award from the hands of Euromoney Magazine’s Managing Director Ed Harding and Real Estate Director Wiliam Powell.
November 2011
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Tekfen signs 501 million USD contract to construct new process units for Tüpraş
Tekfen Construction signed a 501 million USD contract with Spanish Tecnicas Reunidas for Tüpraş Residue Upgrade Project Package 1 & 2
Tekfen Construction signed a 501 million USD with Tüpraş’ main contractor Spanish Tecnicas Reunidas for P1 &P2 packages of Tüpraş’ Residue Upgrading Project (RUP) The project will start immediately and is scheduled for completion within 33 months.
The scope of the work encompasses the construction and erection of process units within the new refinery to be build on Petkim’s old site where heavy bottom products such as low grade fuel-oil will be further refined and turned into high quality diesel, LPG and gasoline.
October 2011
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Tekfen's Osman Birgili is IPLOCA's newly elected president
Tekfen Construction’s Senior VP, Osman Birgili has been elected president of the International Pipeline and Offshore Contractor’s Association (IPLOCA) at
IPLOCA’s 2011 Convention held in Beijing between 12-16 September.
As the third president of IPLOCA to be elected from Turkey, Birgili carries the legacy within Tekfen, originally a pipeline contractor in the late 50’s. The late Necati
Akçağlılar, Tekfen’s founding partner was amongst IPLOCA’s founding members and help presidency in 1976, while Tekfen Holding Board Member Murat Gigin hold the same post in
1995.
Comprising 240 member companies from 40 countries around the globe, IPLOCA’s yearly convention in 2012 will be held in İstanbul during Osman Birgili’s presidency.
September 2011
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LEED Gold Certificate for Levent Ofis
 The Levent Offis project developed by the Tekfen Real Estate Development Group has received a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Gold
certificate by the U.S. Green Building Council. Designed and constructed as an environmentally sensitive building thanks to its architectural and engineering solutions,
Levent Ofis won the accreditation in the Core and Shell category and became the first commercial office building in Turkey to achieve this status.
Prof. Juan Pablo Molestina created the concept design of the building, and the architectural project came from Swanke Hayden Connell Architects. The first time a building in
Turkey receives a LEED rating in the Core and Shell category was marked on 13th of September with a certificate ceremony honored by Kadir Topbaş, the Mayor of Istanbul, and
Roger Platt, the Vice-president of the US Green Building Council.
Prior to the ceremony, participants in the project shared their views and experiences on bringing an environmentally friendly building to life.
September 2011
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Tekfen Holding announces 2011 first half-year financial results
Active in the fields of contracting, agricultural industry, real estate development and finance, Tekfen Holding’s turnover in the first half of 2011 increased
by 26% year on year to reach TL1.393m, while profits grew by 34% year-on-year to reach TL143m. >>
September 2011
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Tekfen Foundation Supports the Arts…
Tekfen Foundation is amongst the Special Project Sponsors of the 12th Istanbul Biennial.
“Untitled,” the 12th Istanbul Biennial, is set to take place between the 17th of September and the 13th of November at Antrepos number 3 and 5, and is curated by Adriano Pedrosa
and Jens Hoffmann.
We recommend that you make a special effort to see the Istanbul Biennial, one of the greatest international arts events in the calendar. >>
September 2011
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The Yale Glee Club Celebrated its Sesquicentennial with the Tekfen Philharmonic
The Yale Glee Club, one of the most prestigious collegiate choruses in the world, performed in Istanbul as part of its sesquicentennial activities.
The concert took place at the Golden Horn Congress Centre in the evening of Saturday the 18th of June, where the 250-voice Yale Glee Club and the Yale Alumni Chorus were
accompanied by the Tekfen Philharmonic Orchestra, itself composed of musicians from 23 countries around the Black Sea, the Eastern Mediterranean and the Caspian Sea. >>
May 2011
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