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A FIRST IN SLURRY
PIPELINE
Built for the Phosphate
Slurry Pipeline Project
between Khouribga and
Jorf Lasfar in Morocco,
the slurry pipeline was
the first of its kind in
the world, with a 36”
diameter and a length
of 180 km.
2014
A WORLD RECORD
Tekfen Construction connected
a 56”, 2000-meter pipeline
in 14 hours, using 5 welding
stations and 16 welders
executing a total of 145 welds,
which broke a remarkable
world record difficult to match.
2016
A FIRST IN SEEDLING PRODUCTION
Good Seed and Plant Practices (GSPP) were
adopted for the first time in Turkey at the Hishtil-
Toros greenhouses in order to supply farmers
with healthier seedlings. Hishtil-Toros continues
to be among the world leaders in this field.
2011
THE FIRST LEED
CERTIFICATE
Designed by
Tekfen Real Estate
Development as a
“green building”
in İstanbul, Levent
Ofis was the first
project to receive
the LEED Certificate
in the “Shell&Core”
Category in Turkey.
2011
A RECORD IN ACCIDENT-
FREE MAN-HOURS
Tekfen Construction reached
a record 33 million accident-
free man-hours at the ACG
(Azeri-Chirag-Guneshli)
Sangachal Terminal of the
BTC Pipeline on February 21,
2009.
2009
THE FIRST GONG SOUNDS FOR TEKFEN
Tekfen Holding shares began to be
traded at the İstanbul Stock Exchange on
November 23, 2007, and the first session of
the day was opened by the gong sounded
by Erhan Öner, President of Tekfen Group
of Companies. This was also the first gong
ceremony ever at the Stock Exchange.
2007
THE FIRST PLATFORM
TOPSIDE
The platform topside erected
by Tekfen in Baku was the first
such project undertaken by
a Turkish contractor. Tekfen
gained extensive knowhow
in this field by building more
platforms in following years
and currently exports platform
modules to Brazil.
2005
THE WORLD’S LARGEST
CRUDE OIL TANKS
The tank farm built by Tekfen for
Kuwait Petroleum Company awes
visitors with its size. The biggest
of their kind, each tank is larger
than a soccer field. Eight such
tanks have been built, each with a
capacity of 618,000 barrels.
2006
A NEW APPROACH TO
OFFICE BUILDINGS
Tekfen Tower, İstanbul’s
first smart A+ Office
project, was opened in
2003. It was also the
first building in İstanbul
to allow “Immediate
Occupancy” after an
earthquake.
2003
TURKEY’S BIGGEST STADIUM
Built by Tekfen in 2002, the İstanbul Atatürk
Olympic Stadium was the biggest in Turkey,
with a seating capacity of 80 thousand.
2002