Nurol Holding is an industrial
conglomerate in
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a small portion on the Balkan Peninsula in ...
operating in the construction, defence manufacturing, energy, investment banking and tourism industries. Its core business is construction; Nurol Construction was founded in 1966.
It is privately owned, with equal shares held by three members of the Çarmıklı family.
The Holding was established in 1989.
The company's 35th anniversary celebration in 2001 was attended by former Prime Minister and President of Turkey
Suleyman Demirel. In 2007 it considered entering the media sector by participating in the ''
Sabah
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ATV tender, but decided it against it after reviewing the companies' financials.
Companies
Nurol's companies include:
* Nurol Construction and Trading (''Nurol İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş.'')
** Projects include the
İzmit Bay Bridge, and leadership of the
Ilısu Dam
The Ilısu Dam () is a concrete-face rock-fill dam on the Tigris near the village of Ilısu and along the border of Mardin and Şırnak Provinces in Turkey. It is one of the 22 dams of the Southeastern Anatolia Project and its purpose is hydroelec ...
construction consortium
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* Nurol Makina (''Nurol Makina ve Sanayi A.S.'', founded 1976) - industrial and defence manufacturing
** Products include the Nurol Ejder and the TOMA water cannon
* ]FNSS Defence Systems
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. ( en, FNSS Defence Systems A.Ş.) is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. It is owned 51% by Nurol Holding of Turkey and 49% by British–American firm BAE Systems Inc., and operates facilities located i ...
(''FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş.'') - defence manufacturing; a joint venture with BAE Systems Inc.
BAE Systems Inc. (formerly BAE Systems North America) is an American subsidiary of British defense, security, and aerospace company BAE Systems plc. The American subsidiary operates under a Special Security Agreement which allows it to work o ...
** Products include the FNSS Pars
The Pars ( Turkish for Anatolian leopard) is an amphibious armoured combat vehicle family with 4x4, 6×6 and 8×8 versions, produced by FNSS Defence Systems of Turkey.
Development
The development of the PARS vehicles commenced in 2002, based ...
, ACV-300
ACV-15 is the designation of an amphibious Infantry fighting vehicle family developed by the Turkish defense company FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. This vehicle is also manufactured by DRB-HICOM Defence Technologies (DefTech). The design is an a ...
, and AZMİM.
* Nurol Technologies
** Products include boron-carbide armour
* Nurol Yatırım Bankası - investment banking based in Maslak
Maslak is one of the main business districts of Sarıyer, Istanbul, Turkey, located on the European side of the city. It was formerly an exclave of the municipality of Şişli, though being far north and actually closer to the municipalities ...
* Nurol Real Estate (''Nurol Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı'', quoted on the Istanbul Stock Exchange
The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) ( tr, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, IMKB), the Istanbul Gold Exchange ( tr, İstanbul Altın Borsası, İA ...
as NUGYO)
** Notable investments include '' Hurriyet''s headquarters, acquired for $127m in 2012
* Turser (tourism)
** Owns Sheraton Turkey, which includes the Sheraton Ankara
References
External links
Official Website
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Conglomerate companies of Turkey
Companies based in Ankara
Turkish companies established in 1989
Holding companies established in 1989
Holding companies of Turkey