Tekfen Construction, the cornerstone of Tekfen Holding, was founded in 1956 as a modest consulting engineering company, later gradually moving into the contracting field. 

As of today, Tekfen Construction has completed over 300 projects with a total project value of US$9 billion, US$ 5 billion of which were completed outside of Turkey. 

Today, Tekfen Construction is one of the leading international contractors of Turkey, figuring 85th among the largest 225 international contracting firms according to ENR’s 2012 listing with 17,700 employees and US$2.5 billion backlog. 

Tekfen Construction operates in 10 countries on three continents. Apart from Turkey, Tekfen’s activities  concentrate on three principle regions – the Caspian Region, the Middle East, and North Africa – and includes Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the UAE, Libya and Morocco.

The company  specializes in oil, gas and petrochemical facilities, pipelines, land and sea terminals, off-shore platforms, tank farms, oil refineries, pumping stations, power plants, highways, subways, bridge and tunnel construction, electrical and instrumentation projects, infrastructure projects, production facilities, commercial and technical building complexes and major sports complexes. Tekfen Construction provides its customers with turn-key solutions encompassing EPC (engineering, procurement, construction) in most of its areas of activity.

In addition to Tekfen Construction, the Tekfen Contracting Group includes Tekfen Engineering, which provides engineering, project inspection and consultancy services, and Tekfen Manufacturing, which specializes in the manufacture of process equipment and storage tanks. 

Tekfen Construction is a reliable partner for international contracting companies because of its emphasis on quality and on health, safety and the environment, its know-how, experience, project delivery punctuality, business ethics and EU-compatible standards.

Through its Health-Safety-Environment (HSE) system and quality performance, Tekfen Construction’s goal is to be worthy of the confidence of its clients, shareholders and the general public, to operate with the awareness of its duties concerning social responsibility, and to contribute to sustainable development. 

Tekfen Construction gives great importance to on-the-job training. In 2012, out of a total of 56,172,776 man-hours spent on projects, 573,346 man-hours were used for quality training, while 39,301 man-hours were allocated for HSE training. In other words, 1.09% of working time was spent on training. 

Tekfen Construction is reinforcing its reputation in the national and international contracting sector with its trained technical and administrative personnel. The Company is working to reduce work accidents and the environmental risks of its operations through its Total Quality Management System, which is integrated with the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management, the OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational Health and Safety Management and the ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management System certifications. Company employees and management systems are audited by independent organizations on a continuous basis and improvement programs are implemented.

Tekfen Construction 

in Azerbaijan

Since its first project started in 1995, Tekfen Construction has successfully undertaken a number of projects with a total value of 1.4 billion USD to date.

Partnership with SOCAR, State Oil Company of Azerbaijan, with the establishment of Azfen JV in 1996, is considered as an important milestone in Tekfen’s long term association and commitment to the Caspian region, specifically in the oil & gas industry.

Seventeen years of coherent partnership, shared experience, participation in world class projects in the Caspian basin, the large, untapped resource of oil and natural gas, carried Tekfen and its young affiliate Azfen JV to new borders as onshore-offshore terminal and platform builders. Its 17 year-long presence in Azerbaijan has also provided a chance for Tekfen to demonstrate its corporate culture: full awareness of social responsibility while respecting cultural, societal, environmental characteristics of the country.

One particular achievement worth mentioning is Tekfen’s 2009 world record of 33,762,037 Manhours without DAFWC (Day Away From Work Case) in ACG Field Development Phase 1, 2 & 3 Onshore Terminal Main Construction Works project in Sangachal, a clear indication of Tekfen’s quality and strict adherence to the highest HSE regulations.

Ongoing Projects in Azerbaijan

Investments in the Caspian Region continue as its rich oil and natural gas reserves are exploited and exports increase and as such, the area is a strategically important market for Tekfen Construction. New business opportunities await Tekfen in this particular area, where it has acquired significant expertise. The development of the Shah Deniz gas reserves is among Azerbaijan’s newest projects planned. The building of two new platforms and the capacity expansion of the existing terminal and pipeline are among the upcoming projects Tekfen is following together with Azfen JV most closely. The Azerbaijan Government’s investment plans for additional refinery and petro-chemical facilities constitute the Company’s primary focus in the mid-term. 

The West Chirag Oil-drilling Platform is one of the largest projects Tekfen has undertaken in this area. The platform, started in 2010 by the Azfen-Tekfen-AMEC (ATA) Consortium and this contract valued at $342 million, is part of the in Azeri-Chirag-Güneşli (ACG) oilfield Phase 3 investments in Azerbaijan for capacity increase. Weighing 18,500 tons with its production facilities, drilling module and living units, the platform  anchored to the seabed on 170 m-deep steel abutments just recently, in September 2013. Tekfen Bayıl Steel Fabrication Plant undertook all the erection, testing and commissioning work. 

Tekfen Construction’s ongoing flagship project is at the same time Azerbaijan's most important and prestigious high-rise construction project, namely SOCAR’s New Administration Office Building with app. 100,000 m2 of Gross Floor Area. The construction of the 40 storey, 200 metre high tower building, a 5 story podium annexe (2 basement and 3 storeys above ground level) and a large underground parking area started in 2010 and is scheduled for completion in 2014.

Tekfen’s latest challenge in Azerbaijan, is the design and building of the Baku Olympic Stadium near the Boyuk Shor Lake in a record time of 24 months. The stadium, to host the 1st European Games in 2015, will have a capacity of 68.000 seats and a total site area of 496.000 sqm, 204.000 sqm of which will contain commercial areas as well as disabled, public, media, CIP, VIP and VVIP Sections. 

Future Prospects

Azerbaijan is continually developing through its rich oil and natural gas resources. The country offers Tekfen, which has extensive infrastructure and experience in this country, and its affiliate, Azfen JV, important business opportunities. Accordingly, Tekfen is closely monitoring the Shah Deniz Phase-2 (Shah Deniz Full Field Development) project, which will enable the export of gas from Azerbaijan to Turkey and to Europe. The agreement Turkey and Azerbaijan signed on 25 October 2011 for the purchase and transport of Shah Deniz Phase-2 gas was an important milestone. Tekfen is also taking a close interest in industrial projects such as the new Oil Gas Processing and Petrochemical Complex (OGPC) to be developed and constructed by SOCAR near Baku and additionally fertilizer plants, high rise buildings and Olympic stadium.

Good Corporate Citizenship

Tekfen recognizes that sustainable development is crucial in all areas of its business and that only by strengthening its links with society and the environment in which it operates will it be able to achieve this. Therefore, it has made working in harmony with society and the natural environment one of its fundamental principles. Sensitively approaching social development and environmental preservation, Tekfen supports projects that enhance the public good and forms collaborative ventures with non-governmental organizations as a way of contributing to progress in this area.

In line with Tekfen Holding’s corporate standing, Tekfen Construction devotes resources to social responsibility projects as part of its own program and priorities.

BP’s Helios Award for 2003 on ‘Promoting Human Development Through Training and Recruitment’ theme was awarded to Tekfen-Azfen for their achievement in Sangachal Terminal Expansion Project including contributions to;

• Pre-Educational Program carried out by teachers of physics, chemistry, biology and math to support young people in their further education,
• Student Training Program, Traditional Dancing, Computer Education, Library Renovation, 
• Information Centers established at 3 villages in the Sangachal neighbourhood for:
• Providing appropriate information on Terminal  

   Construction Stages, Recruitment Program,

• Training Activities and Social Activity Program
• Protection of spur-thighed tortoises has been Tekfen’s particular concern in ACG & Shah Deniz project schemes.

Tekfen Construction’s most recent contribution to further the friendship between Azerbaijan and Turkey, was the building of a new war memorial in Salyan Cemetery to commemorate the Turkish soldiers of the Caucasian Islamic Army fallen in Azerbaijan in 1918. The War Memorial was inaugurated on September 14, 2012, in the presence of Etibar Hüseynov, Vice Governor of Salyan, Turkish Ambassador Hulusi Kılıç, Turkish Military Attaché in Baku Askeri Major General Yücel Karauz, Tekfen Construction Vice President  Levent Kafkaslı, Tekfen Baku Representative Turgay Çabalar, Azfen Deputy General Manager Gürhan Ünal.

An Excellent Track Record of Completed Projects

Since 1995, Tekfen Construction has completed the below 8 projects:

• Early Oil Project (EOP) Electro-Mechanical Works and Storage Tanks at the Sangachal Terminal
• Western Route Pipeline, Azeri Section
• ACG Onshore Terminal Phase 1 - 2 - 3, Sangachal
• Shah Deniz Gas Export, Onshore Terminal
• Compression and water injection Platform (C&WP)
• Process, Compression, Water Utility Platform (PCWU) about 16.000 tons
• Apsheron Peninsula High Pressure Natural Gas Pipeline and Associated Compressor Station
• COP-WC-PDQ Fabrication of Topsides, Drilling Facılities and the Integration of Living Quarters