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employees 29 738 2005 website www.enka.com enka i n aat ve sanayi a. . is a turkish construction conglomerate based in istanbul . enka has 37 subsidiaries engaged in a diverse range of construction activities including power generation airports petroleum and roadways . enka primarily operates in turkey the commonwealth of independent states north africa and europe . contents 1 projects 2 history 2.1 1957 1970 2.2 1970 1980 2.3 1980 1990 2.4 1990 2002 2.5 2002 today 3 see also 4 external links projects edit since 1957 enka has completed more than 400 projects throughout many different countries and over four continents . history edit 1957 1970 edit enka s history begins in 1957 with the partnership between ar k tara and the late sadi g l elik who was the husband of tara s sister vildan . the company was registered in i stanbul as a limited liability company with the name ar k tara ve sadi g l elik enka limited irketi . the abbreviation enka comes from the phrase eni te kay nbirader both words meaning brother in law in turkish or more specifically the husband of one s sister or aunt and the brother of one s spouse used to refer to g l elik and tara respectively . its earliest projects included the construction of industrial plants docks marine slipways shipyards grain silos bridges roads and piers all in the i stanbul area . among the significant projects of the early years were the construction of the aksu paper mill the chrysler truck assembly plant and the haydarpa a grain silos in turkey . in the 1960s enka made its first investments in two manufacturing industries with the establishment of the pima plastic and alta steel hand tools factories . in 1967 following a decade of rapid growth the partnership was transformed into a joint stock company and its name was altered to enka i n aat ve sanayi anonim irketi . 1970 1980 edit enka s activities shifted from local projects in the i stanbul region to larger and more diverse projects across turkey and beyond . the construction in the 1970s of the 150 mw tun bilek thermal power plant stands out as enka s first power project and the first step on the road to large scale energy investments . other key projects within turkey in this period include the construction of the bosphorus bridge approach roads and viaducts and such specialized construction projects as the coke furnaces raw material preparation systems rolling mill plant and blast furnace in the i skenderun iron and steel works the largest industrial plant in turkey at the time . drawing on the strength of its experience in turkey enka began its initial overseas projects during this decade . enka is the first turkish construction company to have effectively participated in extensive projects abroad . after completing the benghazi cement plant enka built four more cement plants in libya between 1972 and 1978 . the yamama cement plant and the riyadh and jeddah lime factories were enka s initial projects in saudi arabia during the same period . throughout its expansion enka has diversified and at the same time has retained its core business . enka group accordingly concentrated its operations in the three principal fields of contracting manufacturing and trade . enka export import company was founded in 1972 and it soon became the leading export company in turkey . in response to the rapid expansion of the volume of business enka converted its specialized departments into individual companies . imta tita and kaskta were founded to continue the fabrication and erection of steel earthworks soil engineering and pile works . 1980 1990 edit in the early 1980s enka continued to sign contracts for increasingly larger scale projects broadening the scope of its operations in turkey as well as in libya saudi arabia iraq and jordan . enka expanded its activities in iraq with the construction of the tasluca and kerbela cement plants . the gerede ankara and ankara peripheral motorway in turkey the bekhme dam in iraq and the ras lanuf and brega new towns in libya were enka s first mega projects . the other major projects of this period were the 1 200 mw hamitabat natural gas fired combined cycle power plant the russian natural gas pipeline from turkey s bulgarian border to ankara and the iraq turkey oil pipeline . enka undertook its initial construction projects in russia within the framework of the turkish ussr natural gas agreement in 1988 . these projects included the restoration and renovation of petrovsky passage a historic architectural landmark and the turn key construction of the 1000 bed hospital for world war ii veterans both located in moscow . by 1990 enka had begun to rank among the top general contracting companies in the world offering a comprehensive range of services from design and procurement to construction erection operation maintenance and management . after establishment of the enka foundation the sadi g l elik sports complex was opened in 1983 . 1990 2002 edit from the 1990s onward enka s operations continued to expand in different parts of the world . beginning in 1993 enka with its joint venture partner bechtel signed a series of contracts in kazakhstan for various projects for the development of the tengiz oil field . in the early 1990s enka affirmed its willingness to establish long term relations in russia and founded two joint stock companies mosenka and moskva krasnye holmy to develop and manage office and residential buildings in moscow . enka currently owns and manages 318 500 square metres of office space providing local headquarters and facilities to a variety of global firms and 230 000 square metres of shopping malls in russia . during this prolific period various hospital housing complex shopping mall office building and industrial plant projects as well as prestigious contracts such as the renovation of the white house and the state duma buildings were realized in russia . in 1997 ramenka launched its first shopping mall and supermarket in moscow . the number of supermarkets hypermarkets and shopping malls owned and operated by ramenka now totals 63 in russia . collectively they serve over 135 000 customers daily . the 1 400 mw bursa natural gas fired combined cycle power plant was completed and commissioned in 2000 . principal projects in this period include the bregana zagreb dubrovnik motorway in croatia the messebo cement factory in ethiopia and the af in elbistan b thermal power plant in turkey . the 3 854 mw gebze adapazar and i zmir natural gas fired combined cycle power plants have been realized by the intergen enka partnership as the largest private sector investment in turkey under a build own and operate scheme . the three power plants started operation in 2002 and 2003 . 2002 today edit in addition to remarkable progress around the world the company s emphasis on russia has yielded great achievements rewards and honors . to date enka has completed more than 130 projects in russia and cis ranging from buildings hospitals and industrial plants to oil and gas projects . having acquired its partner s stake in its energy investments enka currently generates approximately 30 billion kwh of electricity per year . enka s international construction projects continue to be its engine of growth for the future with a current backlog exceeding 7 billion usd . they include a mega highway project in romania a brand new city in oman a new terminal at moscow s sheremetyevo airport a football stadium in donetsk ukraine a toyota car factory in st. petersburg russia and oil field infrastructure on sakhalin island in russia . see also edit ar k tara sadi g l elik turkish construction contracting industry external links edit enka official website english enkai enka insaat ve sanayi a.s. google finance enka insaat ve sanayi a.s. information and related industry information from hoover s enka schools turkish english v t e bist 100 companies of turkey abank ac badem adana imento akbank aksa alarko holding albaraka t rk anadolu isuzu anadolu sigorta ar elik aselsan aygaz coca cola i ecek denizbank do an holding dyo eczac ba building products eczac ba investment holding eczac ba investment partnership enka e a erdemir finansbank ford otosan garanti bank golda icbc turkey i hlas holding i bankas i yat r m kardemir karsan ko holding koza i pek holding koza alt n kristal kola migros otokar pegasus airlines petkim petrol ofisi sabanc holding ekerbank taraf tav airports holding tekfen tofa turkcell t pra t rk ekonomi bank t rk telekom turkish airlines lker vak fbank vestel yap kredi bank retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title enka i n aat ve sanayi a. . & oldid 709840211 categories conglomerate companies of turkeypower companies of turkeycompanies listed on the istanbul stock exchangeconstruction and civil engineering companies of turkeycompanies based in istanbulcompanies established in 1957hidden categories articles lacking sources from august 2012all articles lacking sourcesarticles with 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