1. TURKISH OVERSEAS CONTRACTING CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES
AND
CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES
Uğur ÖZTÜRK
General Director
Ministry of Economy

2. High economic performance in the last decade
Expanding economy; tripled personal income in last ten years
17th economy of the world, 6th in the Europe
Average annual growth rate of 5.6 %
Trade volume of Turkey is about 400 billion USD
Imports: 240 billion USD/Exports:160 billion USD
TURKISH ECONOMY 2

3. VOLUME OF THE TURKISH CONSTRUCTION SECTOR3

4. AVERAGE PROJECT VALUE ALL OVER THE WORLD
Years
Project Numbers
Total Project Value
Average Project Value
2002
131
2003
277
,11
2004
426
,69
2005
408
,56
2006
518
,74
2007
579
,17
2008
628
,97
2009
487
,68
2010
594
,91
2011
521
,73
2012
489
,23
2013 (01-10)
203
,20

5. REGIONAL BREAKDOWN EUROPE 6 % $ 16 billions THE CIS 45 %
THE MIDDLE EAST
26%
$ 68.8 billions
AMERICA
1 %
$ 1.5 billions
AFRICA
19 %
$ 49 billions
SOUTH ASIA & FAR EAST
3 %
$ 8 billions 5

6. TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN BETWEEN 1972-2013
Total Project Value
(Dollars)
Ratio (%)
Russian Fed.
16,4%
Turkmenistan
14,8%
Libya
10,7%
Iraq
7,1%
Kazakhstan
6,6%
KINDGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
4,9%
Qatar
4,7%
UAE
3,3%
Algeria
3,0%
Azerbaijan
2,9%
Rest of The World
25,7%
TOTAL

7. TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN 2013* Countries Total Project Value (Dollars)
Ratio (%)
Turkmenistan
44%
Russian Fed.
8,4 %
Kazakhstan
7,9 %
Azerbaijan
6,9 %
Iraq
6,7%
Algeria
4,9 %
KINDGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA
3,8 %
Angola
2,9 %
Kuwait
2,3 %
Rest of the World
12,2%
TOTAL
*As the end of October

8. Ashgabat International Airport in Turkmenistan
PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Ashgabat International Airport in Turkmenistan
Sibenik Marine Project in Croatia

9. Warsaw Metro Project/Poland Pulkovo Airport/Russian Federation
PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Warsaw Metro Project/Poland
Pulkovo Airport/Russian Federation

10. PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD Qatar Islamic Art Museum
Dubai Metro in UAE
Qatar Islamic Art Museum

11. PRESTIGIOUS PROJECTS ALL OVER THE WORLD
Mesaieed Port in Qatar
Duqm Port in Oman

12. Turkish Companies in ENR List
Steady increase in the number of Turkish firms in the world’s top 250 contracting firms according to ENR List
Turkish Companies in ENR List

13. TURKISH CONTRACTORS IN GULF COUNTRIES
40.7 billion dollar project value
15.6 % of projects all over the world, are undertaken in Gulf countries
486 projects
Prestigious and huge projects like subway systems, irrigation systems, ports/harbours, power plants, petrochemical facilities, residential buildings, medical facilities, airports

14. TURKISH CONTRACTORS IN GULF COUNTRIES
COUNTRY NAME
PROJECT NUMBER
PROJECT VALUE
SAUDI ARABIA
207
QATAR
110
UAE
100
OMAN 44
KUWAIT 21
BAHREYN 4

15. TURKISH CONTRACTORS IN SAUDI ARABIA
One of the most important partners of Turkish contractors,
First project undertaken by Turkish contractors in Saudi Arabia was in 1979,
207 projects with 12.8 billion dollars worth 6th country all over the World,
1st among GCC countries,

16. Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport Project
TURKISH CONTRACTORS IN SAUDI ARABIA-
IMPORTANT PROJECTS
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport Project
Mecca/Medinah Stations Project

17. Jeddah Rain Water Drainage Project Gosi Olaya Tower Project
TURKISH CONTRACTORS IN SAUDI ARABIA-
IMPORTANT PROJECTS
Jeddah Rain Water Drainage Project
Gosi Olaya Tower Project

18. TURKISH TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERIENCE-AIRPORTS
During the last decade, Turkish contracting sector undertook 21.2 billion USD worth of projects in the airports field.
Some examples of these projects are New Doha International Airport, Cairo International, Abu Dhabi International, Ashgabat International, Muscat Seeb International, Pulkovo International, Enfidha International.
Turkish companies have also a great experience in implementing airport projects with BOT model. Tbilisi International, Batumi and Pristina International are some examples. 18

19. TURKISH TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERIENCE-HARBOURS/PORTS
Turkish contracting companies are also active in the harbour/port projects all over the world.
Turkish contractors have undertaken more than 5.7 billion USD worth of projects in the harbour/port projects field.
These projects are important projects in their countries; like Turkmenbashi Marine Project, Sibenik Marine Project in Croatia, Duqm Port Project in Oman, Port Qasim in Pakistan, Small Boat Harbour project in Kuwait and Mesaieed Port in Qatar.

20. TURKISH TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE EXPERIENCE-RAILWAY/ROAD CONSTRUCTION
The railway systems and subway projects are among the specialization of Turkish contracting sector.
Dubai, Warsaw, Sofia Subway projects, as well as railway systems in Ethiopia, Morocco, Algeria, Nigeria, Turkmenistan are some of the prestigious examples in this area; with a cumulative value of 9.6 billion USD.
Road transport infrastructure is another competitive area of Turkish contracting industry. From the Middle East to Balkans and CIS countries, from the Gulf countries to Africa, the Turkish contracting industry has a huge road infrastructure portfolio, exceeding 30.4 billion USD. 20

21. TURKISH EXPERIENCE IN PETROCHEMICAL FACILITIES
The Turkish contracting companies also have experience in the field of building petrochemical facilities like oil/natural gas pipelines and petrochemical plants.
The Turkish construction industry is active in the field of building petrochemical facilities and having a project portfolio value over billion USD around the world.
40 % of these projects are undertaken in Gulf Countries.

22. TURKISH MASS HOUSING EXPERIENCE
The Turkish contracting companies have vast experience especially in the mass housing projects, as well as in communal buildings such as hospitals, schools, theatres etc. In the time span , the Turkish Mass Housing Administration completed more than housing units in locations around Turkey. More than 85% of these housing units have been realized within the framework of social housing projects, which are decent, affordable and suitable for low-income groups.
Moreover, 936 schools, 960 sport halls, 41 libraries, 492 trade centers and malls, 213 hospitals and 94 clinics have been completed within these mass housing projects.
These numbers only include the projects financed or supervised by this public authority. The Turkish contracting industry today is capable of completing more than 1 million housing units yearly.
The Turkish construction industry is also very active in mass housing projects, having a project portfolio value over 33 billion USD around the world. 22

23. ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE IN TURKEY
Ministry of Economy
General Directorate of Free Zones Overseas Investment and Services.
Surveillance of construction projects worldwide,
Permissions to export/import of construction equipments,
Operating aid program for contractors and technical consultancy companies,
Close relations with NGO’s like INTES (The Turkish Employers’ Association of Construction Industries) TMB (Turkish Contractors Association), TMMMB (Association of Turkish Consulting Engineers and Architects)
Ministry of Environment and Urban Planning
Controlling and monitoring projects inside Turkey
Turkish Mass Housing Administration
Controlling and `participating to Mass Housing Projects’ in Turkey

24. TURKISH MODELS IN CREATING FINANCING METHODS
1-) BOT Experience -Projects done in Turkey like:
Third Bridge in İstanbul, New Airport in İstanbul,
İstanbul-İzmir Highway Roads

25. TURKISH MODELS IN CREATING FINANCING METHODS
2-) PPP (Public Private Partnership) Projects :
City Hospitals- A good example for PPP model.

26. TURKISH MODELS IN CREATING FINANCING METHODS
3-) The Revenue Sharing Model:
Mass Housing Projects

27. TURKISH ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SECTOR
Turkish engineering companies are backbone of this trend toward growing role of Turkish contractors in high-value projects which require advanced technology.
Turkish engineering consultancy companies have also begun to compete with Western companies with their technological know-how and experience along with their cultural affiliation with Middle Eastern, North African and Central Asian countries.
This sector is not as well-known as Turkish contracting sector.
Cooperation between Turkish and Saudi companies, not only in contracting sector but also in engineering consultancy, is very important for us.

28. TURKISH ENGINEERING CONSULTANCY SECTOR Prestigious Projects
** ENR Global Best Projects Award 2013
Engineering Consultancy for Float-Protection
in Azerbaijan
Sipopo Congress Center in Equatorial Guinea**

29. WHY TURKISH CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS?
With their highly experienced workforce, technical capabilities and having achieved the highest quality in their completed projects, the Turkish contracting and consultancy companies would be ideal partners in implementing the development programs.
Delivery of the final product prior to contract deadlines. 29

30. WHY TURKISH CONTRACTORS AND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS?
Knowledge and experience of the various business cultures
Willing to build Joint Ventures with other firms and partnerships with subcontractors
Rich experience in diverse markets and project types
Cost effective service at international standards 30

31. THANK YOU E-mail : ydmh@ekonomi.gov.tr
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