1 Corporate

Milestones

Mr. H. Ayduk Koray, the founder of our Group of Companies, after graduating from Istanbul Technical University Faculty of Construction in 1950, he started his freelance business life by establishing a company in his own name.

 

1956

Foundation of the company H. Ayduk Koray, Ankara

1962

TUSLOG(The United States Logistics Group) Facilities construction agreement, Ankara

1968

First public building Project: Headquarters of State Hydraulic Works, Ankara

1970

New style in Turkish architecture: Fair face concrete facade

1972

Completion of General Directorate Building of T. Is Bank: Koray’s firt high-rise building Project in Ankara. Use of climbing formwork and pipe supported slab formwork systems fort he first time in Turkey

1976

Transfer of the Head Office from Ankara to Istanbul

1981

First overseas project: Ajyad Inter-Continental Hotel in Makkah, K.Saudi Arabia

1986

First step in the development of Levent as Istanbul’s financial business district. Yapı Kredi Plaza, Istanbul

1987

First shopping mall in Ankara: Karum and Ankara Sheraton Hotel within the same concept

1988

First intelligent office building: Sabancı Center, Istanbul

1994

Entry to the Russian market: Moskova Tax Office Building

1995

A first in organization and project management: Corporate Identity Renewal Project of Akbank Branches

1998

Sabanci University: Turkey’s best designed and built university campus project

1999

Our subsidiary winning 1st prize in MIPIM: Istanbul - Istanbul

2000

The birth of a giant village complex called: Kasaba

2002

Our subsidiary winning 1st prize in MIPIM: Istanbul - Istanbul

2004

Entrance into Jordanian market: King’s Academy

2005

First shopping mall in Eskisehir: NEO Shopping Center

2009

A first in Azerbaidjan: Baku Hilton Hotel

2010

The first LEED and BREEAM-certified educational institution: Sabancı University Nano Technology Center

2011

The first reinforced concrete structure in Turkey in which inclined plane and angled load bearing systems are used: Kristal Kule, İstanbul

2011

The first fully-automatic high building in Turkey in which high speed double deck elevators are used: Levent 199, İstanbul

2012

The product of 2014 Winter Olympics: Marriott Resort Hotel

2013

T. İş Bankası Tuzla Technology and Operation Center (TUTOM): This is a complex building that hosts approximately 5000 personnel of T. İş Bankası and its affiliates.

2017

Within the scope of the ÜNİYURT project, accommodation and social facilities were provided for 6 thousand students in 4 different provinces.

2020

The rebirth of the Kasaba project, which started in 2000 and was one of the most important projects of that period, began with the Kasaba 4 stage and continues to grow by adding new stages. The project offers a completely different world to those who want to leave the stress of city life behind.