Kolin Group

Kolin Group is a Turkish conglomerate whose core business is large-scale construction and engineering, complemented by investments in energy, tourism, and industry. Founded in 1974 by Necati Kurmel, the group grew from domestic contracting into an international contractor active across the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, and Europe. Its construction arm, Kolin İnşaat, has delivered infrastructure, power plants, dams, highways, and building projects, often through joint ventures and public-private partnerships. The group is privately held and headquartered in Ankara, with the founding family remaining central to its ownership and management. Alongside contracting, Kolin has developed and operated energy assets, including hydroelectric and thermal power generation, and has held interests in tourism and manufacturing. Its brand is associated with heavy civil engineering and turnkey project delivery rather than consumer products, and it is regularly ranked among Turkey's larger contracting groups by international revenue.

Kolin Group was established in 1974 by Necati Kurmel as a construction company in Turkey. Over the following decades it expanded from domestic building and infrastructure works into large-scale international contracting, taking on projects in the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, and Europe. The group's construction arm, Kolin İnşaat, became known for heavy civil engineering, including dams, highways, power plants, and industrial facilities, often executed through joint ventures and public-private partnerships. Diversification followed into energy, where Kolin developed and operated generation assets, as well as into tourism and manufacturing. The group remains privately held and family-influenced, headquartered in Ankara, and continues to pursue contracting and investment opportunities in Turkey and abroad.

• 1974

  Kolin Group founded by Necati Kurmel in Turkey.

• Expanded into international contracting across the Middle East, Central Asia, North Africa, and Europe.

• Diversified into energy generation, tourism, and manufacturing.

Privately held Turkish contracting and investment group focused on large infrastructure and energy projects.

• Construction and engineering services

• Energy generation assets

• Tourism facilities

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