Turkish construction and contracting industry

Some contractors and construction companies in Turkey have been accused of corruption for their lack of compliance with the latest safety regulations and laws, causing many deaths in earthquakes.

[4]: 155  Climate Trace has estimated the contributions of individual factories, sometimes from kiln heat visible from satellites,[5] and says that Nuh, Göltaş, and Medcem cement plants emitted more than 1 Mt each in 2023.

[17] The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has said that more could be done to improve the energy efficiency of buildings, and that tax incentives offered for this would create jobs.

[24] Thinktank Ember said in 2023 that rooftop solar should be mandatory on new buildings, and say that installation on apartment block roofs is hindered by bureaucracy.

[29] During the periods in which investments slowed down in the public and private sectors, foreign contracting services gained importance.

[36] Later on, the growing Turkish contracting services expanded to other foreign markets such as Iraq, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Yemen and Iran.

In this framework, they have undertaken important projects in the Russian Federation, Ukraine, the Caucasus, the Central Asian Republics, Germany, Pakistan and the Far East.