Energy

​​​​​​​​​​GE is the world's digital industrial company – transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the "GE Store," through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure, and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across various industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. ​GE has been powering, improving, and constructing with its activities in Türkiye for nearly 70 years. Since its entry into the Turkish market in 1948, GE has expanded through the formation of strong partnerships, invested in innovation, technology and local capacity, and solved some of the country's toughest technological problems, such as reliable electricity, healthcare, and transportation. GE is headquartered in Istanbul and has facilities in five cities staffed by approximately 2,300 employees. History of GE Türkiye 1948: GE became one of the first foreign industrial ventures in Türkiye when it established a light bulb factory in cooperation with the Koç Group. 1985: TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) (46% GE), a high-technology investment in cooperation with the Turkish government. The enterprise, which is the foundation of Türkiye's aircraft engine industry, is now a world-class facility that employs 1,900 people. 2000: Marmara Technology Center (MTC) (100% GE) is an aircraft engineering technology center for construction and control technologies located at the TUBİTAK campus in Gebze, Kocaeli. 2007: An engineering agreement was signed between Türkiye Technology Center (TTC), TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI), and GE MTC, which focuses on R&D, design, and development of new technologies for aircraft engines. 2008: GE Healthcare's Eastern and Africa Growth Markets (EAGM) region selected Türkiye for its headquarters. 2008: The TÜLOMSAŞ Strategic Partnership – a memorandum of understanding signed by GE Transportation and TÜLOMSAŞ – was established to supply GE's PowerHaul™ series locomotives manufactured in Eskişehir. 2010: The partnership agreement signed between TEI's Turkish partners, Turkish Aerospace Industries Inc. (TAI), the Turkish Armed Forces Foundation (TAFF), the Turkish Aeronautical Association (TAA), and GE on January 10, 1985, was extended for another 25 years. 2011: The TÜLOMSAŞ Strategic Partnership completed the assembly of the first locomotive in Eskişehir. 2012: The Repair Development Center, established in 2012 as a joint initiative between TUSAŞ Engine Industries (TEI) and GE Aviation, was inaugurated to help better serve the aviation and energy industry in Gebze. 2014: GE's sole Aviation Coating Primary Laboratory was opened at TTC to focus on R&D into new testing methods that will enable aircraft engine parts to complete their projected lifecycle seamlessly for the Aviation Supply Chain. 2015: GE acquired Alstom's energy businesses globally. After this acquisition, GE's number of employees in Türkiye reached nearly 2,000. 2016: GE Healthcare was awarded 4 Türkiye integrated health campus PPPs valued at approx. USD 223 million by Dia, Gama, and Türkerler. 2016: Activities and investments were initiated to convert GE's Power Transformers factory into a more efficient facility, with gains of up to 30% additional efficiency expected in the coming years. 2017: LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy business and a leading designer and manufacturer of wind turbine blades, began production at new wind turbine blade plant in Bergama, Izmir. The facility is expected to manufacture and distribute an annual capacity of 500 megawatts (MW), with the capability to expand to 1,500 gigawatts (GW). ​ GE Türkiye in figuresEvery two minutes, an airplane equipped with parts manufactured in Eskişehir takes off in the world.GE/CFM engines power more than 60 percent of all airplanes in Türkiye.More than one-quarter of the total power production in Türkiye is generated through GE's cutting-edge technology gas, wind, hydro, steam turbines, or biogas engines.More than 20,000 GE Healthcare technologies help doctors and patients every day.Türkiye Technology Center, with over USD 10 million in investment and more than 400 world-class engineers, has combined for over 5 million engineering hours to date. TTC is the design owner of the gas turbine product line up to 100 MW, which is used in commercial and military ships, industrial power plants, oil platforms, and pipelines.​​​

​​​​​​​The story of Royal Dutch Shell started in the early 1900s with the decision of the UK and the Netherlands to cooperate in the petroleum sector. While the company was created in 1907 though the amalgamation of the Royal Dutch Petroleum Company and the UK's Shell Transport and Trading Company, it was not until nearly a century later, in 2005, that the two companies unified under one banner - Royal Dutch Shell plc.Today, Shell is operating in more than 70 countries with over 92,000 employees, 43,000 filling stations, and serving more than 30 million customers daily. Shell's strategy seeks to reinforce its position as a leader in the oil and gas industry, while helping to meet global energy demand in a responsible way. Safety and environmental and social responsibility are at the heart of Shell's activities.Operating in Türkiye since 1923, Shell is working continuously to lead the Turkish energy industry with its innovations and superior standards while contributing to the Turkish economy. Shell Türkiye also shares its technical and technological knowledge, its global experience in R&D and Health, Safety, Security and Environment (HSSE) with wider society. In 2006, as part of an effort to strengthen its network of service stations and grow its operations, Shell founded Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş. with a 70 percent ownership stake in a joint-venture with one of the Turkish industry's long-established companies, Turcas Petrol. Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş. carries out retail fuel and lubricant and commercial fuel, lubricant and fleet activities, while other Shell companies in Türkiye run oil and gas exploration, aviation, chemicals, maritime, and energy trade activities.Shell & Turcas serves more than 1 million customers a day through its network of over 1,000 service stations in Türkiye. Having maintained its leading position for 11 years in a row in the Turkish lubricants market, Shell & Turcas is also a leader in the Turkish gasoline and diesel fuel market and it is among the top exporters of Türkiye, exporting lubricants and grease to 57 countries from its production facility in Derince, Kocaeli. ​Shell contributes not only to the Turkish economy, but also to its social and cultural development. It creates value for Türkiye by providing employment, by developing the capacity of its business partners, and through its social investment projects. Shell Türkiye has around 700 employees, including the employees of Shell & Turcas Petrol A.Ş., and the company indirectly provides employment for approximately 15,000 people.​​

​​​​​​​​​​Founded by Werner von Siemens in Germany in 1847, Siemens started its operations in Türkiye shortly thereafter upon the Ottoman Empire's decision to introduce the telegraph system to the country. Then named Siemens Halske, the company started its first project in Türkiye by establishing the Istanbul Telegraph Centre. Siemens' investments continued during the following years, and the construction of the telephone infrastructure continued even in times of war.Siemens made electricity a part of city life. Turkish society has been enjoying services such as electricity, telephone and telegraph communication, and street lighting provided by Siemens. The presence of Siemens in the field of telecommunications in Türkiye started with the telex project undertaken with the Turkish post office PTT in 1950s, and which was completed in 1960.Siemens contributed to Türkiye's development process by establishing Simko in partnership with the Koç Group in 1959. By 1961 Simko had already set up its first factory in Kartal, Istanbul. From then on, the company's fast growth contributed significantly to Türkiye's rapid industrialization.In 1986, Siemens laid the fiber optic cables of the Bosphorus Bridge. In 1990, Siemens became one of the strongest infrastructure providers of the GSM industry of Türkiye. In the same year, Siemens also obtained the first ISO 9001 Quality Systems Certificate in Türkiye, and the ecofriendly practices of Siemens were certified with the ISO Environmental Award in 1995.In 2001, all Simko shares were acquired by Siemens, and its name became Siemens Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş, also known as Siemens Türkiye. Siemens Türkiye continues its activities in Kartal, Istanbul on a 90,000 square meters of area and in its Gebze facilities located on an area of 150,000 square meters. Gebze facilities are the first in Türkiye to be certified with the LEED Gold standard (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design).Siemens has been the first to introduce many innovative technologies to Türkiye in the fields of energy, infrastructure, electrification, automation, digitalization, and healthcare. Using its experience and knowledge gained over 161 years, Siemens Türkiye today guides the country in Industry 4.0 initiatives. With more than 3,000 employees, Siemens Türkiye's indirect employment reaches 40,000 people. ​Investing heavily in R&D, Siemens opened its 14th R&D center in Türkiye. Siemens Türkiye's investment of approximately TRY 60 million in R&D in 2015 is 1.6 times the average in the country.Also attaching immense importance to social contribution, Siemens Türkiye implements many corporate social responsibility and sustainability projects, ranging from the 18-year-old Siemens Opera Contest to robotic clubs, scholarships, donations, and projects for refugees.​​