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Iron & Steel Plants in Turkey
Turkey has 30 iron & steel plants mapped on the OverWatts open energy atlas — the 7th-largest fleet of the 91 countries that hold any, and 2% of the world's mapped total. Of these, 29 operating and 1 under construction or proposed.
The largest owner-operators are Diler Holding AŞ (3), Tosyalı Holding AŞ (3) and Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ (2) — Diler Holding AŞ alone is named on 10% of them. Half of Turkey's iron & steel plants in service predate 1997 (median commissioning year of the 26 with a known date), 5 came online in the past decade and the oldest still listed is Erdemir Eregli steel plant, dating from 1965. 1 is in the pipeline, led by Cag Celik steel plant, proposed. They account for 7% of every energy asset OverWatts maps in Turkey.
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Who owns Turkey's iron & steel plants
- Diler Holding AŞ3 10%
- Tosyalı Holding AŞ3 10%
- Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ2 7%
- small shareholder(s)2 7%
- Toscelik Profil ve Sac Endustrisi AS2 7%
- ABA Çelik Demir LŞ1 3%
- Asil Celik Sanayi ve Ticaret AŞ1 3%
- Çağ Çelik Iron and Steel Inc1 3%
Counts an asset once per company named as its owner or operator; a joint venture counts for each partner.
When they were built
- 1960s3
- 1970s3
- 1980s6
- 1990s2
- 2000s3
- 2010s5
- 2020s4
Median commissioning year 1997 · oldest Erdemir Eregli steel plant (1965) · newest Yildiz Iron and Steel Kocaeli plant (2026) · 26 of 30 carry a start date
Under construction & proposed
- Cag Celik steel plantproposed
How Turkey compares · iron & steel plants by country
Frequently asked
- How many iron & steel plants are there in Turkey?
- OverWatts maps 30 iron & steel plants in Turkey — 2% of the world's mapped total, the 7th-largest national fleet of the 91 countries with any.
- Who owns the iron & steel plants in Turkey?
- Diler Holding AŞ is named as owner or operator on the most — 3 of 30 (10%). Next are Tosyalı Holding AŞ (3), Kardemir Karabuk Demir Çelik Sanayi Ve Ticaret AŞ (2) and small shareholder(s) (2).
- How old are Turkey's iron & steel plants?
- The median commissioning year is 1997, across the 26 in service with a known start date. The oldest still listed is Erdemir Eregli steel plant (1965); 5 came online in the past ten years.
- What new iron & steel plants are being built in Turkey?
- 1 project is under construction or proposed. The largest is Cag Celik steel plant.