Ciner Group (known as Park Holding until December 1994)
[ is an industrial ]conglomerate
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in Turkey
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operating in energy, media, and commerce. Via Ciner Media Group
Ciner Media Group (''Ciner Medya Grubu'') is a Turkish media conglomerate established in 2007, part of the Ciner Holding conglomerate. Among other properties it owns the ''Habertürk'' newspaper, Habertürk TV and Habertürk Radyo, and the tele ...
, it owns media properties including the ''Habertürk
''Habertürk'' (literally: "News Turkish"), abbreviated as ''HT'', was a high-circulation Turkish newspaper. It was established on March 1, 2009 by Ciner Media Group, drawing on the brand of Ciner's Habertürk TV. It ceased publication on 5 Jul ...
'' newspaper and Habertürk TV
Habertürk TV is a Turkish nationwide TV channel established in 2001 by Turkish journalist Ufuk Güldemir. It is owned by the Ciner Media Group (since 2007). In 2009 Ciner created the ''Habertürk'' newspaper, drawing on Habertürk TV's brand.
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. In the energy and mining sector, the company has various coal mines and power plants, and via Eti Soda and Kazan Soda Elektrik
The Kazan Soda Elektrik, full name Kazan Soda Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., is a chemical industry and electric energy company in Ankara
Province, Turkey producing natural soda ash and baking soda from trona. The company' is a subsidiary of Ciner Holdi ...
, it controls the world's second largest trona
Trona (trisodium hydrogendicarbonate di hydrate, also sodium sesquicarbonate dihydrate, Na2CO3•2NaHCO3•3H2O) is a non- marine evaporite mineral. It is mined as the primary source of sodium carbonate in the United States, where it has repla ...
(soda ash
Sodium carbonate, , (also known as washing soda, soda ash and soda crystals) is the inorganic compound with the formula Na2CO3 and its various hydrates. All forms are white, odourless, water-soluble salts that yield moderately alkaline solutions ...
) reserves. Its Park Elektrik subsidiary is 35% floated on the Istanbul Stock Exchange
The Borsa İstanbul (abbreviated as BIST) is the sole exchange entity of Turkey combining the former Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) ( tr, İstanbul Menkul Kıymetler Borsası, IMKB), the Istanbul Gold Exchange ( tr, İstanbul Altın Borsası, İA ...
, as PRKME.[Ciner Group]
Ciner Group aims at being the biggest group in Turkey and contributes to the economical, social and cultural development and future of Turkey.
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Ciner's asphaltite
Asphaltite (also known as uintahite, asphaltum, gilsonite or oil sands) is a naturally occurring soluble solid hydrocarbon, a form of asphalt (or bitumen) with a relatively high melting temperature. Its large-scale production occurs in the Uintah ...
and lignite mines and power stations are operated via various subsidiaries, including Silopi Elektrik. Ciner is on the Global Coal Exit List.
See also
* Energy policy of Turkey
Energy consumption per person in Turkey is similar to the world average, and over 85 percent is from fossil fuels. From 1990 to 2017 annual primary energy supply tripled, but then remained constant to 2019. In 2019, Turkey's primary energ ...
References
External links
* {{official, cinergroup.com.tr/en
Coal companies of Turkey
Electric power companies of Turkey
Holding companies established in 1978
Turkish companies established in 1978
Energy companies established in 1978