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22 billion contract to construct a third international airport in

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. Hurriyet, 3 May 2013
Üçüncü havalimanı ihalesini Limak-Cengiz-Mapa-Kolin-Kalyon OGG kazandı
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'', 5 March 2013
İBB'nin stadyumu da yandaşa
/ref> Karapınar solar power plant, and the redevelopment of

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to reconstruct the

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, 5 June 2013
Turkey clashes: Why are Gezi Park and Taksim Square so important?
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and

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. Kalyon was described in 2013 by the

as "a company which has close ties with the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party". In 2022, the

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from the

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acquired 50% of Kalyon.

References

{{Reflist Conglomerate companies of Turkey Companies based in Istanbul Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1974 Construction and civil engineering companies of Turkey Holding companies of Turkey Turkish companies established in 1974 Holding companies established in 1974