Nurol Holding is an industrial conglomerate in

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operating in the construction, defence manufacturing, energy, investment banking and tourism industries. Its core business is construction; Nurol Construction was founded in 1966. It is privately owned, with equal shares held by three members of the Çarmıklı family. The Holding was established in 1989. The company's 35th anniversary celebration in 2001 was attended by former

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and President of Turkey Suleyman Demirel. In 2007, it considered entering the media sector by participating in the ''

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''- ATV tender, but decided it against it after reviewing the companies' financials.

Companies

Nurol's companies include: * Nurol Construction and Trading (''Nurol İnşaat ve Ticaret A.Ş.'') ** Projects include the İzmit Bay Bridge, and leadership of the Ilısu Dam construction consortium * Nurol Makina ve Sanayi A.S., founded 1976) - industrial and defence manufacturing ** Products include the Nurol Ejder and the TOMA water cannon *

FNSS Defence Systems FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. () is a Turkish defense manufacturer founded in 1988. It is owned 51% by Nurol Holding of Turkey and 49% by British–American firm BAE Systems Inc., and operates facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara. FNSS was ...

(''FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş.'') - defence manufacturing; a joint venture with

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** Products include the FNSS Pars, ACV-300, and

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. * Nurol Technologies ** Products include

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armour * Nurol Yatırım Bankası - investment banking based in

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* Nurol Real Estate (''Nurol Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı'', quoted on the

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as NUGYO) ** Notable investments include '' Hurriyet''s headquarters, acquired for $127m in 2012 * Turser (tourism) ** Owns Sheraton Turkey, which includes the Sheraton Ankara

References

External links

Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Nurol Holding Conglomerate companies of Turkey Companies based in Ankara Turkish companies established in 1989 Holding companies established in 1989 Holding companies of Turkey