Following our father, we have started doing this craft in 1973, at Haliç-Ayvansaray, the first shipyard region in İstanbul. Subsequent to our business of this period, we have started our activities as sub-contractor firm in Tuzla/İstanbul, the new shipyard region since 1983. With the retirement of our father, we, two brothers have made cooperation and created Kocatepe Shipyard with the name of ”Kocatepe Gemi Çekek ve İnşaat Sanayi Ltd. Şti.” in 1993 and since then we’ve been constructing, maintaining and repairing ships for the Turkish and foreign ship-owners in Tuzla.
Our shipyard was moved to Altınova/Yalova Shipyards Region in 2008.It keeps going the activities in Altınova/Yalova Shipyards region under the name of “Kocatepe Denizcilik ve Gemi İnşa San.Tic.Ltd.Şti.” Moreover, we have a Central Office in Tuzla/İstanbul.Kocatepe Shipyard is situated on 52.000 m2. Its length is 370 m and its width from the sea-front is 140 m. Investments still continue in Kocatepe Shipyard.