Founded in the 19th century and established as a company in 1977, Torgem shipyard has continued to remain at the forefront of modern ship construction in Turkey. Torgem gained remarkable experience and upgraded it's technology in ship building between 1977-1982 which was a period of rapid growth and development for the Turkish shipbulding industry. With this industrial base, the Shipyard was transferred from Golden Horn to Tuzla bay in 1983. 

Torgem Shipyard constructed and delivered 88 new bulding projects to shipowners. The 87th project (20.000 DWT dry cargo container vessel M/V EYLUL K) is the biggest vessel ever constructed and delivered by a private shipyard in Turkey.

Over the years TORGEM Shipyard has gained enough experience and completely upgraded it s techology to handle with new buildings of all types of vessels including repairs,conversions,annual surveys, machinery, overhauls, steel work, renewals and all kinds of mega-yacht building. Including the last vessel under construction ,a total number of 88 vessels have been built by TORGEM Shipyard resulting a tonnage of 400.000DWT