 OKAN
HOLDING |
Okan Holdings Inc.Investing in vital sectors
of the economy. At the beginning of the new millennium,
Okan Holding Inc. has established itself as a
leader of international trade, industry and tourism
in Kazakhstan. The company has invested in the
important sectors of Kazakhstan's economy, including
banking, food production, construction, hotel
management and marketing.
Established in 1983 in Turkey, Okan Holding Inc.
is among the most prominent of Turkey's institutions,
leading that country's economy with its 24 companies
and some 4,000 personnel. The group's areas of
operation include the food sector, (flour, semolina
and pasta); the textiles sector (yarn and crude
cloth); many prominent projects and investments
in the construction and tourism areas; investment
banking in the finance field and energy, and international
marketing.
The construction division founded in 1977, OKANISOT
Inc., is the oldest affiliate of the group, and
has successfully concluded projects at home and
abroad in such countries as Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan,
Uzbekistan as well as Kazakhstan. The company
has helped the development of Kazakhstan's capital
Astana by building the 5-star Okan Inter-Continental
Astana Hotel, President Nursultan Nazarbaev's
winter residence, the National Cultural Center
and Museum, and the Twin towers. The building
of the Okan Inter-Continental Astana Hotel was
encouraged by President Nursultan Nazarbaev, and
is managed by Okan Holding affiliates. OKANISOT
Inc. is constructing the administrational buildings
of the new "diplomatic city" in Astana
and has built state-of-the-art pasta plants in
Petropavlovsk, Northern Kazakhstan, to produce
pasta, biscuits, wafers and chewing gum.
Other interests of the group include:
- Sultan Marketing with 15 branches throughout
Kazakhstan, promoting the popular Sultan Macaroni
and Sultan Biscuits.
- The International Bank of Almaty (IBA), the
first bank to be instituted by the Okan Group,
is based in Almaty and has branches in Astana
and Petropavlosk.
- Future goal of our company is to serve projects
in the oil and gas sector in the Caspian region.
Okan believes in Kazakhstan's bright future. It
appreciates what President Nazarbaev has done
for foreign investors, the benefits provided by
the government and the achievements towards a
market economy during the 10 short years of independence.
President of Okan Holdings, Bekir Okan said: "I
am sure that our successful trade and economic
relations with Kazakhstan will continue to develop
well into the future." Okan Holding is proud
to be described as "one big family."
The accumulative knowledge, discipline and dedication
of its employees has helped the group compete
successfully against the best companies in the
world.
| OKAN
INTERCONTINENTAL ASTANA |
General Manager: Mr. Riza Elibol
Director of Sales & Marketing: TBA
Director of F&B Mr.: Kader Porott
Director of Finance: Mr. Mehmet Gazel
Front Office Manager: Mr. Zeki Ozal
Located in the heart of the city, the ultra-modern,
high-rise InterContinental Astana offers luxury
accommodation to both the business and leisure traveller.
A wide choice of restaurants offers international
and Mediterranean cuisine while snacks and drinks
are available in the comfortable lounges and bars.
An endless array of leisure facilities includes
a well-equipped health club, an indoor heated pool,
a Turkish bath, solarium and tennis and volleyball
facilities.
| OKAN
BISCUIT |
Contact: 1.Trud St. Petropavlovsk Kazakhstan
Tel: 007 (3152) 34 28 94 / 34 25 98
Fax: 007 (3152) 34 45 97
Established in 1998 with Head Office in Almaty,
the plant of our Sultan Biscuits Co. is located
in the city of Petropavlovsk in Northern Kazakhstan
where our Sultan Macaroni Plant is also situated.
Having the closed area of 7000 square meters,
the facilities have been installed at a 40.000
square meters plot where 250 personnel are being
employed. Sultan Biscuits Plant which started
operation in the year of 1999, is producing monthly
180 tons of chewing gum, 200 tons of chocolate-coated
wafers, and 750 tons various kinds of biscuits.
Through production lines formed by the leading
brands of the world, these high quality products
being manufactured with the latest technology
have become demanded not only in Kazakhstan but
also in other Turki Republics and Russian markets.
| MACARONI
SULTAN |
Contact: 1.Trud St. Pertopavlovsk Kazakistan
Tel: 007 (3152) 34 28 94 / 34 25 98
Fax: 007 (3152) 34 45 97
Having been built by our construction company
ISOT Inc. on a 100.000 square metre plot in Northern
Kazakhstan which is the country's abundant wheat
crop and the most congested inhabitation area,
The Sultan Macaroni Flour-Semolina and Pasta Integrated
Facilities were put into operation in March, 1996.
Sultan Macaroni Plant owning wheat silos with
the capacity of 100,000 tons is the most modern
complex of its kind in Central Asia.
Equipped with the best pasta production Swiss
Bühler technology and machinery, Sultan Macaroni
Plant is being operated automatically under fully
computerized control.
This Complex owning the production capacity of
3500 tons/month semolina, 3400 tons/month macaroni
was formed as a Kazakh-Turkish Joint Venture with
a paid-in capital of $ 22 million. Sultan Macaroni
Inc. which greatly adds to the Kazakhstan economy
is a publicly-listed company and open to public.
Today, "Sultan Macaroni" is a famous
brand in Kazakhstan and is sought after insistently
by the consumers. Interest in this brand is also
rising in countries where Sultan has been exported
to, such as Russia stands on top, Kirghizistan,
China, Uzbekistan, and Afghanistan.
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| SULTAN
MARKETING CO. |
Contact : Republic Kazakistan C.Almaty, Kazakistan
64.Jibek Joly Str.
Tel: 007 (3272) 33 14 12 / 33 85 76
Fax: 007 (3272) 33 13 36
This Company located in the ancient city of Almaty,
the previous capital which is still Kazakhstan's
economy and trade centre was established for the
purpose of marketing and distribution of the Sultan
Macaroni products especially such as pasta, biscuits,
wafer and chewing gum produced in our Petropavlosky
facilities. Having completed its structuring in
a short while, Sultan Marketing has become highly
active as a marketing firm throughout Kazakhstan.
Sultan Marketing has been continuing activities
within Kazakhstan through branches in Almaty, Astana,
Aktobe, Petropavlovsk, Kustanay, Karaganda, Pavlador,
Chimkent, Ustkemenegorsk, Aturav; and out of Kazakhtan,
through Region Management at Bishkek which is the
capital of Kirghizistan, and has realized marketing
of many domestic as well as import goods, by means
of available depots and distribution net owned by
the company.
| INTERNATIONAL
BANK ALMA MATA |
Contact: Republic of Kazakistan C.Almaty,
Kazakistan 64 Jibek Joly Str.
Tel: 007 (3272) 33 15 83 / 33 10 45
Fax: 007 (3272) 33 10 49
International Bank Alma-Ata (IBA) is the first
bank founded in Kazakhstan by Turkish Private
Sector. This Bank by having obtained the necessary
licence authorising for all banking transactions
in the year of 1995, has continued its development
and joined to the First Class Banks of Kazakhstan
in 1997. IBA, starting activities first in Alma-Ata,
has become a bank of 3 branches after having opened
the branches in Akmola and Petropavlosky in 1997,
IBA, which established correspondence relationships
with many banks outside of Kazakhstan being Turkey
on top, has been realising foreign trading formalities
of Turkish and Kazakh companies in the fastest
way. In order to make contribution to the economy
of Kazakhstan, such a country that is showing
a stable development, IBA is showing due diligence
for evaluating of public's savings and funding
credits to small and medium sized enterprises
especially. The activities of affiliated companies
of Okan Holding in Kazakhstan have been resulting
the Bank's business volume to be increased a lot
whereas the Bank is meeting all banking requirements
of subject companies, at full. IBA authorised
to handle all kinds of banking formalities including
leasing, and factoring, has started, now, financing
investments of particularly Turkish ventures in
Kazakhstan, by way of leasing. Having in mind
to open new branches in 1998, and to further increase
deposits, credits, banking transactions in big
proportion compared to last year, IBA is, also,
aiming to secure resources from abroad for the
investors in Kazakhstan.
| OKANISOT
CONSTRUCTION |
Contact: Okan Plaza, Ankara Asfalti No
: 7 81020, Acibadem - Istanbul - TÜRKIYE
Tel: +90 (216) 325 20 21 (20 lines)
Fax: +90 (216) 339 62 06
ISOT Inc. (ISOT Construction Industrial Organisation
and Trading Inc.) was established in Gaziantep,
in 1977, as to give services in constructional
sector. At the same time, it is the oldest company
of Okan Group. During the years of establishment
priory, by having won various infrastructure tenders
and completed same with great success, ISOT Inc.
had thereafter was opened to abroad, as one of
the prominent constructors in Turkey in addition
to domestic projects and realised, too, many important
projects in foreign countries such as Saudi Arabia,
Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan.
Depending upon its rooted past, apart from the
ordinary construction works such as housing, ISOT
Inc. has been greatly experienced in respect with
infrastructure, distribution networks, special
industrial plants (especially yarn, weaving, flour,
semolina, macaroni) and touristy complex constructions
during which the design, construction, machinery/technology
selection, erection, training and technical assistance
are being performed by or under the guidance of
ISOT.
A big portion of the undertaken projects realised
on above subjects which, in fact, necessitate
expertency in its real meaning have been resulted
on basis of "Turn-key Delivery" as from
the first design until the last nail and all of
them are great facilities giving completely perfect
services.One of the realised projects by ISOT
Inc. is the Marco Polo Holiday Resort Village
located on 87.000 square meters area having capacity
of 1085 beds. Okan Tourism Investments and Management
Inc., an affiliate company of Okan Holding, is
concerned with the management of our Marco Polo
Holiday Resort Village, which is one the model
touristic facilities of Turkish tourism, has been
situated in Antalya-Kemer, Çamyuva. An
insisting management, completing the work on time
or before its time with the expected quality are
the main principles adopted by ISOT. Its faithfulness
to its liabilities and healthy working principles
made it one of the most well known institutions
in Turkey as well as in Turkmenistan, and Kazakhstan,
where the construction of the integrated macaroni
facilities in both countries in a very short period
revealed the full extent of its expertise in the
field of industrial investments. Apart from these
projects, ISOT has signed contracts with Kazakhstan
which played an important role in this country's
progress, regarding food, textile, tourism industries
and natural gas pipelines, refinery facilities
and infrastructure activities. Recently, the construction
of a 5-Stars Hotel in Astana, the new capital
of Kazakhstan and the Presidency Winter Residence
together with the Twin Towers at the first Stage
of Mess Housing Project thereupon consisting totally
1200 houses and natural gas pipe line have proved
ISOT in international arena. Strengthening its
financial structure, ISOT has installed its own
parks domestic and abroad with the latest and
modern technology production machinery and equipment
for enabling the construction works to be expedited
more than ever, on basis of the lowest possible
costs. In summary, on a wide range of constructional
area as from housing projects up to all kinds
of infrastructure constructions, from "turn-key"
delivery industrial investments to hotel, resort
village projects and other undertaken construction
jobs, ISOT has always aimed to offer the "very
best" to the private and governmental sectors
in and out of the country.
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