Since 1986.

Halil Saydam signed his first contract in Istanbul in 1986, for a three-storey school. Its only special clause was the handover date, and the building was handed over a week before it.

Today the second generation runs the company. A team of 2,000 works in six countries, but the rule has not changed: the schedule is public, and a delay is reported the same week.

From 1986 to today

  1. 1986

    A public building front with columns.

    First handover

    A three-storey school in Kadıköy, a week before the contract date.

  2. 1994

    A stone-clad public building.

    First public tender

    A service building in Ankara; the start of public work.

  3. 1999

    A long residential block.

    After the earthquake

    After the Marmara earthquake, a 1,200-home rebuilding programme in 14 months.

  4. 2003

    A glass office building.

    First project abroad

    An office building in Baku; today we work in six countries.

  5. 2008

    A slab under construction from above.

    The schedule goes public

    Every site's monthly report started going to the employer.

  6. 2011

    A hospital facade.

    Second generation

    Selin Saydam became chief executive; healthcare got its own division.

  7. 2016

    A geometric office facade.

    The record opens

    The planned and actual dates of every project were published online.

  8. 2022

    A facade of panels and window grid.

    Europe

    The Bucharest Cultural Centre, our first project in Romania.

  9. 2026

    The hospital atrium.

    140th handover

    Kartaltepe State Hospital, two days early.

Management

  • Selin Saydam

    Chief Executive

  • Kerem Saydam

    Chair of the Board

  • Nuri Aktaş

    Director of Project Delivery

  • Derya Ulusoy

    Chief Financial Officer

Working principles

  • The schedule is public

    Every project's programme is shared with the employer on day one. The monthly report is prepared from site measurements.

  • Deviations are reported the same week

    When a work package falls behind plan, the employer hears about it that week, with figures and dates.

  • Every late project has a named recovery plan

    A recovery plan has an owner, a date and measurable targets. In the record, a late handover still shows as late.

Certificates

  • ISO 9001:2015Quality management systemAccredited certification body
  • ISO 14001:2015Environmental management systemAccredited certification body
  • ISO 45001:2018Occupational health and safety management systemAccredited certification body
  • Istanbul

    Headquarters

    Büyükdere Caddesi, Şişli

  • Ankara

    Türkiye

    Eskişehir Yolu, Çankaya

  • Baku

    Azerbaijan

    Neftchilar Avenue

  • Almaty

    Kazakhstan

    Al-Farabi Avenue

  • Tbilisi

    Georgia

    Rustaveli Avenue

  • Bucharest

    Romania

    Bulevardul Unirii

  • Riyadh

    Saudi Arabia

    King Fahd Road