Teknopark Istanbul Urban Design Project

Teknopark Istanbul is a science and technology park which is being developed by the Under secretariat for Defense Industries and the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce to contribute to Turkey’s technology development capacity for local and international entrepreneurs. 

The concept of establishing Teknopark Istanbul rests upon decisions taken by the Defense Industry Executive Committee on October 8th, 1987 on the founding of an airport on the Asian side of Istanbul. Upon this decision on the 20th of April 1988, the Council of Ministers allocated 13 million square meters of land to ITEP (Advanced Technology Industrial Park and Airport Project) for national use. 2,5 million square meters of this grant has been allocated for the use of Teknopark Istanbul. The establishment process of Teknopark Istanbul project, one of ITEP's most critical projects, began with the signing of the Letter of Intent on the 12th of February 2009 by the three initial members of the Founding Committee; the Undersecretariat for Defense Industries (SSM), the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ITO) and Istanbul Commerce University (ITICU). Airport Management and Aeronautical Industries Inc. (HEAS) and Defense Technologies Engineering and Trade Inc. (STM) joined these signatories to become founding members.

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LOCATION
Pendik, İstanbul

ARCHITECTS
Hüseyin Bütüner, Tülin Munzur, Turan Türkal, Tulu Tohumcu, Işıl Sencar

CLIENT
Teknopark Istanbul INC

CONTRACTOR
Ulubol Construction

CONSTRUCTION AREA
250 Hectares

DESIGN PHASE
July 2010 – July 2016

CONSTRUCTION PHASE
October 2010 – ongoing