In Turkey

The first telegraph was set up in 1856 by Siemens&Halske in the Ottoman Empire, which had begun to take steps towards westernization through the Tanzimat movement.

Siemens&Halske's involvement in electricity and communications grew. The Constantinople office, affiliated with Siemens&Halske's Vienna's office, was opened.

Siemens&Halske equipment was used in Silahtarağa, Turkey's first electric power plant.

The Radyo Türk Company was founded in Galata, Istanbul to sell Elektro-Siemens radios.

Siemens' first investment venture was conducted in the electrical sector in 1940.

Siemens' presence in the field of telecommunications in Turkey got off the ground with a telex project carried out with PTT in the 1950s.

In the 1950s, it was decided to establish international bases in various parts of Turkey. Accordingly, Siemens performed the installations for the bases in Sinop and Çiğli.

Çukurova Elektrik, which was founded in 1950, was one of Turkey's most important electric power companies. It was the responsibility of Siemens to oversee the electrical operations of the dam, located above Seyhan.

Siemens set up a new signaling system for the State Railway. It followed up this project, which was begun in the middle of the 1950s, for ten years.

Siemens began manufacturing the best elevators in Turkey in Türkeli in 1954.

Simko was created through a partnership between Siemens and Koç in 1959.

Electrification and signalization of the Sirkeci-Halkalı Line was undertaken in the 1960s. The automatic braking system was an important innovation at the time.

A telex communications project was carried out jointly by Siemens and PTT.

The Kartal Factory began operations.

Successful projects involving Siemens products and engineering were carried out in the Pilot Industrial Zone, built in 1961 as Turkey's first such industrial zone.

Türk Siemens Kablo ve Elektrik A.Ş. was founded.

Siemens installed the traffic signaling system in Ankara.

Siemens products and engineering were successfully used in the Tofaş Plant, which was established in 1969.

Siemens played an active role in the construction of the Ataturk Cultural Center, which was opened in 1969.

Responsibility for the electrical, installation and generator-related work at the Dalaman Paper Factory, built in the 1970s, was assumed by Siemens.

Siemens led the way in the illumination of archeological ruins, which are so important to Turkish tourism, beginning with Ephesus.

Simko set up TV transmitters all over Turkey, and pioneered in getting broadcasts to the country as a whole.

Siemens built four of the generators of the Keban Dam.

Simko, a leader in the private sector in Turkey, set up the Siemens Pension Fund.

Siemens carried out the electrification of the Bosphorus Bridge and beltways.

Siemens set up the controls, installation and gauge calibration systems of the Elbistan thermal power station.

Siemens opened its fourth Turkish Regional Headquarters in Bursa.

The foundations of the Turkish Quality Association (KALDER), one of the most important bodies pioneered by Siemens, were laid.

The floodlighting of the Şükrü Saraçoğlu, Ali Sami Yen, Halkapınar Izmir Stadı, Alsancak, Trabzon Avni Aker and Adana stadiums was done by SİMKO.

Siemens carried out the Konya Tramway Project.

The Western Anatolian Coaxial Cable Project was won by Siemens- SİMKO. It was the first broad-band coaxial cable project at that time.

Siemens acquired 154 locations in the Turkish Electrical Power Administration's aerial transmission project tender.

Twenty dual fiber optic cables were installed on both sides of the Bosphorus Bridge.

Siemens built the International Hospital, Turkey's first private hospital, as a turnkey project.

Siemens brought the Sugözü Thermal Power Plant in Iskenderun (Alexandretta) to Turkey at the end of the 1990s.

Siemens is one of the strongest infrastructure providers in the Turkish GSM sector.

Siemens obtained the first ISO 9001 Quality Systems Certificate in Turkey. In order to perform even better, it chose to follow the EFQM Excellence Model.

A factory was built in Çerkezköy as a partnership between Volkswagen and Siemens.

Siemens Nixdorf, a new company formed by Siemens and Nixdorf, was founded in Turkey.

Siemens Ev Aletleri A.Ş. (Home Appliances) was founded.

154 kV and 380 kV XLPE cables were manufactured for the first time in Turkey by Siemens Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Siemens won the ISO Environmental Incentive Award.

The Ankaray Project is 8.2 km in length, making it the longest tunnel in Turkey; it is also distinct for being the first fully signalized system.

Project management of the A and B stages of the Bursaray, which began in 1998, was handled completely by Siemens Turkey.

The "Environment for our Future" project was initiated.

Siemens Turkey assumed responsibility for the delivery of the intermediate and low voltage systems of the Marmara Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant.

All the radiology and cardiology units at Hacettepe University were equipped with Siemens products.

Siemens Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. was founded.

Through the "Payphone" Telekom project, the old street payphones were replaced by new ones manufactured by Siemens, using the latest technology.

Siemens won the Boğaziçi University Alumni Association's Kriton Curi Special Jury Award for its "Environment for our Future" project

Siemens participated in the Yaylak Project, the largest irrigation project in Southeast Anatolia.

Siemens A. Ş. gained second place in the Turkey category of the REC European Union Environment Awards.

Siemens Turkey laid the infrastructure for Turkey's first Formula 1 race, a first for Siemens.

Hüseyin Gelis became General Manager of Siemens Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

The latest Siemens diesel injection system technology was used in the new İDO urban ferry lines.

The national quality grand prize in the Operational Businesses category at the Quality Congress held by KALDER and TÜSİAD was won by Siemens A.Ş. in the health sector.

The Siemens A.Ş.- Alke consortium designed the processes and did the electric and automation installation of the İnegöl Waste Water Purification Plant in İnegöl OSB.

The Siemens A.Ş. Gebze OSB R&D center was opened.

The turnkey electrical outfitting of the Turkmenistan Türkmenbaşı Airport was done by Siemens San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

Siemens A.Ş. began operations in its new production facilities in Gebze. It became the first production facility in Turkey to be awarded the Leed Gold certificate.

The Siemens A.Ş. Ankara R&D center was opened.

Siemens A.Ş. won the tender for the Sinop-Boyabat highway Dranaz tunnel electric-electromechanical and automation project.

Obtaining the license for the Enerji Verimliliği Danışmanlık Şirketi (EVD/Energy Efficiency Consultancy Company), Siemens A.S. acquired the right to provide services described by the Energy Efficiency Law.

TEİD (the Ethics and Respectability Board), of which Siemens A.Ş. is one of the founding members, became operational.

Siemens won the EU Environment Award in the management category.

The illumination of the Beyazıt Tower was done jointly by Siemens OSRAM and Istanbul University.

Siemens opened the Mahmudiye Wind Energy Power Plant, the first in Turkey to use wind turbines.