
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
1986

First handover
A three-storey school in Kadıköy, a week before the contract date.
1994

First public tender
A service building in Ankara; the start of public work.
1999

After the earthquake
After the Marmara earthquake, a 1,200-home rebuilding programme in 14 months.
2003

First project abroad
An office building in Baku; today we work in six countries.
2008

The schedule goes public
Every site's monthly report started going to the employer.
2011

Second generation
Selin Saydam became chief executive; healthcare got its own division.
2016

The record opens
The planned and actual dates of every project were published online.
2022

Europe
The Bucharest Cultural Centre, our first project in Romania.
2026

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
Offices
Contact detailsIstanbul
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