General description

BOTEK, Bosphorus Technical Consulting Corporation is an independent consulting engineering firm that provides multi-disciplinary civil engineering services. Since its establishment in 1975, BOTEK has gained extensive experience by monitoring major projects for quality, cost, scheduling, design and supervision such as motorways, railways, bridges, tunnels, environmental engineering, residential buildings, industrial facilities and many others, which are awarded by governments, municipalities and major private enterprises at home and abroad. For the past 30 years, BOTEK has been involved in nearly one third of all motorway projects in Turkey and has consequently developed into one of Turkey’s leading consulting engineering firms. BOTEK along with its 280 professionals including its affiliate firms and consultants, continues to provide comprehensive services in the vast range of Civil Engineering.

Key personnel

• Mr Yıldırım Gelgin, MSc Civil Eng
• Mr Levent Gelgin, BSc EMBA Civil Eng, Vice President, International Operations, Vice President of FCIC
• Mr Nadir Kiğılı, MSc Mech Eng, Project Consultant
• Mr İrfan İnanç, BSc Elec Eng, Project Consultant
• Mr Mehmet Tümay, Msc. Civil Eng, Project Consultant
• Mr Adem Berkmen, MSc Civil Eng, Technical Director
• Mr Sırrı Ülkü, BSc Civil Eng, Project Director
• Mr Sezai Çoşkun, BSc Civil Eng, Head of Construction Supervision
• Mrs Leyla Türkselçi, MSc Env Eng, Head of Transportation & Highways Division
• Ms Arzu Serter, MSc Civil Eng, Head of Structural Division
• Ms Gül Özer, BSc Env Eng, Head of Environmental Division
• Mrs. Nisa Gürler Yüce, Bsc. Geo & Photo Eng, Head of Geodesy & Photogrammetry Division
• Prof.Dr Okay Eroskay, Geology
• Prof.Dr Kayihan Arıç, Geophysics
• Prof.Dr Sönmez Yıldırım, Geotechnical
• Dr. Ömer Arda, Architectural
• Prof.Dr Nadir Yayla, Transportation & Highways
• Prof.Dr Zerrin Bayraktar, Transportation & Highways
• Doç.Dr Nevzat Erselcan, Transportation & Railways
• Dr Ziver Üner, Lighting and Electrification
• Dr Ayşe Kudat, Social Assessments
• Mr Cem Gelgin, Social Assessments

International experience

Saudi Arabia

International offices

Services

PRE-PROJECT PLANNING - Project identification. Pre-investment studies. Feasibility studies/assessments. Project appraisal
PROJECT SUPPORT - Civil Engineering. Cost planning. Geotechnical services. Environmental impact studies. Financial impact studies. Photogrammetry. Regional/urban/rural planning. Site evaluation. Structural engineering. Technical surveys. Topography
PROJECT PREPARATION - Pre-designs. Funding/procurement advice. Technical appraisals. Detailed designs. Tender documents/bid evaluation
CONSTRUCTION - Construction management. Field engineering. Inspection. Material testing. Procurement services. Project management. Quality assurance. Site supervision
POST-CONSTRUCTION - Commissioning. Operations and maintenance
LEGAL SUPPORT - Adjudication. Arbitration. Contracts
FINANCIAL SERVICES - Financial assessment
SUPPORT SERVICES - Tender information

Typical Projects

MOTORWAYS & HIGHWAYS
Provided Design, Construction Supervision & Engineering Services for Following Projects:
Trans-European Motorway Projects:
- TEM, Ankara-Pozanti Motorway (2x3)(20km)
- TEM, Pozanti-Tarsus-Mersin Motorway (2x3)(160km)
- TEM, Istanbul-Bursa-Balikesir-Izmir Motorway (2x3)(38km)
- TEM, Edirne-Kinali Motorway (2x3)(152km)
- EIB, Urban Roads in Duzce City (20km)
- Ankara-Cankiri State Highway (2x2)(84km)
- Ceyhan-Yumurtalik State Highway Project (2x2)(27km)
BRIDGES
- Dardanelles Suspended Bridge and Motorway Crossing (2x3) (Bridge Length 2196m, Span Distance 1440m), Feasibility Study, Design and Engineering Services
- 2nd Suspension Bridge and Motorway Crossing Including (2x4) (Bridge Length 1510m, Span Distance 1090m), Preliminary and Final Design, Construction Supervision
TUNNELS & SUBWAYS
- 2 Tunnels (842m) in the scope of Ankara-Pozanti TEM Motorway
- 1 Tunnel (1400m) in the scope of Pozanti-Tarsus-Mersin TEM Motorway
- Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing, Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design
- Istanbul Subway, Feasibility Study
RESIDENTIAL & HOUSING PROJECTS
- Design and Supevision of 720.000sqm Closed and Open Areas in the scope of Pozanti-Tarsus-Mersin Regions
- Zekeriyakoy Housing Project (2000 Units Villas), Preliminary and Final Design
RAILWAYS & SUBWAYS
- Bulgaria-Halkali Railway (303km), Design and Engineering Services
- Tekirdag-Muratlı Railway (50km), Design and Engineering Services
- Bosphorus Subway Crossing, Feasibility Study
PIPELINES
- East-West Fuel Pipeline Rehabilitation Project (15 different locations), Site Investigation, Tender Documents and Supervision
WATER & SEWERAGE SYSTEMS
Final Design of Sewage Treatment Plant and Sea Discharge of Urla City, Manisa City and Soke City (Total Population: Approx. 1 Million)