Private company

Kardemir

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Turkish iron and steel producer

Kardemir is a Turkish steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Karabük Iron and Steel Works (Turkish: Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikaları).2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1937Founded1
  • Industryiron and steel industry1
  • HeadquartersKarabük1
  • Websitewww.kardemir.com
  • Legal formAnonim şirket1
  • LEI789000HKISRM8ZEH01283
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered addressKARDEMİR,DEMİR ÇELİK TESİSLERİ MERKEZ/KARABÜK, 78170 Karabük, Turkey3
  • Registered withMinistry of Customs and Trade, General Directorate of Domestic Trade, 05050055358000173

Kardemir is a Turkish steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Karabük Iron and Steel Works (Turkish: Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikaları).2

Corporate structure

Kardemir sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Kardemir Karabük, Turkey
    • Karabük Kardemir Iron-Steel Museum Subsidiary · Karabük, Turkey

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Its main plant is located at Karabük in the Black Sea region of Turkey. Construction of the complex started in 1937 and finished in two years. Power plant was the first plant put into operation in 1939 and other plants became operative successionally within 2 years. Having functioned as a state-owned company for decades, Kardemir was privatized in 1995.

From Wikipedia’s article on Kardemir, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Karabük Kardemir Iron-Steel Museum

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1937Founded Founded1