SOCAR Turkey is a subsidiary of SOCAR (State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic), one of the world’s most established oil and natural gas companies, founded in 2008.

SOCAR Turkey is a symbol of the growing economic cooperation between Azerbaijan and Turkey, two brotherly nations. SOCAR Turkey continues to strengthen Turkey’s industry through its investments while rapidly advancing toward becoming one of the country’s largest companies, thereby helping Turkey become a significant power on international energy platforms.

SOCAR, whose total investments to be realized by 2020 amount to 19.5 billion dollars, takes pride in being Turkey’s largest foreign investor. Similarly, SOCAR Turkey’s group companies such as Petkim, STAR Refinery, TANAP, Petlim, Petkim Wind Energy Power Plant, SOCAR Distribution and SOCAR Storage represent Azerbaijan’s largest single-country investment to date.

SOCAR defines its main investment areas in Turkey as natural gas trading and distribution, petroleum refining and distribution, production and trading of petrochemical products, and related supporting activities. Additionally, SOCAR is the largest partner of the TANAP Project, the longest section of the Southern Gas Corridor, planned to deliver resources from the Caspian Sea region to Turkey and Europe.