The Gerede-Ankara and Ankara Peripheral Motorway in Türkiye, the Bekhme Dam in Iraq and the Ras Lanuf and Brega new towns in Libya were ENKA’s first “mega” projects. The other major projects of this period were the 1,200 MW Hamitabat Natural Gas Fired Combined Cycle Power Plant, the Russian Federation natural gas pipeline from Türkiye’s Bulgarian border to Ankara and the Iraq-Türkiye oil pipeline.
In addition, projects completed in Russian Federation and Germany have confirmed ENKA’s ability to compete with international companies on their own territory.
ENKA undertook its initial construction projects in Russian Federation within the framework of the Turkish-USSR Natural Gas Agreement in 1988. These projects included the restoration and renovation of Petrovsky Passage, a historic architectural landmark, and the turn-key construction of the 1000-bed Hospital for World War II Veterans, both located in Moscow.
By 1990, ENKA had begun to rank among the top general contracting companies in the world, offering a comprehensive range of services from design and procurement to construction, erection, operation, maintenance and management.