Operating four oil refineries with a total of 30 million tons annual crude oil processing capacity, Tüpraş is the first producer in Turkey’s refining sector and largest industrial enterprise of the country with its subsidiary in sea transportation, Ditaş, its subsidiary in railway transportation, KUAŞ (Körfez Ulaştırma A.Ş.) and affiliate in fuel oil distribution sector, Opet. Tüpraş also owns the shares of Tüpraş Trading and Entek. 49% of its shares are traded in Istanbul Stock Exchange. Tüpraş, Europe’s 7th largest refining company, serves as an integrated oil company with both market share and corporate reliability as well as production complexes and partnerships. Tüpraş is an integrated energy company operating in the following areas with its production complexes and subsidiaries; Crude oil refining, production and sale of refined petroleum products, retail sale of petroleum products, warehousing and international trade, marine and land transportation, electricity generation, engineering and consultancy for energy projects.

Tüpraş is one of the few refineries with a high complexity in the Mediterranean, with an average Nelson Complexity Index of 9.5.

As the pioneer of energy sector in Turkey since its inception, Tüpraş announced its “Strategic Transition Plan” aimed at leading the future of the energy sector within the scope of carbon transformation program initiated by its mother company, Koç Holding. Tüpraş is committed to reduce the carbon emissions from its activities by 27% compared to its 2017 levels and to become carbon neutral by 2050. This strategic transformation investment plan is built on 4 main pillars: Sustainable refining, Zero carbon electricity, Biofuels and Green hydrogen.

Established in 2010 and officially certified by the Ministry of Industry & Technology of Turkey, Tüpraş R&D Center drives the innovative transformation of Tüpraş. The Center provides solutions for the sustainability and competitiveness of Tüpraş refineries, also supports Tüpraş in its strategic transformation plan through national & international R&D projects carried out by the carbon capture, conversion and storage (CCUS), clean hydrogen, renewable fuels, zero-carbon electricity and energy efficiency, circular economy and innovative process technologies teams.

Tüpraş has four different refineries which are in İzmir, İzmit, Batman and Kırıkkale, located in Türkiye. The R&D Center is found in İzmit Refinery.