The generation of 1968 hit their mark on the recent history of Turkey. Yesterday's student movement leaders are today standing on the front for the success of their political parties or companies.


M. İsmet URAN was ITU Students' Representative, which means he was an important name in ITU.


Mr. M. İsmet URAN who departed now and we still follow the path of his principles, was born in 1949 in İstanbul. He completed his education in Istanbul. After graduating from Kabataş High School, he graduated from Istanbul Technical University (ITU) Mechanical Engineering Faculty in the first rank.


He worked in M.A.N. Plant as Senior Mechanical Engineer for a period of time.


He fulfilled his military obligation in the Air Force as a Reserve Officer.


He started to work as an independent contractor by establishing Uran Mühendislik (Uran Engineering) in 1974, which is the core of today's Uran Holding.


In other words, foundation of Uran Holding was laid on February 6th, 1974.


In this context, he undertook some important projects as Uran Mühendislik. His project undertakings showed a rapid improvement in time in comparison to other works. Uran Mühendislik started to carry out project works with great care for factories, industrial plants and other structures.


Two or three construction works completed thereafter led rise of a great job potential in front of Uran Mühendislik between 1974 - 1976.


The main factor that led to an increasing work volume was the public impression of completing the projects in a timely manner in compliance with the contracts by carrying out the works in a healthy and careful way.


In their way to achieve success, M. İsmet URAN recommended young entrepreneurs to be patient, learn every aspects of their field in detail and show all the efforts to overcome the difficulties that may be encountered.


He always wanted young entrepreneurs to be modern managers that believe in their coworkers, are capable to maintain the feeling of confidence by acting sincerely and keep their hopes to the future fresh; shortly having and capable to apply all the qualifications required for modern management.


Sister companies of Uran Holding have successfully completed more than one hundred projects, which are also called "Map Changing Projects".


Mr. M. İsmet URAN, until his departure on August 24th, 1995, was acting as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Uran Holding and Subsidiaries.


Mr. M. İsmet URAN and Mrs. Nermin URAN, Chairman of our Board of Directors, have two children, Aysan and Arcan.


Aysan URAN works as a Director.

Uran Holding showed a healthy growth in Turkey over the years and gained a wide range of experience in the field of construction. As the work volume improved in 1981, the activities of the company spread out to include other fields. Engineering, ready-mixed concrete procurement, tourism, agriculture and insurance operations have been carried out by sister companies. In addition to these activities, the young and dynamic management of URANSAN has become the main drive behind the development of the company and investment policies.


Despite the depression in global and local economy, URANSAN managed to continue its operations by the talented management team. In this period, the management team has taken all the necessary steps in the corporate organization and investment portfolio. URANSAN anticipated these days of depression in advance and took all the necessary measures locally and globally.


Uran Holding believes that managers should be fully responsible for improving the motivation of employees.


It deems employees the most important investment with the thought that if employees do not consider themselves as essential part of achieving a task, offering only higher wages would not be sufficient to keep them in the workplace.


Its operations are based on the fact that the individual performances of employees should be affected and improved in order to evaluate them in the best way.


Uran Holding allows socialization and communication among its employees.


With the appreciation of human factor, Uran Holding believes that a business may be considered as a business only with its employees. In this context, the main principles of the company are as follows:

Respect, Social Events, encouragement of intraoffice friendships,
    rewarding and allow to use initiatives

These are the actual and applicable corporate understanding and approach of Uran Holding.


Uran Holding A.Ş., founded on 19/07/1983. Started its operations to improve the businesses and success and maintain continuity of and for its affiliates and subsidiaries in their fields of activity by helping establishment of such companies suitable for giant enterprises, and establishment and operation of a stable capital market by encouraging and procuring merger of small savings and capitals.


Uransan A.Ş., founded on 21/08/1981 with the primary purpose to carry out all kinds of construction installation and erection contracts, trade raw materials and semi-products, make investments in manufacturing, prove technical services, establish representative offices and agencies of foreign companies, obtain licenses, operate or lease means of road and sea transportation in the fields of textile, ready-made clothing, food industry and mining to utilize industrial power in the country.


Uran Mühendislik A.Ş., founded on 17/09/1986 with the primary purpose to carry out construction of roads, structures, bridges and other social facilities, and production, importation, exportation and sales of the required materials, machinery parks, auxiliary spare parts in the country or abroad, and establish agencies in the country or abroad in the fields of engineering, architecture, project undertaking, application and technical supervision.


Uran Hazır Beton A.Ş., founded on 04/02/1988 with the primary purpose to purchase, import, and export, manufacture and market ready-mixed concrete products locally and internationally, market all kinds of systems and technologies related to management and organization technologies to real or legal persons, entities or companies, provide consultancy services on these subject areas, ensure monitoring and supervision of the existing applications.


Uran Sigorta A.Ş., founded on 01/12/1989 with the primary purpose to execute contracts as an (A) type agency with the powers and licenses granted to act as an insurance company to provide scope of fire, transportation, accident, installation, machinery and personal life insurance coverage.


Uran Turizm A.Ş., founded on 09/10/1987 with the primary purpose to carry out local and international tourism operations, make local and international travel organizations, make investments, purchase, sales, import and export tourism items and gifts, and participate in exhibitions and fairs.


Uran Otel A.Ş., founded on 20/11/1999 with the primary purpose to construct, purchase, lease from and to third parties hotels, motels, camping areas, Turkish baths, thermal hotels and baths, sports fields and facilities, physiotherapy centers, ice-skating fields, and receive and give real rights on tourism facilities, and act as a tourism operator.

Uransan EURL founded on 22/4/2004 with the primary purpose to construct, to contracting, to lease equipement, to product ready-mixed concrete and to trade. A Concrete Plant is established by "URAN Ready Mixed Concrete" and sales are started since 2006.


Uran Management Services founded on 23/5/2003 with the primary  purpose to manage all kind of maintenance and repairing services of apartments and housing estate.




Companies established within the Uran Holding Structure:

	Uransan Foreign Trade, Contracting and Investment, Inc.
	Uran Engineering, Construction and Trade, Inc.
	Uransan EURL
	Uran Tourism Investments, Inc.
	Urania Tourism and Travel Agency
	Uran Hotel Investments and Businesses, Inc.
	Uran Ready Concrete, Inc.
	Uran Ready Component Elements Industry and Trade, Inc.
	Uran Insurance, Inc.

Establishments within the Uran Holding Structure

	Uran Foundation
	Grand Prestige Hotel - Side
	Grand Prestige Hotel - İstanbul
	Urankent Ankara
	Uran Culture and Arts Center
	Uran Management Services