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- Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. (Tüpraş) is Turkey's largest industrial enterprise and a leading oil refiner, operating four refineries with a total annual crude oil processing capacity of 30 million tons across İzmit, İzmir, Kırıkkale, and Batman facilities; it produces a comprehensive range of petroleum and petrochemical products including liquefied petroleum gases, gasoline, diesel, jet fuel, fuel oils, base oils, waxes, extracts, bitumen and bituminous binders, naphtha, white spirits, clarified oils, petroleum coke, and sulfur. The company engages in purchasing, selling, importing, exporting, storing, and marketing of crude oil, petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas, and natural gas; it also provides transportation services via subsidiaries Ditaş (maritime tanker fleet) and Körfez Ulaştırma (rail operations), electricity generation through Entek (zero-carbon power plants), trading via Tüpraş Trading Ltd., and venture investments in energy transition technologies through Tüpraş Ventures. Founded in 1983 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, Tüpraş primarily serves domestic markets while exporting internationally and operates through Refining and Electric segments, holding stakes in fuel retailer Opet and supporting Turkey's energy needs with over 60% of national refining capacity. Recent developments include the commissioning of an Ecofining unit for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production in Q4 2025, a letter of intent with Turkish Airlines for SAF supply from İzmir Refinery, a $500 million sustainability-linked loan from seven international banks in May 2025, initiation of $271 million propylene splitter projects at İzmit and İzmir refineries, expansion of zero-carbon electricity capacity to 416 MW with additional 214 MW solar investments in Europe via Entek, securing a 10-year SAF feedstock agreement, and Tüpraş Ventures investments in green hydrogen startups and robotics technologies as part of its Strategic Transition Plan targeting carbon neutrality by 2050.