Ataturk Dam and Hydro Electric Power Plant
Brief Description
Construction of 85 million cu.m rockfill dam and 2,400 MW hydroelectric powerplant. Largest dam in Turkey and fifth largest dam of its type in the world.
Palet İnşaat was the leader firm of the consortium that executed the project.
| Project Name | Construction of Ataturk Dam |
| Location | Sanliurfa, Turkey |
| Client | General Directorate of State Hydraulics Department - Ankara |
| Date of Start | 1983 |
| Date of Completion | 1992-2003 |
| Value | 171,850,000,000.- TL (Based on 1983 prices; US $ 1,181,640,000.-) |
| Constructor | Palet Construction was the pilot firm with 35% share of the ATA Consortium executing the project |