Kardemir is a Turkish steel producer. The name is a contraction of the Turkish language Karabük Demir Çelik Fabrikaları , which means "Karabük Iron and Steel Works".
7-669: Its main plant is located at Karabük in the Black Sea region of Turkey . Construction of the complex started in 1937 and finished in two years. Power plant was the first plant put into operation in 1939 and other plants became operative successionally within 2 years. Having functioned as a state-owned company for decades, Kardemir was privatized in 1995. Kardemir burns coal in Turkey . As an integrated steelworks emissions are higher than steel produced at electric arc furnaces . They also own Karabük coal-fired power station . Climate Trace estimates
14-454: A major tourist attraction. Karabük has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen : Cfa ) or a relatively warm oceanic climate ( Trewartha : Do ) with hot, humid summers and chilly, wet winters. Karabük has its own resources of dolomite and limestone , while coal and manganese is brought from Zonguldak and iron ore from Divriği . This allows a varied, yet basic industry in Karabük, including
21-574: A township in the Safranbolu district in 1941. It became a district center in 1953 and a provincial center in 1995. Hadrianapolis (now Eskipazar ), is an ancient city from the Roman Empire of the 4th century, located about 30km (68km by road) from Karabük. There are many fountains, churches, and Roman baths. Although most of it is recently excavated, illegal excavations which have been going on for many years and have damaged Eskipazar's chances of becoming
28-409: Is a city in the Black Sea region of Turkey. It is the seat of Karabük Province and Karabük District . Its population is 125,403 (2022). The town lies at an elevation of 301 m (988 ft). Karabük was built in the 1930s as the seat of the iron and steel industry of Turkey, and thus is prone to the hazardous effects of air pollution. Karabük lies in a location near Filyos River formed by
35-512: The merge of Araç and Soğanlı rivers. There are no known records of the origin of its name; in Turkish kara means "black" and bük means "bush" or "blackberry bush" ("bramble"). So Karabük means "blackbush". Karabük is situated on an important trade route between Amasra on the coast and central Anatolia. The history of the city goes back to the early years of the Turkish Republic, when it
42-469: The plant emitted over 3.5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2022, more greenhouse gas than any other steelmaker in the country except Erdemir and İsdemir . Kardemir is the main sponsor of Karabükspor . This article about an industrial corporation or company is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Turkish corporation or company article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Karab%C3%BCk Karabük
49-514: Was a small sub-village formed by 13 houses in the Öğlebeli village of Safranbolu . There was also a small train station on the Ankara – Zonguldak route. The town started to develop with the industrialization of the country. One of the first steel factories of the Republic was built here in 1939, after which it grew rapidly and incorporated Öğlebeli village as a quarter. Karabük became a municipality and then
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