IC Holding

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{{short description|Turkish holding company}}

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| industry = Conglomerate

| homepage = [http://www.icholding.com.tr/en/Anasayfa icholding.com.tr]

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IC Holding, is a private conglomerate in Turkey{{Cite web|title=Merkezi yapıya geçtik - Capital|url=https://www.capital.com.tr/is-dunyasi/soylesiler/merkezi-yapiya-gectik|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Capital Online|language=tr}} including construction (IC İçtaş İnşaat),{{Cite web|title=Turkey's IC Ictas Insaat wins 84 mln euro deal to build part of Bucharest ring motorway|url=http://seenews.com/news/turkeys-ic-ictas-insaat-wins-84-mln-euro-deal-to-build-part-of-bucharest-ring-motorway-745666|access-date=10 September 2021|website=seenews.com|language=en}} electricity generation (IC İçtaş Energy){{Cite web|title=Turkey is going nuclear by 2023: Will it succeed? - Latest News|url=https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/turkey-is-going-nuclear-by-2023-will-it-succeed-149874|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Hürriyet Daily News|language=en}} and tourism (IC Hotels).{{Cite web|title=TRT'de tasarruf yok; toplantı için lüks otel seçildi, personele her gün için 100 lira ödendi|url=https://t24.com.tr/haber/trtde-tasarruf-yok-toplanti-icin-luks-otel-secildi-personele-her-gun-icin-100-lira-odendi,743591|access-date=10 September 2021|website=T24|language=Turkish}} It was founded by the current Chairman İbrahim Çeçen.{{Cite web |title=İbrahim Çeçen kimdir ? |url=https://www.timeturk.com/ibrahim-cecen-kimdir/biyografi-807117 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=www.timeturk.com |language=tr}} İbrahim Çeçen's son, Fırat Çeçen{{Cite web |title=Fırat Çeçen kimdir? Fırat Çeçen kaç yaşında? |url=https://www.timeturk.com/sirket-haberleri/firat-cecen-kimdir-firat-cecen-kac-yasinda/haber-1732935 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=www.timeturk.com |language=tr}} is the Vice Chairman,{{Cite web |title=Fırat Çeçen |url=https://www.icholding.com.tr/TR/Holding/kuruldetay/firat-cecen-11 |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=www.icholding.com.tr}} who is also the Chairman of IC Ibrahim Cecen Investment Holding.{{Cite web |title=Firat Cecen |url=https://roscongress.org/en/speakers/chechen-firat/biography/ |access-date=2 June 2022 |website=Roscongress Building Trust |language=en}}

With Limak Holding it has a subsidiary IC İçtaş Energy which owns two coal-fired power stations in Turkey, Kemeköy power station and Yeniköy power station,{{Cite web|title=KEMERKÖY TEPP|url=http://www.icholding.com.tr/EN/Enerji/ProjeDetay/38|access-date=10 September 2021|website=www.icholding.com.tr}}{{Cite web|date=7 June 2021|title=IC İçtaş Enerji|url=https://www.gem.wiki/IC_%C4%B0%C3%A7ta%C5%9F_Enerji|access-date=10 September 2021|website=Global Energy Monitor|language=en}} and locals have protested that that company has cut down trees in Akbelen Forest to expand the open pit coal mine which feeds the power stations.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2022 |title=Mining company uproots olive trees in Muğla as locals protest, attacked by security guards |url=https://m.bianet.org/english/environment/259923-mining-company-uproots-olive-trees-in-mugla-as-locals-protest-attacked-by-security-guards |website=Bianet}} In 2022 criticism of their air pollution continued.{{Cite web |title=Termik santralden çıkan dumanlar pes dedirtti! |url=https://www.cumhuriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/termik-santraldan-cikan-dumanlar-pes-dedirtti-1957583 |access-date=27 July 2022 |website=www.cumhuriyet.com.tr |language=tr}}

Climate TRACE estimates IC İçtaş Energy’s coal-fired power stations emitted over 5 million tons of the country's total 730 million tons of greenhouse gas in 2022,{{Cite web |title=Explore Map - Climate TRACE |url=https://climatetrace.org/explore/asset-25452381 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=climatetrace.org |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Explore Map - Climate TRACE |url=https://climatetrace.org/explore/asset-25452375 |access-date=2024-03-19 |website=climatetrace.org |language=en}} and it has been put on the Urgewald Global Coal Exit List.{{Cite web |year=2023 |title=Explore the Data |url=https://www.coalexit.org/data |access-date= |website=coalexit.org}}