Kalyon Group

{{short description|Turkish conglomerate}}

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| founder = Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu

| founded = 1974

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| homepage = {{URL|kalyonholding.com}}

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Kalyon Group is a Turkish conglomerate, with major interests in construction.{{Cite web|url=http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/kalyon-group/|title=Kalyon Group}} It was founded by Ömer Faruk Kalyoncu.{{Cite web|url=http://turkey.mom-rsf.org/en/owners/companies/detail/company/company/show/kalyon-group/|title=Kalyon Group}}

In 2013, it was part of a joint venture which won the EUR 22 billion contract to construct a third international airport in Istanbul.Hurriyet, 3 May 2013, [http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/23197988.asp Üçüncü havalimanı ihalesini Limak-Cengiz-Mapa-Kolin-Kalyon OGG kazandı] Other contracts include Istanbul's Metrobus system, the construction of a new stadium for İstanbul Büyükşehir Belediyesi S.K.,Yurt, 5 March 2013, [http://www.yurtgazetesi.com.tr/ekonomi/ibbnin-stadyumu-da-yandasa-h30527.html İBB'nin stadyumu da yandaşa] Karapınar solar power plant, and the redevelopment of Taksim Gezi Park to reconstruct the Taksim Military Barracks.BBC, 5 June 2013, [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22753752 Turkey clashes: Why are Gezi Park and Taksim Square so important?]

The company was founded in 1974 by Hasan Kalyoncu and is now run by his sons. Kalyoncu was a close friend of the former President and Prime Minister Turgut Özal. Kalyon was described in 2013 by the BBC as "a company which has close ties with the governing Justice and Development (AK) Party".

In 2022, the International Holding Company from the UAE acquired 50% of Kalyon.{{Cite web |last=Company |first=International Holding |title=History |url=https://www.ihcuae.com/about-us/history |access-date=2024-03-18 |website=International Holding Company |language=en}}