The businessman from Bingöl, who bought the entire company he entered as a worker in Canada, carries his half-century of experience to Turkey. Van Horne Construction Chairman of the Board Fesih Zeki Mert, who met with the journalists for breakfast, evaluated the success story from Bingöl to Canada and its investments in Turkey. Answering the questions of the journalists, Mert stated that he joined the Van Horne Construction company, which was founded in Canada in 1973, as a worker in 2002, and that he became the 100 percent owner of the company in 2017.
98,000 SQUARE METERS SPACE IS PLANNED IN 1,5 YEARS
Mert, who is currently the chairman of the board of directors of Van Horne Construction, which he owns, stated that they have moved the company's half-century experience in Canada to Turkey since 2020. Investing primarily in his hometown of Bingöl and also in Istanbul, Mert said that they have realized projects on an area of 42,000 square meters in a 2-year period, and until the end of 2023, they will have an area of 98,000 square meters. He stated that the projects are planned.
AWARD-WINNING PROJECT IN CANADA WAS REALIZED IN BINGOL
Expressing that after they became 100 percent owner of the company, they made it one of Canada's top 50 companies in a short time, Mert underlined that they want to realize their success in Canada in Turkey as well. Mert said that they realized the project that won an award in Canada in Bingöl and that they will open it a month later, and that they have more than one project related to urban transformation in Istanbul.