Important Past Events

First feasibility study concluded in 1985
Re-confirmation of feasibility study and alignment concluded in 1997
Improvements of the Project 1997 and 1998
JBIC loan agreement number TK-P15 signed 17 September 1999
Pre-qualification of Consultants spring 2000
Bids from Consultants 28 August 2000
Engineering and Consulting Services Contract finalised 13 December 2001
Commencement of the Consulting Services 15 March 2002
Commencement of geotechnical surveys 25 July 2002
Commencement of Bathymetric surveys in the Istanbul Strait 23 September 2002
Commencement of Marine deep drillings in the Istanbul Strait 2 December 2002
Pre-Qualification of Contractors for BC1 announcement 30 July 2002
Pre-Qualification applications for BC1 received 16 September 2002
BC1 Enquiry Documents sent to the Pre-Qualified Contractors 6 June 2003
BC1 Bids received from the Contractors 3 October 2003
BC1 Contract signed with TGN Joint Venture June 2004
Sites handed over to TGN August 2004