Zorlu Gayrimenkul develops and operates residences, offices, hotels, shopping centers, hospitals, cultural facilities and commercial warehouses, principally in Turkey, serving residents, businesses, visitors and institutional tenants through mixed-use and commercial projects.
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AI-researched delivery record, not yet confirmed by the developer. Dates may be approximate; original sources are linked.
AI research over published reviews and resident comments. Scores are a model’s reading of opinion, not figures stated on a page, and nothing here feeds any number above it. The links under each block are the pages that research says it used. Based on available resident reviews of covered buildings. These are reported experiences, not independent building inspections, and may not represent all residents or properties.
| Project | Overall | Structure & systems | Management & living |
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| Raffles Residences IstanbulBeşiktaş, Istanbul66 units | 9.7/ 10 | 8.2/ 10 Booking.com 9.5/10, 9.4/10 · 209 reviews · booking.com Combined from 2 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 8.2. | 8.2/ 10 Booking.com 9.6/10, 9.5/10, 9.5/10, 8.7/10, 9.7/10 · 209 reviews · booking.com Combined from 5 published figures on 1 platform, weighted by review count, adjusted for where resident ratings usually fall and weighted toward the 6.5 midpoint where reviews are few: 8.2. |
Tripadvisor’s 4.9/5 from 1,338 guest reviews is the largest review base and converts to 10.0 under the specified curve. Booking.com provides a materially lower secondary signal, while the written feedback is still predominantly positive but records some aging equipment, an unavailable outdoor pool and location/traffic drawbacks; these justify a modest adjustment rather than a major reduction. The structure figure is limited to the published room/facility evidence and should not be read as an engineering assessment. | |||
Guests generally describe the rooms as spacious, clean and comfortable, with one review specifically praising “excellent water pressure” and heated bathroom floors. Counter-evidence is limited but concrete: a guest said the hotel was “starting to feel tired,” with “AC, fittings all just a bit past it,” while another reported finding something broken in the bathroom; these are guest observations, not an engineering inspection. | Daily experience is described mainly in very favorable terms: guests call the staff “very polite,” “helpful and friendly,” and praise the butlers, twice-daily housekeeping and the convenience of being inside Zorlu Center. The main operational reservations were that “once the hotel was fully booked staff were not enough,” one guest found the breakfast buffet limited, and another reported that the outdoor pool “didn’t work.” |
Raffles Hotels & Resorts agreed to operate the hotel component of Zorlu Center under a 30-year management arrangement.
Zorlu Yapı Yatırım A.Ş. became the owner of the Istanbul Zincirlikuyu land of the 17th Regional Directorate of Highways for the Zorlu Center project.
The Zorlu Center project was developed in cooperation with EAA architects after the design competition.
Zorlu, Zincirlikuyu'daki projesinin parçalarından biri olan otelin işletmesi için dünyada 'premium luxury' klasmanın en önemli isimlerinden biri olarak anılan Raffles Hotel ile 30 yıllığına anlaştı
Zorlu Yapı Yatırım A.Ş., Karayolları 17. Bölge Müdürlüğü'nün İstanbul Zincirlikuyu'da bulunan arazisinin yeni sahibidir.
Following the result of the competition, the project is developed in cooperation with EAA architects.
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Ahmet Zorlu holds memberships in the Board of Directors of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), the Turkish Industry and Business Association (TÜSİAD), ... Ahmet Zorlu conducts his social responsibility work through the Mehmet Zorlu Education, Health, Culture, and Solidarity Foundation
Establishing Korteks, his first manufacturing company, in 1976, Ahmet Zorlu gathered all of his companies under the roof of Zorlu Holding in 1990. Adding the Vestel brand to Zorlu Holding in 1994
Establishing Korteks, his first manufacturing company, in 1976, Ahmet Zorlu gathered all of his companies under the roof of Zorlu Holding in 1990. Adding the Vestel brand to Zorlu Holding in 1994, he opened the door to new lines of business. Zorlu’s entrepreneurialism ... continued ... in property development.
Establishing Korteks, his first manufacturing company, in 1976, Ahmet Zorlu gathered all of his companies under the roof of Zorlu Holding in 1990. Adding the Vestel brand to Zorlu Holding in 1994, he opened the door to new lines of business.
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu - Chair of The Board
Zeki Zorlu chairs various group companies in the industries of textile, energy, and property development. Actively engaged ... Zeki Zorlu is the Vice Chairman of the Textile Industry Assembly of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB).
Adding manufacturing to their list of operations following the company headquarters’ relocation in İstanbul in 1970, Zeki Zorlu laid the foundations of Korteks in Bursa in 1976. Establishing Zorlu Holding together with his brother Ahmet Zorlu
Establishing Zorlu Holding together with his brother Ahmet Zorlu ... Zeki Zorlu played a key role in the establishment and acquisition of numerous companies in the industries of energy, tourism, and property development. ... Zeki Zorlu chairs various group companies ... in property development.
Establishing Zorlu Holding together with his brother Ahmet Zorlu ... Zeki Zorlu played a key role in the establishment and acquisition of numerous companies in the industries of energy, tourism, and property development.
Zeki Zorlu - Honorary Chair
Olgun Zorlu began his professional career in 1986 after completing his higher education in textiles and business administration in the UK.
In addition to serving as the Chairman of the Board of Meta Nikel, Olgun Zorlu is also a Board Member at Zorlu Energy, Vestel White Goods, Vestel Electronics and various companies affiliated with Zorlu Holding.
He started to serve in managerial positions at various Zorlu Group companies in 1988
A Zorlu Holding Board Member since 1998, Zorlu has assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Zorlu Holding as of 2022.
He started to serve in managerial positions at various Zorlu Group companies in 1988 ... A Zorlu Holding Board Member since 1998, Zorlu has assumed the position of Vice Chairman of the Board of Zorlu Holding as of 2022.
Zorlu Holding Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı Ahmet Nazif Zorlu ve Zorlu Holding Yönetim Kurulu Üyesi Olgun Zorlu tarafından yeni bir şirket kuruldu. Marma Konut İnşaat A.Ş, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu ve Olgun Zorlu ortaklığında
Olgun Zorlu - Vice Chair of The Board
Cem Köksal graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Mechanical Engineering in 1988, and completed his master's degree at Bilkent University in 1990.
continues to serve as an Executive Board Member and Board Member at Vestel Group of Companies ... has been a Board Member of Zorlu Enerji since 2002 ... also a Member of the Board of Directors of Togg ... UN Global Compact Turkey
Köksal worked in the banking sector between 1990 and 2001 ... started working as Deputy General Manager at Denizbank in 1997 and joined Vestel in 2002
has also served as a Board Member at Zorlu Holding AŞ since 2022.
Köksal worked in the banking sector between 1990 and 2001 ... joined Vestel in 2002 as the Chief Financial Officer ... assumed the role of Zorlu Holding Deputy CEO as of March 2024 ... has also served as a Board Member at Zorlu Holding AŞ since 2022.
joined Vestel in 2002 as the Chief Financial Officer ... has also served as a Board Member at Zorlu Holding AŞ since 2022.
Cem Köksal - Board Member and Deputy CEO
İlker Özcan completed his undergraduate education at İstanbul Technical University’s Department of Civil Engineering in 2000, and then his master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at Leuven University in Belgium.
Özcan successfully served as Regional Manager at Gondola Holding between 2004-2009, Operations Manager at İstanbul Doors Group between 2010-2012, Operations Director at Dream Group between 2012-2015, General Manager at Meri’s Group between 2015-2017, and General Manager of Zorlu Yapı Yatırım A.Ş. Gourmet Branch ... between 2018-2022.
İlker Özcan has been appointed as the General Manager of Zorlu Center as of June 1, 2022.
İlker Özcan completed his undergraduate education at İstanbul Technical University’s Department of Civil Engineering in 2000, and then his master’s degree in Industrial Engineering at Leuven University in Belgium. Özcan successfully served as Regional Manager at Gondola Holding ... General Manager of Zorlu Yapı Yatırım A.Ş. Gourmet Branch ... İlker Özcan has been appointed as the General Manager of Zorlu Center as of June 1, 2022.
İlker Özcan has been appointed as the General Manager of Zorlu Center as of June 1, 2022.
İlker Özcan - Zorlu Center General Manager
Ali Fahri Gürsoy İmar Mevzuatı ve Arazi Geliştirme Genel Müdür Yardımcısı / Zorlu Gayrimenkul
Soyak Yapı İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.'de mevzuat müdürü olarak görev yapan Ali Fahri Gürsoy'un Zorlu Gayrimenkul’de imar mevzuatı ve arazi geliştirmeden sorumlu yeni genel müdür yardımcılığına transfer olduğunu
General Manager - Zorlu Gayrimenkul A.Ş. (Current) Oct 2008 - Present
İmar Mevzuatı ve Arazi Geliştirme Genel Müdür Yardımcısı / Zorlu Gayrimenkul ... (Current) Oct 2008 - Present
İmar Mevzuatı ve Arazi Geliştirme Genel Müdür Yardımcısı / Zorlu Gayrimenkul ... (Current) Oct 2008 - Present
İmar Mevzuatı ve Arazi Geliştirme Genel Müdür Yardımcısı / Zorlu Gayrimenkul ... General Manager - Zorlu Gayrimenkul A.Ş. (Current) Oct 2008 - Present
0 undated completions and 0 boundary-uncertain completions are retained but excluded from figures.
| Project | Location | Type | Units | Floors | Area | Cost | Payment plan | Launched | Construction start | Original target | Handover | Delay | Confidence | Status |
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| Raffles Residences Istanbul | Istanbul, Türkiye Beşiktaş | hotel residences | 661 | 8 | — | — | — | 2017 | 5 May 2017 | — | Jan 2017 – Dec 2017 | — | not scorable | completed |
| Coverage | active |
| Tracked since | October 9, 2026 |
| Last checked | October 15, 2026 this month |
| Profile last researched | October 15, 2026 |
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