Items Tagged with 'Turkey'

As editor-in-chief, I have the special privilege every year of presenting the ENR Award of Excellence in New York City and helping make a video about the winner.

Kit Miyamoto’s effort as global CEO and humanitarian coordinator at engineering and disaster management firm Miyamoto International and president of the nonprofit Miyamoto Global Disaster Relief is not just work— it’s personal.

Fatih Çevik, general manager of Limak Construction, based in Ankara, Turkey, has had a longstanding affection for the Çoruh River in the country’s mountainous northeastern region, which he describes as part of the landscape of his youth.

Construction of the 90-mile rail line began in 2022. 

U.S. embassies are never simple. They are multifaceted self-contained villages with strict security, both in design and construction.

The 1915Çanakkale Bridge is not only the world’s longest suspension bridge, with a main span of 2,023 m, but a historic and economic new landmark for Turkey.

On a cold, gray day in late March, the mountains on the drive to the Yusufeli hydroelectric dam project site in northeastern Turkey seem ominous.

ENR editors are known for their prolific and sometimes challenging overseas travel, especially in reporting on disasters of all kinds.

Technical experts say quakes’ death toll and destruction were made worse by systemic problems in the nation’s building industry.

Says Kit Miyamoto, founder of engineering firm Miyamoto International, after tour of hard-hit area: "The scene of devastation is unlike anything I have seen in my 20 years of working in disaster zones."