What NKY Architects & Engineers does

NKY Architects & Engineers (legal name: NKY Mimarlık Mühendislik) is a privately held Turkish architecture and engineering consultancy founded in 1990 and headquartered in Ankara. The firm delivers full-spectrum architectural design, engineering, medical planning, project management, construction supervision, and technical consultancy services for mega-scale public infrastructure — with healthcare campuses as its dominant vertical. NKY designed the Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital, the world's largest seismically isolated building (2,040 isolators, 2,354 beds), and the Bilkent Integrated Health Campus, the largest healthcare campus in Europe under a single contract (USD 2.2B, 3,704 beds). Its technology stack centers on BIM Level 300 design delivery, seismic base isolation engineering, evidence-based healthcare design, and LEED-certified sustainable building design.

The firm's revenue model is professional services, project-based, and quote-driven. Contracts are won through competitive tendering, direct appointment, and consortium structures with government ministries, multilateral institutions (World Bank, UNOPS, EIB, JICA), and public-sector clients. Contract values span from USD 400,000 for small commercial interiors to USD 2.2B mega health campuses, with fees typically negotiated as a percentage of project value. Customer segments are predominantly government — ministries of health, education, interior, and transportation — supplemented by multilateral-funded infrastructure programs. The firm operates 10+ wholly-owned international branch offices across Turkey, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Bangladesh, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Pakistan, Romania, Georgia, Uzbekistan, and the UK, with the CEO Birhan Emre Yazıcı and Overseas Director Tolga Şahin (Chairman of DEIK International Technical Consultancy Business Council) leading a staff of 501–1,000. NKY has held the #1 position in Turkey's HIB Service Exporters ranking for technical supervision and consultancy for 8 consecutive years and appears on ENR's Top 225 International Design Firms list.

Name

NKY Architects & Engineers

Legal name

NKY Mimarlık Mühendislik

Website

https://nky.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

NKY Architects & Engineers is a Turkish architecture and engineering consultancy delivering design, project management, and construction supervision for mega-scale healthcare campuses, public infrastructure, and urban resilience projects for government ministries and multilateral institutions across 10+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Architectural Design & Engineering Services

NAICS

Architectural Services (541310), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Services-Engineering Services (8711)

akta.pro primary industry

Architectural Design Services (BPAHAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Construction Engineering & Constructability Consulting (BPAHAIAN), Interior Design Services (BPAHAKAB)

Keywords

• Architectural design services
• Engineering consulting
• Construction supervision
• Master planning services
• Project management consultancy

Headquarters

HQ city

Çankaya

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Architectural and Engineering Design Services: Full-spectrum architectural design, interior design, engineering services, and medical planning for healthcare campuses, universities, stadiums, hotels, commercial complexes, airports, museums, and government facilities. Revenue is project-based, generated through direct contracts with government ministries, municipal authorities, and private developers. Project values range from USD 400,000 (small commercial interiors) to USD 2.2 billion (mega integrated health campuses).
2. Project Management and Construction Supervision: Owner representation, construction supervision, design review, monitoring, and consultancy services throughout project delivery. Revenue generated on a per-project or man-month basis, as evidenced by over 1,200 person-months delivered on the Adana Integrated Health Campus alone. Services cover FIDIC-based contract management and international standard project management for multi-country programs.
3. Technical Consultancy and Feasibility Studies: Preparation of feasibility studies, technical due diligence, environmental and social impact assessments (ESIA), geotechnical investigations, and urban planning consultancy. Delivered for international clients including World Bank-funded programs, UNOPS, and government agencies in Bangladesh, Uzbekistan, and Turkey.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

NKY Architects & Engineers provides architectural design, engineering, medical planning, project management, and construction supervision services for technically complex, large-scale built environment projects. The firm delivers full-spectrum services from concept design through construction supervision for healthcare campuses, university campuses, airports, stadiums, government buildings, mosques, and urban infrastructure across Turkey and international markets, with contract values ranging from USD 400,000 to USD 2.2 billion per project.

Product overview

NKY Architects & Engineers is an architecture and engineering consulting firm offering a comprehensive portfolio of design and project management services. The core offerings include Architectural Design Services covering healthcare, hospitality, educational, commercial, and infrastructure sectors, combined with Project Management & Construction Supervision for large-scale developments. The firm specializes in Medical Planning and Healthcare Campus Solutions, having delivered major integrated health campuses across Turkey and internationally. NKYX serves as the firm's experimental innovation laboratory for conceptual and futuristic design projects including autonomous vehicles and sustainable mobility solutions. The company also provides specialized Urban Resilience & Disaster Preparedness consulting, including seismic engineering and risk assessment services. Projects span healthcare campuses, airports, stadiums, universities, hotels, and public infrastructure across Turkey, Middle East, Central Asia, Europe, and Africa.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• NKYX: Innovation and experimental design division focusing on futuristic concepts including autonomous vehicles, electric designs, and experimental architecture

Products and services

• Architectural Design Services Comprehensive architectural design services covering residential, commercial, healthcare, educational, hospitality, and infrastructure projects with focus on sustainable and innovative design solutions for government ministries, municipalities, and institutional clients.
• Project Management & Construction Supervision End-to-end project management including design review, construction supervision, contract management, and operational monitoring for large-scale infrastructure and building projects, delivered per-project or on a man-month basis using FIDIC-based contract management for multi-country programs.
• Master Planning Urban and campus master planning services including spatial organization, transportation strategy, and sustainable design frameworks for complex multi-building developments such as university campuses and healthcare precincts.
• Medical Planning Specialized healthcare facility planning including hospital bed configuration, medical workflow optimization, and compliance with international healthcare standards for integrated health campuses.
• Engineering Services Complete engineering design including structural, mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems for buildings and infrastructure projects, with seismic engineering as a core specialty.
• Interior Design Interior architecture and design services for healthcare facilities, hotels, commercial spaces, and residential projects with focus on functionality and aesthetic excellence.
• NKYX Innovation Lab Innovation and experimental design laboratory showcasing conceptual projects including autonomous vehicles, electric mobility solutions, modular housing concepts, and futuristic architectural proposals.
• Healthcare Campus Solutions Integrated health campus delivery including multi-hospital complexes with specialized facilities such as general hospitals, rehabilitation centers, psychiatric hospitals, and medical hotels, delivered under PPP or public procurement models.
• Seismic Engineering & Resilience Seismic base isolation design and earthquake resilience planning services for critical infrastructure including hospitals, featuring advanced isolation technologies (e.g., 2,040 seismic isolators in Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital).
• Urban Resilience & Disaster Preparedness City-wide seismic risk assessment, geotechnical investigations, microzonation studies, and risk-sensitive land use planning for urban resilience against natural disasters.

Quantifiable outcome

• Delivered Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital — world's largest seismically isolated building with 2,040 seismic isolators
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Popescu ArchitectscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Local Romanian architectural firm partnering with NKY as Design Consortium lead for the Craiova Regional Emergency Hospital (EUR 507M, 807 beds). Popescu Architects provides local expertise and regulatory knowledge while NKY leads overall design management. This is NKY's flagship Romania project and its entry point into the European market.
• Asian Consulting EngineerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for leading architectural and engineering designs of the Lahore Grand Bazaar project in Pakistan. NKY serves as lead architect in this partnership.
• VAT Energy and CBM ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKY leads consortium with VAT Energy and CBM Consulting for World Bank-funded Clean Energy for Buildings in Uzbekistan (CEBU) Project, providing Project Management Consultancy (PMC) to the Ministry of Energy of Uzbekistan.
• Planet SAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKY provides technical assistance and supervision services as part of the Planet SA-led consortium for the Yuksekova Wastewater Treatment Plant Project, co-financed by the Republic of Turkey and European Union (IPA II).
• ITEC (Japan)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJapanese partner ITEC leads the Iraq Thi Qar Hospital project, with NKY providing construction supervision services on site in Iraq. This partnership provides access to Middle Eastern healthcare markets through a Japanese-led consortium structure.
• ProyapiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKY collaborates with Proyapi on the Fintas Marina Project in Kuwait, supporting Kuwait Ports Authority with engineering and project management services as part of a Study Tour.
• Koltek MüşavirlikminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerKoltek Müşavirlik is part of the KABEV (Earthquake Resistance and Energy Efficiency in Public Buildings) consortium with NKY and Çevre ve Şehircilik Bakanlığı (Ministry of Environment and Urbanization), World Bank funded. Jointly retrofitting Çağlayan and Kartal courthouses.
• Orion BusinessminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNKY-Orion Business Partnership for Phase-2 Field Control Stage of the Northern Ring Road Construction Consultancy Contract with Malatya Metropolitan Municipality, funded by JICA.
• EptisaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNKY-Eptisa Joint Venture for Trabzon Arsin Investment Island and Industrial Zone Survey and Design Works, combining NKY's architectural expertise with Eptisa's engineering and infrastructure capabilities.
• DIA Construction / Bilkent Healthcare InvestmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDIA Construction is the builder and Bilkent Healthcare Investment is the operator of the Bilkent Integrated Health Campus (USD 2.2B, 3,704 beds). NKY delivered all architectural and engineering design for this project — the largest healthcare campus in Europe and world under a single contract. Operated under 25-year PPP concession.
• Charity for Masjid FoundationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCharity for Masjid Foundation commissions NKY for engineering supervision of 18 mosques across Saudi Arabia under FIDIC Conditions of Contract. Non-profit organization commissioning religious infrastructure.
• Republic of Turkey Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (General Directorate of Infrastructure Investments)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment client commissioning NKY for architectural and engineering design services for Rize-Artvin Airport (45,143m²), including ground geotechnical assessment, preliminary projects, engineering application projects, and tender documents.
• Belgian Embassy / Kingdom of Belgium Foreign AffairsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerNKY provided project management and supervision services for the relocation and fit-out of the Belgian Embassy chancellery in Ankara (1,400m², 2-floor refurbishment), completed and inaugurated in 2022 under the patronage of Belgian Foreign Minister.
• Turkish Aerospace Industry (TAI)minorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTurkish Aerospace Industry selected NKY to control and organize project documents, perform on-site construction supervision (6-person team), oversee testing, commissioning, and manage the contract for the Elazig Aircraft Hangar (1,500m² steel prefabricated) for the Turkish Ministry of Defense.
• Libyan Investment and Development Fund (LLIDF)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement letter signed with the Libyan Local Investment & Development Fund to prepare feasibility studies for two hospitals in Libya, facilitating Turkish contracting, engineering, and consulting firm entry into the Libyan market.
• UNOPScoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNKY awarded Long Term Agreement (LTA) with UNOPS for Infrastructure Consultancy Services in Asia Region. Provides engineering and technical assistance services to the UN for future investments throughout Asia under the UNOPS Long Term Agreement framework.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• HKS Inc. US-based global architecture firm with one of the world's largest healthcare design practices. Directly comparable to NKY in mega-scale hospital campus architecture, sustainable/LEED healthcare design, and PPP project delivery for government health clients.
• HDR Inc. Global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with a major healthcare design practice and consistent ENR Top 225 presence. Comparable to NKY in integrated healthcare campus delivery, BIM-enabled design, and government/institutional client base.
• Arup: Global engineering and design consultancy with a major healthcare and buildings practice and extensive emerging-market project portfolio. Comparable to NKY in seismic engineering, mega-project delivery, sustainable building design (LEED), and international government/PFI healthcare mandates.
• Stantec: Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm with strong healthcare, buildings, and international development practices. Comparable to NKY in healthcare facility design, project management/construction supervision, and World Bank-funded infrastructure work.
• CannonDesign: US-based architecture, engineering, and consulting firm with a large healthcare practice and integrated design-build delivery model. Comparable to NKY in mega-hospital campus design, sustainable healthcare architecture, and owner-representation/project management services.
• HOK: Global design, architecture, and engineering firm with one of the world's largest healthcare practices. Comparable to NKY in mega-scale hospital campus design, sustainable/LEED-certified healthcare facilities, and international government healthcare infrastructure work.
• RMJM: International architecture firm with significant mega-project, healthcare, and Middle East/Asia practice. Comparable to NKY in international mega-scale architecture delivery, government-sector healthcare facilities, and multi-region project execution.
• Perkins&Will: International architecture and design firm with a top-ranked global healthcare practice. Comparable to NKY in evidence-based healthcare design, LEED-certified hospital design, BIM-enabled delivery, and mega-scale campus master planning.

Broad incumbents

• Foster + Partners: Global architecture and integrated design practice renowned for landmark mega-projects across healthcare, infrastructure, aviation, and cultural sectors. Comparable to NKY as a high-prestige international architecture firm pursuing large-scale, technically complex government and institutional commissions worldwide.

Regional players

• Tabanlıoğlu Architects: Istanbul-based international architecture firm and one of Turkey's most prominent design practices. Comparable to NKY as a Turkish-headquartered architecture firm delivering large-scale, internationally recognized mixed-use, cultural, and commercial projects, though NKY's healthcare/PPP mega-project focus is more specialized.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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