Country refrigeration procurement brief · Turkey
Industrial refrigeration and cold storage procurement in Turkey
Turkey is a major producer and exporter of fruit, vegetables, poultry, dairy and seafood, and a manufacturing base for refrigeration panels and equipment. Cold storage demand is strong around Istanbul, İzmir, Antalya, Mersin and Bursa.
Direct procurement answer
Turkey is not in the EU but has a national Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Regulation from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, aligned with EU rules. Medicine storage follows TİTCK good distribution practice, food businesses register or obtain approval from the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, and buildings must be designed to the Turkish Building Earthquake Code (TBDY 2018).
For a cold storage project in Turkey, define throughput, temperature zones, clear height, refrigerant constraints and utility capacity before requesting prices. Use one technical brief for every bidder, verify local compliance evidence and compare lifecycle cost rather than equipment price alone.
Country-specific planning priorities
The Turkish cold chain market
Export agriculture and fast-growing retail drive investment.
- Fruit and vegetable packhouses with pre-cooling and controlled atmosphere storage.
- Poultry and red-meat plants with blast freezers.
- Port cold stores at Mersin, İzmir and Istanbul for export and transit.
Regulations
National rules aligned with the EU, plus strict seismic design.
- F-gas regulation requires certified technicians, leak checks and records.
- TİTCK supervises GDP for pharmaceutical warehouses.
- TBDY 2018 seismic design affects racking, panels and structure.
Cost and timeline drivers
Local panel and equipment manufacturing keeps capex competitive.
- Currency volatility — fix price and currency terms in contracts.
- Seismic racking and structural design add cost in high-risk zones.
- Hot summers increase condensing load; size for peak ambient.
A supplier-ready procurement sequence
- 01Confirm products, daily throughput, storage duration and temperature zones.
- 02Convert demand into room layout, pallet positions, cooling duty and utility requirements.
- 03Record local permitting, refrigerant, food or pharmaceutical obligations in the same brief.
- 04Issue an identical RFQ to qualified suppliers and compare exclusions, controls, commissioning and service coverage.
- 05Complete engineering and local compliance review before contract award.
Official sources for these rules
Rules on this page are summarised from the regulators and legal texts below. Always read the current version before design or tender.
- Fluorinated greenhouse gas regulation (Florlu Sera Gazları Yönetmeliği) — Çevre, Şehircilik ve İklim Değişikliği Bakanlığı
- Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency — good distribution practice — TİTCK
- Food business registration and approval — Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı
- Turkish Building Earthquake Code (TBDY 2018) — AFAD
Links checked: 2026-09-26
Preliminary project estimate
Model the layout, insulated envelope, cooling capacity and indicative budget for Turkey. The result transfers into a supplier-ready RFQ.
Preliminary cold store estimate
Enter floor area, clear height, temperature and panel material. The estimate combines layout, materials, a project brief and budget in one result.
1. Layout
2. Building materials
3. Budget
| Insulated panels | TRY 1,230,661 |
| Floor insulation / heating | TRY 246,000 |
| Refrigeration equipment | TRY 3,542,400 |
| Insulated doors | TRY 276,750 |
| Pallet racking | TRY 2,180,790 |
| Installation labour | TRY 1,193,265 |
| Electrical & controls | TRY 605,977 |
| Contingency (10%) | TRY 927,584 |
| Indicative total | TRY 10,203,428 |
4. Project brief (copy for suppliers)
Turkey — Cold store, Chilled 0…+4 °C, 400 m² × 8 m clear height, PIR 100 mm panels, approx. 788 pallet positions, approx. 128 kW refrigeration. Indicative budget TRY 10,203,428. Please quote on these assumptions.
Rough planning estimate using general assumptions (40/60 W per m³, 1.9 m² per pallet position, typical panel prices). Excludes land, building shell, permits, taxes and freight. Not a quotation.
TRY · ×0.75 local cost level · TÜİK (TurkStat): Construction cost index
Get this reviewed — start an RFQQuestions buyers ask before tender
Does Turkey have F-gas rules like the EU?
Yes. Turkey has a national Fluorinated Greenhouse Gas Regulation from the Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, broadly aligned with EU requirements. Check the current version before design.
How does the earthquake code affect a cold store?
The Turkish Building Earthquake Code (TBDY 2018) sets seismic design for the building, and high-bay racking must be designed for the site's seismic hazard.
Who approves pharmaceutical storage in Turkey?
TİTCK (Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency) supervises good distribution practice for medicine warehouses.
Can ColdMatch help with a Turkish project?
Yes. ColdMatch reviews the brief, prepares a comparable RFQ and introduces independent suppliers. It does not build, sell or finance facilities.
How does ColdMatch select suppliers for this country?
ColdMatch first reviews project scope, location, scale and technical requirements. The team then contacts suitable suppliers on the buyer's behalf and presents organized responses; suppliers cannot buy a ranking or automatic shortlist position.
ColdMatch reviews the project brief, contacts suitable independent suppliers on the buyer's behalf and presents organized responses. It does not manufacture, install, guarantee, lend, provide financial advice or sell paid rankings.
Two procurement paths
Competitive quotations or one accountable EPC partner
For commercial and industrial projects from USD 250K+. ColdMatch reviews the project, contacts suitable independent manufacturers, integrators or EPC contractors on the buyer's behalf, and presents organized responses for comparison. Final execution responsibility remains with the selected contractor or supplier.
A. Multi-supplier procurement
One structured RFQ, comparable quotations from several technically relevant suppliers. Best when you manage the design or want to benchmark equipment packages.
Start a multi-supplier RFQB. Turnkey EPC matching
One accountable manufacturer, integrator or EPC contractor for the complete scope: thermal design, refrigeration plant, panels, racking, automation, controls, backup, shipping, installation, commissioning, training, warranty and maintenance — delivered by the contractor, not by ColdMatch.
Start a turnkey EPC briefTurnkey, EPC and supply: direct answers
- What is a turnkey cold storage project?
- A project where one accountable manufacturer, integrator or EPC contractor delivers the complete facility — design, refrigeration plant, insulated envelope, installation and commissioning — under a single contract with single-point responsibility.
- What does a refrigeration EPC contractor provide?
- Engineering (thermal load and plant design), procurement of equipment and materials, and construction: installation, commissioning, training and handover, usually with warranty and optional maintenance.
- What information is required before quoting a cold store?
- Product stored, temperature zones, storage volume or pallet positions, daily throughput and entry temperature, site and ambient design temperature, power supply and backup, redundancy level, scope of supply, budget and project stage.
- Can one contractor deliver the complete cold-chain project?
- Yes, for many projects a single EPC contractor or integrator can take full responsibility. Very large or multi-site programmes sometimes split civil works, refrigeration and automation between specialists.
- What does commissioning include?
- Pressure and leak testing, refrigerant charging, start-up, pull-down to design temperature, controls and alarm verification, performance testing against the specification, operator training and handover documentation.
- Does ColdMatch install refrigeration systems?
- No. ColdMatch does not engineer, install, commission or operate anything. Its team reviews the project, contacts suitable independent manufacturers, integrators or EPC contractors on the buyer's behalf and presents organized responses; execution responsibility stays with the selected contractor.
- Does ColdMatch provide financing?
- No. ColdMatch is not a lender or bank. It may introduce qualified projects to independent third-party financing providers for evaluation; approval and terms are decided solely by those providers.
- How are refrigeration suppliers selected?
- Each request is reviewed manually. Suppliers or EPC contractors are shortlisted against the stated scope, technology, country, project scale and comparable references, and the buyer makes the final choice.
- What is the difference between equipment supply and full EPC delivery?
- Equipment supply covers delivered hardware only; the buyer manages design, installation and interfaces. Full EPC delivery puts engineering, supply, installation and commissioning under one contractor with single-point responsibility.