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We have installed the biggest aquarium of Turkey in
Ankara!..
Okyanus Deniz Ürünleri, which has installed aquariums for many well-known
businessmen and five-star hotels, has installed the biggest aquarium of
Turkey in Ankara. There are approximately 3 thousand
animals in the aquarium which is 35 meters…

Okayanus Deniz Ürünler Company, which has installed aquariums for 22 years,
has installed the biggest aquarium of Turkey in Ankara for Keçiören
Municipality. The company, installing marine aquariums
at homes and offices; lobster and fish aquariums at hotels and
restaurants besides the public places, has installed aquarium for many
well-known people. Boss of Zorlu Holing, Ahmet Nafiz Zorlu and CEO
of Koç Holding, Bülent Özaydınlı who has resigned a while ago, are
among the businessmen to whose houses or offices it has installed aquarium.

The company, creating projects of different scales and optional, has
installed big aquariums in Fenerbahçe Spor Kulübu and big hotels such as
Çırağan Sarayı, Kıbrıs Rocks Otel, Radisson SAS. However
the biggest one has been installed in Ankara. The aquarium it has
installed after winning the tender from Keçiören Municiaplity for his
project is at the dimension of 35 meters. Approximately 3 thousands sea
animals have been living in the aquarium which is to be opened officially in
the forthcoming days.
Keçiören Mayor Turgut Altınok states that they have had such a big
aquarium in the capital city, which does not have sea, installed for the
children seeing sea animals only in the documentaries and sea-lovers.
Turgut Altınok, “We started restoration works in Etlik Fatih Sultan Mehmet
Parkı in autumn 2006. The aquarium within this scope with its 35 meter
length and water capacity of 150 tones is the first in Turkey. We had
produced the aquarium, having approximately 3 thousands sea animals, for YTL
600 thousand. The Project has been carried out by Okayanus Deniz Ürünleri”.
Divers Clean
According to the information provided by Altınok, stating that total
population of the aquarium including 671 sea fish of 13 species and 2
thousand 230 spineless animals of 13 species has been collected
from the seas in Turkey and brought to Ankara with specially equipped
vehicles, the aquarium has been filled with water obtained by adding sea
salt to the drinking water. It shall be maintained by
Okyanus Deniz Ürünleri Company for one year. Altınok states that; “The
Company shall train two members of staff of the municipality while
maintaining. Later we shall perform maintenance. General
cleaning of the aquarium is made by the divers.”
Stating that they have carried out many aquarium projects of different
scales up to date and the interest shown has made them happy, Altınok says
that; “While not being opened completely, the aquarium
attracts great attention particularly in the evenings. Even there some
people who see from their car and come. Therefore we shall continue to
introduce Ankara with the sea. There are different projects
we plan to carry out”.

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