DİTAŞ Deniz İşletmeciliği ve Tankerciliği A.Ş. was established in Istanbul on March 16, 1974 by TPAO, İPRAŞ and the Turkish Naval Foundation to provide domestic and international maritime transportation of crude oil and petroleum products.
The Turkish Naval Foundation was transformed into TAFF-Turkish Armed Forces Foundation and İPRAŞ was transformed into TÜPRAŞ-Türkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Ş.
The legal structure of the company has undergone changes in the course of time and was transferred to the Privatization Administration on 25.11.1993. Ditaş became a subsidiary of TÜPRAŞ in October 2002.
With the acquisition of 51% of TÜPRAŞ shares by Enerji Yatırımları A.Ş. on January 26, 2006, Ditaş became a part of Koç Group.
Milestones at Ditaş
1974
Establishment
On March 16, 1974, Ditaş was established.
1982
New Vessel
The tanker named Ditaş joined our fleet in 1982.
2001
New Vessel
On December 31, 2001, Cumhuriyet Tanker was added to our fleet.
2006
Privatization
Tüpraş acquired a majority stake in Ditaş and Ditaş became part of the Koç Group.
New Activities
As of October 2006, we started to operate in the fields of Tugboat, Pilotage and Loading Master.
2008
Fleet Departure
Ditaş vessel left our fleet in 2008.
2009
New Vessel
In January 2009 T. Sevgi Tanker joined our fleet.
In May 2009, T.Gönül Tanker joined our fleet.
2010
Vetting
As of April 2010, Vetting service started to be provided.
2012
New Vessel
In December 2012, Elif Tuba, Kaya Tuna, T.Leyla and T.Suna Tankers were joined to our fleet.
In August 2014, T. Esra Tanker joined our fleet.
2014
Bitumen Transportation
Bitumen transportation started with T.Esra and T.Aylin vessels in September 2014.
New Vessel
In October 2014, Kuzey Ekim Tanker joined our fleet.
2015
New Vessel
In February 2015, T.Aylin Tanker joined our fleet.
2016
New Vessel
In February 2016, T.Caroline Tanker joined our fleet.
In March 2016, T.Nevbahar Tanker joined our fleet.
2017
New Vessel
In September 2017, T.Sadberk Tanker joined our fleet.
In November 2017, T.Semahat Tanker joined our fleet.
2019
New Vessel
In May 2019, T.Adalyn Tanker joined our fleet.
In June 2019, T.Fatma Tanker joined our fleet.
In December 2019, T.Elinor Tanker joined our fleet.
Scrubber Units
Scrubber units started to be installed on our vessels in December 2019.
2020
FSU Operations
In December 2020, FSU operations started in Malta with the Republic Tanker.
Fleet Departure
In December 2020, Elif Tuba, Kaya Tuna and North October Tankers left our fleet.
2022
Fleet Departure
In January 2022, Cumhuriyet Tanker left our fleet.
Change of General Manager
On 9 May 2022, Hakan Karaca started his duty as General Manager.
New Vessel
In August 2022, Cumhuriyet Tanker joined our fleet.
2023
Aframax Tanker
The first Aframax Tanker T.Kurucesme joined our fleet.
In November 2023, T. Balat Tanker joined our fleet.
2025
New Wessel
In April 2025, T.Kilyos Tanker joined our fleet.