Istanbul · Since 2021

Growing since 2021, documented.

Sarıyer, 2021–2024: two locations, three growing systems refined in production, and a crop range tested season after season. The district was rezoned for residential use, so in 2025 we built Silivri.

How to read this page

Every frame is dated and attributed.

An operating history since 2021 is the one claim an investor cannot check from a brochure, so the record itself is on the page. Every photograph below carries the site it was taken at and when it was taken.

Sarıyer is a closed facility and is written in the past tense throughout. Silivri is built and equipped; electrical works and first planting remain before production starts. Nothing here is a rendering, a stock photograph or a visualisation.

What we run

Three systems, refined in production.

Most growers install one system and never change it. Across two facilities we ran three configurations side by side and improved each one in service — learning what holds up in a working greenhouse rather than on a specification sheet. None of the three is a patented design; what they represent is years of adjustment against real crops.

Pyramid A-frame profile, growing channels on both sloping faces.

Pyramid growing system in full canopy
Pyramid growing system in full canopy Sarıyer · 2023
Pyramid system, both sloping faces planted
Pyramid system, both sloping faces planted Sarıyer · 2023
Pyramid system at harvest density
Pyramid system at harvest density Sarıyer · 2023
A full pyramid row under production
A full pyramid row under production Sarıyer · 2023

Stacked tier Horizontal beds stacked vertically for multi-level planting.

Stacked-tier growing system
Stacked-tier growing system Sarıyer · 2022
Walkway between stacked growing tiers
Walkway between stacked growing tiers Sarıyer · 2022
Multi-level planting on stacked beds
Multi-level planting on stacked beds Sarıyer · 2023
Stacked tiers planted with basil
Stacked tiers planted with basil Sarıyer · 2023

Wall Upright panel with a net-pot grid, over a recirculating tank.

Wall system panel above a recirculating tank
Wall system panel above a recirculating tank Sarıyer · 2022
Planted wall panel in operation
Planted wall panel in operation Sarıyer · 2022

What we grew

The crops we took through a full cycle.

Leafy greens are the straightforward part. Broccoli, peppers, cucumber and a range of herbs went through complete hydroponic cycles at Sarıyer — which is how we know what a crop plan can carry before a facility is committed to it.

Broccoli grown hydroponically
Broccoli grown hydroponically Sarıyer · 2023
A broccoli head at maturity
A broccoli head at maturity Sarıyer · 2023
Pepper on a substrate system
Pepper on a substrate system Sarıyer · 2022
Sweet pepper developing on the vine
Sweet pepper developing on the vine Sarıyer · 2022
Cucumber in flower
Cucumber in flower Sarıyer · 2022
Cucumber fruiting on the channel
Cucumber fruiting on the channel Sarıyer · 2022
A block of pak choi
A block of pak choi Sarıyer · 2023
Spring onion in the channels
Spring onion in the channels Sarıyer · 2022
Sweet basil
Sweet basil Sarıyer · 2022
Purple basil on overhead channels
Purple basil on overhead channels Sarıyer · 2022
Opal basil at commercial density
Opal basil at commercial density Sarıyer · 2023
Basil at full canopy
Basil at full canopy Sarıyer · 2023
Mint under production
Mint under production Sarıyer · 2024
An LED-lit growing unit
An LED-lit growing unit Sarıyer · 2023
Lettuce under a controlled light spectrum
Lettuce under a controlled light spectrum Sarıyer · 2023

Sarıyer · 2021–2024

What the first facility produced.

Two locations, three years of continuous production, and the crop and system work that everything since has been built on.

Mixed red and green varieties across the house
Mixed red and green varieties across the house Sarıyer · 2023
Transplants across the full span
Transplants across the full span Sarıyer · 2023
Full-length growing rows
Full-length growing rows Sarıyer · 2023
Mature mixed lettuce ready for cutting
Mature mixed lettuce ready for cutting Sarıyer · 2023
Red and green rows side by side
Red and green rows side by side Sarıyer · 2023
Red leaf lettuce in deep water culture
Red leaf lettuce in deep water culture Sarıyer · 2023
Green lettuce in production
Green lettuce in production Sarıyer · 2023
Deep water culture ponds
Deep water culture ponds Sarıyer · 2024
The production floor
The production floor Sarıyer · 2024
Full canopy across the bays
Full canopy across the bays Sarıyer · 2024
A finished head in close detail
A finished head in close detail Sarıyer · 2024
A harvested head with the root system intact
A harvested head with the root system intact Sarıyer · 2023
Red leaf lettuce at harvest
Red leaf lettuce at harvest Sarıyer · 2023
Green leaf lettuce at harvest
Green leaf lettuce at harvest Sarıyer · 2023
Red leaf lettuce at Silivri
Red leaf lettuce under harvest Sarıyer
Green lettuce at scale
Green lettuce at scale Sarıyer
The production canopy
The production canopy Sarıyer
An early crop establishing
An early crop establishing Sarıyer

Sarıyer closed in 2024, when the district was rezoned from agricultural to residential use. The facility was productive to the end — the change was to the land, not to the farm. Operations moved to Silivri, where construction began in 2025.

Silivri · 2025

From bare ground to a finished envelope in five months.

Foundations and concrete in April, steel through May, cladding across June and July, and the completed structure photographed from the air in September.

Steel frame erected over prepared ground
Steel frame erected over prepared ground Silivri · Apr 2025
Structural steel against open sky
Structural steel against open sky Silivri · Apr 2025
Span framing across the site
Span framing across the site Silivri · Apr 2025
Foundations during the concrete pour
Foundations during the concrete pour Silivri · Apr 2025
Concrete pump working on site
Concrete pump working on site Silivri · Apr 2025
The site prepared, structure rising
The site prepared, structure rising Silivri · May 2025
Cladding installation under way
Cladding installation under way Silivri · Jun 2025
The clad exterior at full span
The clad exterior at full span Silivri · Jul 2025
The completed exterior
The completed exterior Silivri · Aug 2025
The facility exterior from the approach
The facility exterior from the approach Silivri · Aug 2025
Aerial view of the multi-span roof
Aerial view of the multi-span roof Silivri · Sep 2025
Aerial view of the full site footprint
Aerial view of the full site footprint Silivri · Sep 2025
The complex seen from the air in its landscape
The complex seen from the air in its landscape Silivri · Sep 2025

The part you do not see

What makes a greenhouse a farm.

Nutrient dosing under control, water treated and stored, climate managed, and a cold chain that begins at the cut. The structure is the visible half of the investment; this is the other half.

Fertigation and dosing station with its control panel
Fertigation and dosing station with its control panel Silivri · May 2025
Water treatment and storage tanks
Water treatment and storage tanks Silivri · May 2025
Climate control unit
Climate control unit Silivri · May 2025
Air handling installation
Air handling installation Silivri · May 2025
Cold room and packing area
Cold room and packing area Silivri · May 2025
Growing lines installed and empty
Growing lines installed and empty Silivri · May 2025
Growing lines commissioned
Growing lines commissioned Silivri · May 2025
Propagation benches
Propagation benches Silivri · May 2025
Seedling trays at germination
Seedling trays at germination Silivri · May 2025
The nursery in production
The nursery in production Silivri · Jun 2025

Research

Saffron — an office trial.

Grown from corms in a tray system at our office in November 2025. This is a trial, not a production line, and we show it as one: it indicates where our next crop work is pointed, and nothing more.

Saffron in flower during an office trial
Saffron in flower during an office trial Office trial · Nov 2025
Saffron corms in a tray system
Saffron corms in a tray system Office trial · Nov 2025
Detail from the saffron trial
Detail from the saffron trial Office trial · Nov 2025
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