Our Commitment to Environment
The Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy was approved by the Board of Directors of Turcas and enacted in 2001. Within the framework of this policy, staff is trained with the philosophy that all accidents are preventable. This policy is also introduced to third parties conducting business with the company where its adoption is stipulated in all business acts. No suit has been filed against the company for damages to the environment within this period.

Our Commitment to Society
The “Business Ethics Policy” for company staff was enacted by the Board on May 1, 1997. This policy defines the rules which staff have to obey in issues such as conflicts of interest, insider information, political
favors,  accounting  standards  and documentation, and gifts accepted. A written statement and commitment, namely “Business Ethics Policy and Regulations Personal Compliance Form”, is taken from all staff at the end of each year as per this policy.

Turcas has made various donations over the  years  to  the  Petroleum  Industry Association (PETDER), the Turkish Education Foundation (TEV) and Unicef Turkey National Committee as approved by its Board of Directors. These donations were: YTL 12,901 in 2003, YTL 22,914 in 2004, YTL 27,475 in 2005, YTL 18,081 in 2006, and YTL 20,784 in 2007.

Moreover, Turcas has paid YTL 371,797 in 2003, YTL 368,485 in 2004, YTL 348,859 in 2005, YTL 160,940 in 2006, and USD 350,000 in 2007 to the Türk Petrol Foundation for the use of the Türkpetrol brand. The main purpose of the Türk Petrol Foundation is to contribute to education and to provide scholarships to students.

Shell & Turcas and Corporate Social Responsibility
Çatalhöyük, a workplace for archeologists since the 1960s, has now been discovered by children. Throughout Turkey, more than a thousand elementary school students experienced a journey through 9,000 years of history in the “Archeology Summer Workshop” and documented unforgettable memories of this journey in their diaries.

Shell  has  sponsored  Çatalhöyük excavations for 12 years. With this aim, in the world's first “Archeology Summer Workshop” for children, Shell has hosted elementary school students for a month and let them have an imaginary journey through 9,000 years of the history of Çatalhöyük.

Observations and dreams of the children attending Çatalhöyük workshop were transcribed into a book named “Çatalhöyük Diary”.

Students attending the Archeology Summer Workshop were informed about the lifestyle and beliefs of people who lived 9,000 years ago with a projector show, and worked with real excavation tools in excavation fields specially arranged for them. At the end of this program they received a “Cultural Heritage Protector” Certificate, replete with knowledge and entertainment and left Çatalhöyük with unforgettable memories.

By means of the Çatalhöyük social responsibility project, Shell & Turcas aimed to teach sensitivity and a feeling of protection to a new generation towards cultural heritage, and helped students to visualize the history of 9,000 years ago.

The most important goal of the workshop brought about through the coordination of experienced archeologist Gülay Sert, is to improve sensitivity towards the wealth and values of our country in this matter. All students attending the program received a “Cultural Heritage Protector“ Certificate.

SPONSORSHIPS

Shell Signature at the Young European Truck Driver Race
The “Scania Young European Truck Driver Race 2007“, performed for the second time in Turkey, realized through the sponsorship of “Shell & Turcas“, a company laying great emphasis on work safety, health, security and environment standards, “Shell Rimula“, heavy diesel motor oils, and improved “New Shell Diesel Extra“. Shell & Turcas, sponsoring this activity in order to emphasize the importance of driving safely and road safety, gave Shell Rimula travel kits, including new Shell Diesel Extra promotions, to 17 contenders, and MP3 players to the top three, additional DVD players to the top two, and an extra 37” screen TV to the first- placed contender as gifts.

Hyundai Technician Olympics performed with the Support of Shell & Turcas
Hyundai Technician Olympics, in which 310 technicians from Hyundai Authorized Services participated, was realized through the support of Shell Helix in 2007. At the Olympics, performed in Hyundai’s Tuzla Training Center, finalists first did a written test and then five different practical tests as follows; engine operating system, automatic gear, engine mechanics, electrical failures and failure diagnosis device. Shell Lubricants distributed Shell Helix gift bags to all contenders, MP3 players to the top three, additional DVD players to the top two, and an extra 37” screen TV to the first- placed contender as gifts.

Eco-marathon
The Shell Eco-marathon, sponsored by Shell, took place for the 23. time in the Nogaro motor-racing track in France in 2007, and it was Turkey's fifth time of participation. The success achieved in the event, with the highest level of participation with 257 teams from 20 countries, is the most concrete evidence of the increasing popularity of the European Shell Eco- marathon. The Eco-marathon campaign, globally sponsored by Shell, was initiated in May 2007.  Denmark, France, Holland, and Norway were the top teams. Three teams out of nine from Turkey succeeded in finishing the race.

Shell & Turcas at the Komatek Fair
Shell  &  Turcas  Lubricant  Oils  and Commercial Fuels attended the Komatek, 10th International Work and Construction Machines, Technologies, and Tools Specialization Fair, in Ankara between May 15 and 20. Shell & Turcas exhibited the improved “New Shell Diesel Extra” fuel, “Shell Rimula Heavy Service Diesel Engine Oils”, and solution packages for problem-free and productive operation of work machines under heavy working circumstances, and attracted great attention.