Dear Colleagues,

The 5th International Drilling Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, organized by the Chamber of Mining Engineers will be held in Izmir, Turkey on 27-28 October 2022.

Drilling activities in Turkey have made a rapid development in recent years and the annual amount of drilling has reached levels that can be measured in million meters. While mineral exploration drillings have increased to huge amounts, a great increase has been observed in geothermal drillings due to the rapid development in the geothermal sector.

With the climate change in our country and in the world, the demand for water drilling wells for agricultural, drinking and utility water supply is also increasing, and the importance of water drilling techniques is gradually increasing in this context.

In addition, great progress has been made in grouting and soil improvement techniques due to the necessity of soil drilling in all construction activities, the opening of tunnels and galleries for use in many areas and for creating a solution to permeability problems of dams and ponds.

International Drilling Congress and Exhibition of Turkey, previously held in 1996, 1998, 2003 and 2009 as “ Drilling Symposium”, claims to be the most important activity of the drilling industry in our country, with its high-level scientific and technical quality and its structure that covers all partners of the drilling industry.

During the Congress the latest developments in drilling engineering will be presented with the papers accepted by the Scientific Committee and the invited papers will be presented by experts in their fields.

With the exhibition to be held within the scope of the Congress, it is aimed to present the latest technology products and services to the view of the participants.

TMMOB Chamber of Mining Engineers has the right to cancel, postpone or hold the Congress online due to adverse conditions that may arise from the Covid-19 outbreak. If the services promised to the delegates or companies by the Chamber cannot be provided due to changes in this scope, the payments they have made will be returned to them. All developments regarding the organization of the congress will be announced at www.sondaj.org.tr

We would like to invite you to our Congress, where we aim to bring together all industry employees, scientists, researchers, companies that offer products and services, and all relevant institutions and organizations operating in the drilling industry

Saffet DURAK                                          Ayhan YÜKSEL
       Congress President                               Chairman of the board