Who owns SOCAR Petrol?
SOCAR Petrol is owned by SOCAR (Azerbaijan).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: SOCAR Türkiye 2022 Annual Report, SOCAR Türkiye Enerji A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- State Oil Company of the Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey
- Category
- Energy › Oil & gas › Fuel stations
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About SOCAR Petrol
SOCAR Petrol Ticaret sells fuel in Turkey and, per the SOCAR Türkiye 2022 annual report, supplies dealers (110 in Türkiye) and runs SOCAR fuel stations including the nine at Istanbul Airport and sites on the Northern Marmara Highway and the Menemen-Çandarlı Highway.
Ownership timeline of SOCAR Petrol
Where SOCAR Petrol sits in SOCAR
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
Open the full SOCAR ownership tree →
Other brands in fuel stations, and who owns them
The 48 brands in fuel stations on Brandtree belong to 36 owners. The largest is bp, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Aral | bp | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Casey's | Casey's | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Ampol | Ampol | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Caltex | Chevron | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Circle K | Couche-Tard | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Esso | ExxonMobil | 🇺🇸 United States |
| AVIN | Motor Oil Hellas | 🇬🇷 Greece |
| Murphy USA | Murphy USA | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: SOCAR
SOCAR is a state-owned company headquartered in Azerbaijan. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control.
SOCAR is Azerbaijan's state-owned oil and gas company. SOCAR Türkiye's 2022 annual report says SOCAR Türkiye Enerji A.Ş. is a subsidiary of SOCAR, set up in 2008 after the acquisition of 51 percent of Petkim from the Privatization Administration, and that its group companies include STAR Rafineri, Petkim, SOCAR Terminal, SOCAR Depolama, Bursagaz and Kayserigaz. The report says total SOCAR investments in Türkiye approached USD 18 billion.
🇹🇷 SOCAR Petrol and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 89 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (12%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, SOCAR Petrol among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of SOCAR Petrol?
The parent company of SOCAR Petrol is SOCAR, a state-owned company headquartered in Azerbaijan.
Is SOCAR Petrol Turkish or Azerbaijani?
SOCAR Petrol originated in Turkey, but it is owned today by SOCAR, which is headquartered in Azerbaijan. So SOCAR Petrol is a Turkish-origin brand under Azerbaijani ownership.
Is SOCAR Petrol still owned by SOCAR?
Yes. As of 5 October 2026, SOCAR Petrol is still owned by SOCAR. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] SOCAR Türkiye 2022 Annual Report — SOCAR Türkiye Enerji A.Ş., Annual report; retrieved 5 October 2026.
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