Dora Pergola, founded in Kartal, Istanbul in 2026, is a manufacturing and installation brand specializing in awnings, tarpaulins, and shading systems. Our founder Hakan Dora combined his 5 years of production and field experience in the sector under his own brand. Being a young brand allows us to focus on a single goal: transforming outdoor spaces into durable, aesthetic places that can be enjoyed in comfort all year round. With quality materials, sound engineering, and a customer-focused service approach, we turn your terrace or your business's outdoor area into a true living space for you.
At the center of our product range are modern outdoor roof systems. Alongside bioclimatic pergola systems, which manage sun, shade, rain, and ventilation from a single system with adjustable aluminum louvers, we offer motorized fabric roofs (rolling roof) and uniquely designed pergola solutions. Completing these systems with guillotine glass, sliding glass, folding glass, and zip blind applications, we also enclose the sides of outdoor spaces to keep the area protected in all weather conditions; with our awning and canopy solutions, we also meet economical and flexible shading needs.
What sets Dora Pergola apart is that we handle the entire job under one roof. Every project begins with a free site survey at your location; we assess dimensions, facade, wind load, and your usage scenario together, then recommend the most suitable system for your needs. Thanks to our own production infrastructure, we manufacture systems to the exact measurements of your space, install them precisely with our experienced team, and deliver them to you turnkey. The materials we use are selected for proven quality, built to withstand outdoor conditions and last for years.
The experience our founder and team have accumulated in the industry is directly reflected in the projects we deliver. We work across a wide range, from public projects such as Bergama National Garden and Çatalca Municipality to villa terraces, cafe and restaurant outdoor areas, and export projects reaching France. Our selected products are also available to our customers in Bauhaus stores.
For us, a project's success is not shown on delivery day; it is shown years later when it still performs like it did on day one and our customer remains satisfied. Because customer satisfaction is always our priority. If you want to turn your outdoor space into a livable, comfortable, and valuable area in every season, just contact us for a free site survey.
At Dora Pergola, our mission is to turn people's open areas into four-season-livable, comfortable, safe and aesthetic living spaces. We believe that turning a terrace, garden or business outdoor space from an idle area that retracts in rain or overheats in summer into a living space used with pleasure in any weather directly increases people's quality of life.
At Dora Pergola, our vision is to become one of Turkey's most reliable and innovative brands in the field of outdoor systems, and to grow our place in the European market with our quality production. We aim to be the pioneer of technology-integrated, sustainable and aesthetic solutions that redefine the relationship people have with the open air.
An outdoor system is an important investment you will use for years; the success of this investment starts with choosing the right partner. Although there are many companies on the market, Dora Pergola clearly makes the difference with its own production infrastructure, engineering-based approach, transparent service understanding and strong after-sales support.
The questions we hear most, from bioclimatic pergolas to glass systems, from the survey to turnkey installation. The exact answer comes from a survey at your space.
A rolling roof (retractable fabric roof) is a system made of a technical fabric roof that opens and retracts by motor. With its ability to span wide openings column-free, its lightweight structure and being almost invisible when fully open, it is ideal for terraces, restaurant gardens, cafés and wide event areas.
A rolling roof cuts sun and rain when the fabric opens; when retracted it leaves the sky fully open. With waterproof PVC fabric and the right slope, rain control is also provided. For spaces wanting a wide, column-free shade area and preferring a soft and light aesthetic, a rolling roof stands out. For a priority on flexible shade control and natural ventilation, a bioclimatic (louvered) pergola is considered, because the louvres adjust the amount of shade more precisely in intermediate positions. Which system is suitable is determined during the survey according to the space's size, climate and usage expectation. Both systems can be used together for different areas in large projects.
If you want to use the system in summer, we recommend starting the process by early spring at the latest. A typical project timeline runs like this: survey and quotation 1-3 days, decision and contract process up to you, production 2-4 weeks for standard systems, installation 1-3 days. For projects with special geometry, wide spans or planned together with glass systems, production can extend to 4-6 weeks.
It is important to factor in the seasonal effect. April to August is the busiest period in the sector; in those months production queues lengthen and installation slots fall later. Projects started in autumn and winter progress far more comfortably. We particularly recommend this for commercial businesses: installing before the season opens, during the closed period, avoids disrupting your operation and lets you enter the season ready. We also have expedited production capacity for urgent cases; we can discuss that during the survey.
A rolling roof is a tensioned fabric roof system that opens and retracts by motor. Closed, it forms a waterproof surface; open, it leaves the sky completely free. In a bioclimatic pergola the roof is closed even when the louvres are shut; with a rolling roof, once the fabric retracts there is no surface above you at all. For users who want to feel the open air directly and care about seeing the night sky, that is a clear advantage.
The second advantage is cost: a rolling roof is usually more economical than a bioclimatic pergola of the same size and can span wider openings with a lighter structure. On the other hand the fabric has a limited life compared with aluminium louvres and needs replacing every 8-12 years on average; it also has to be retracted under snow load and strong wind. Ventilation cannot be graduated as finely as with louvres. In short: if you want a four-season, sensor-driven, fully controlled roof, choose a bioclimatic pergola; if you want an openable, economical and lightweight solution, a rolling roof suits better.
Our warranty period varies by product group and is stated clearly in the quotation and contract. In general the aluminium structure and electrostatic powder coating, the mechanism and motor group, and the installation workmanship are covered for different periods. For fabric, glass and electronic components the relevant manufacturer's warranty terms apply; we pass these terms to you as an annex to the contract.
The warranty covers material defects, manufacturing faults and installation-related problems. For example, a louvre mechanism failing on its own, paint blistering under normal conditions of use, or a problem caused by incorrect anchoring are within the warranty. On a warranty notification we carry out an on-site inspection and produce a solution without charging extra. What matters is that warranty terms are a written and binding framework rather than a verbal promise; that is why we set out all the terms clearly in the contract.
This varies with the system type, dimensions and installation detail, so a single figure would be misleading. A properly sized aluminium bioclimatic pergola is generally engineered to withstand wind at Beaufort 9-10 with the louvres closed, roughly the 75-100 km/h range. For snow load the critical factor is the span: the same profile that carries a high snow load over a 3-metre span drops markedly in capacity over 6 metres. That is why intermediate columns or beams are used over wide areas.
On every project we assess the location, floor height, façade orientation and the region's wind and snow data, then set the profile section, column spacing and anchor type accordingly. On exposed terraces and upper floors where wind load is high, we increase the structural sections and strengthen the anchoring. Systems with flexible surfaces such as fabric roofs (rolling roof) and zip screens have a lower resistance limit; these are installed together with a wind sensor and retract automatically when the set speed is exceeded. We share your system's resistance values in writing at the quotation stage.
