Lesson Transcript

Herkese merhaba, ben Seda.
Hello everyone, I'm Seda.
Hi everybody, my name is Seda and welcome to www.turkishclass101.com.
Today we'll talk about top 10 companies in Turkey.
This is hard to pick.
When you check the biggest companies in Turkey,
you'll find the companies with the biggest budgets.
But not all of them are well known to the public.
Most of them are government companies like the energy companies and things like that.
So I picked well-known companies for you guys.
I want to say there is no order in this list.
It's not like from biggest to smallest.
It's just a scrambled list, okay?
Are you ready?
Okay.
So, first of all,
Türk Hava Yolları and Turkish Airlines.
Turkish Airlines started in 1933 with only five planes and fewer than 30 employees
to today's airline like flying to do most of the countries.
I think the most countries in the world and celebrating its 87th year.
And let's check out some numbers about Turkish Airlines, okay?
I'll come back.
Okay, the next one is Turkcell.
Turkcell is a telecommunication and technology services provider since 1994.
It's one of the biggest companies in Turkey and it has around 16,000 employees.
And this company is especially very appealing to younger generation.
I will share its link somewhere over here so you can check.
And the next one is Arçelik.
It's one of the oldest well-known appliances brands in Turkey.
They have over 40,000 employees and they started their business around 1955.
And it's a company with 12 sub-brands.
And here are some numbers to see in detail.
And the next one is Anadolu Efes.
Anadolu Efes is a local beer company who started businesses in 1969.
And as they have explained, Anadolu Efes is Europe's fifth and the world's
10th largest brewer by production volume.
And the company serves a population of close to 700 million with beer and soft drink brands
in its portfolio.
And Anadolu Efes is operating as one of the most important players in its regions and among top
10 largest Coca-Cola butlers by sales and volumes.
And the company ships its products to more than 70 countries.
It's big.
And the next one is Ülker.
Ülker started its operations 70 years ago in a small workshop in Eminönü, Istanbul.
With only six or seven boilers, a small oven, can you believe it?
And three employees producing around 200 kilograms of biscuits per day.
And now it's Turkey's largest food company.
The largest, yeah, it's Turkey's largest food company, right?
And other than Turkey's market, while the majority of products are exported to the Middle East,
Russia, and Central Asian Republics, it also exports to Europe, Africa, United States.
So it's a very big company.
You can see their products everywhere.
And I think that's about it.
Then we talk about Ülker.
The next company is a bit new comparing what I have introduced so far.
It is Yemek Sepeti.
It's an online food delivery company which operates in 70 cities in Turkey.
And they have over 30,000 members restaurant, 18 million users.
And it is active in a lot of other countries including
UAE, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Qatar, Oman, Jordan, Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania, I think.
And it's been bought by the German-based company Delivery Hero.
And the next one is again one of the oldest companies in Turkey.
It is Doğuş Group.
Doğuş Group is active in six core businesses including automotive, construction, media,
hospitality, retail, real estate, energy.
And it sustains its goal with new investments in the areas of technology, sports, and entertainment
along with its current operations.
So it's very big.
And it has over 300 companies and almost 19,000 employees.
So the other one is again a very big group.
It's Sabancı Holding.
Sabancı Group is a very large corporation which main business areas are banking.
And let me check.
Banking, financial services, energy, industrials, building materials, and retail.
There are a lot of retail companies which is part of this group that we use daily life such as
Carrefoursa, Teknosa, Avivasa, and so on.
Let's check some numbers, okay?
The next one is also one of the oldest companies in Turkey which is Eczacıbaşı.
Eczacıbaşı is founded in 1942 with 44 companies and over 11,000 employees.
Eczacıbaşı's core sector are building products, healthcare, and additionally the group is active
in information technology, natural resources, and property development.
Okay, the last company I will talk about is a bank.
It is İş Bankası.
It's Turkey's first truly national bank following the foundation of the republic.
As well as the financial sector, İş Bankası has participated in nearly 300 companies today.
It currently has direct participation in 26 companies operating finance plus
telecommunication as well as the industrial and service main groups.
İş Bankası has direct or indirect control over 106 companies so it is large.
Okay guys, I think this is enough information.
You got a rough idea about some companies in Turkey.
Hope it was helpful and enjoy this lesson.
If you want to apply for a job in these companies, you can find their website on this video.
If you want to learn more about Turkey or Turkish, click the link in the description
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Till I see you next time.
How do we say goodbye in Turkish?
Görüşürüz, hoşçakalın.
Bye.

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