KoƧ Holding A.Å. history, profile and history video
KoƧ Holding A.Å. is a Turkish industrial conglomerate headquartered in NakkaÅtepe, Istanbul, Turkey. It was formed in 1964 when founder Vehbi KoƧ combined all of the companies bearing his name into KoƧ Holding.
However, the company can trace its roots back to 1926, when Vehbi KoƧ registered the company he had taken over from his father with the Ankara Chamber of Commerce under the name āKoƧzade Ahmet Vehbi.ā
KoƧ Holding operates through the following business segments: Energy, Finance, Consumer Durables, Automotive, and Other.
Energy
The Energy segment engages in power generation, natural gas, refinery, fuel distribution, LPG distribution, and other industries.
Finance
The Finance segment involves banking, leasing, insurance, real estate investment trust, pension funds, brokerage, asset management, consumer finance activities, and other financial products and services.
Consumer Durables
The Consumer Durables segment engages in white goods and consumer electronics.
Automotive
The Automotive segment involves passenger cars, commercial vehicles, farm tractors, and defense vehicles.
Other Lines of Business
The Other segment includes other lines of business, such as food production, food distribution, retail, tourism, marine operations, information technology, and ship and yacht construction.
With more than 100 000 employees, KoƧ Holding AÅ is considered a Fortune Global 500 company and one of Turkeyās largest investment holding companies. According to Forbes, the company is considered one of the top 2000 largest public companies in the world.
KoƧ Group comprises more than 110 companies and is considered one of Turkey’s largest industrial and services groups in terms of revenues and market capitalization.
Group companies
Energy
- Akpa A.Å.
- Aygaz A.Å. (Aygaz, Aygaz Otogaz +, Lipetgaz, Mogaz, PĆ¼rsu)
- Aygaz DoÄal Gaz Toptan SatıŠA.Å.
- Demir Export A.Å.
- DitaÅ Deniz Ä°ÅletmeciliÄi ve TankerciliÄi A.Å.
- Entek Elektrik Ćretimi A.Å.
- Opet Fuchs Madeni YaÄ A.Å.
- Opet PetrolcĆ¼lĆ¼k A.Å.
- THY OPET Havacılık Yakıtları A.Å.
- TĆ¼praÅ (TĆ¼rkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.Å.)
Finance
- Akpa A.Å.
- KoƧ Finansman A.Å.
- Token Payment Services & E-Money Inc
- Token Financial Inc
- Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Å.
- Yapı Kredi Faktoring A.Å.
- Yapı Kredi Finansal Kiralama A.O.
- Yapı Kredi-Koray Gayrimenkul Yatırım OrtaklıÄı A.Å.
- Yapı Kredi KĆ¼ltĆ¼r ve Sanat Yayıncılık Tic. ve San. A.Å.
- Yapı Kredi Portfƶy Yƶnetimi A.Å.
- Yapı Kredi Yatırım Menkul DeÄerler A.Å.
Consumer Durables
- ArƧelik-LG Klima
- ArƧelik A.Å. (Altus, ArƧelik, Arctic, Beko, Blomberg, Elektra Bregenz, Flavel, Grundig, Leisure)
- Defy Appliances (Pty) Ltd
Automotive
- Ford Otomotiv San. A.Å.
- KoƧ Fiat Kredi Finansman A.Å.
- Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Å.
- OtokoƧ Otomotiv Tic. ve San. A.Å.
- OtokoƧ Sigorta Aracılık Hizmetleri A.Å.
- TofaÅ TĆ¼rk Otomobil Fabrikası A.Å. (Alfa Romeo, Ferrari, Fiat, Lancia, Maserati, Otoeksper, TofaÅ)
- TĆ¼rk Traktƶr ve Ziraat Makinaları A.Å.
Other Lines of Business
- Ark Ä°nÅaat A.Å.
- Bilkom A.Å.
- Divan Turizm Ä°Åletmeleri A.Å. (Divan, Divan Brasserie, Divan Cafeteria, Divan City, Divan Delivery, Divan Express, Divan Patisserie, Divan Pub, In Bakery by Divan)
- DĆ¼zey TĆ¼ketim Malları Sanayi Pazarlama ve Ticaret A.Å.
- Ingage Dijital Pazarlama Hizmetleri A.Å.
- Inventram A.Å.
- KoƧ Bilgi ve Savunma Teknolojileri A.Å.
- KoƧDigital ĆƶzĆ¼mler A.Å.
- KoƧSistem Bilgi ve Ä°letiÅim Hizm. A.Å.
- KoƧtaÅ Yapı Marketleri A.Å.
- Ram DıŠTicaret A.Å.
- RMK Marine Gemi Yapım Sanayii ve Deniz TaÅımacılıÄı Ä°Åletmesi A. Å.
- Setair Hava TaÅımacılıÄı ve Hizm. A.Å.
- Setur Servis Turistik A.Å.
- Tat Gıda Sanayi A.Å.
- Tek-Art KalamıŠve FenerbahƧe Turizm Tesisleri A.Å.
- Zer Merkezi Hizmetler A.Å.
*Information from Forbes.com, Wikipedia.org, and www.koc.com.tr/en.
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