The economy of Turkey is an emerging market economy, as defined by the International Monetary Fund. Turkey is defined by economists and political scientists as one of the world's newly industrialized countries. With a population of 83.4 million as of 2021, Turkey has the world's 20th-largest nominal GDP, and 11th-largest GDP by PPP. The country is among the world's leading producers of agricultural products, textiles, motor vehicles, transportation equipment, construction materials, consumer electronics and home appliances.
Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
TAV Airports Holding is a Turkish airport operation and services firm that is part of Groupe ADP. It is one of the world's largest airport operators, providing services to 1 million flights and 152 million passengers in 2018.
The Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation, established in 1950, is a reorganization of government-controlled group of factories in Turkey that supplied the Turkish Armed Forces with military products.
Uzel Holding was one of Turkey's oldest and largest manufacturing companies. Its main sector was agricultural machinery, although it eventually branched out into the automotive industry and real estate through its venture capital arm, Argentum. The company was founded in 1937. However, its roots went back to the middle of the nineteenth century. Uzel Holding collapsed in 2010 and was declared bankrupt in July 2012.
Çalık Holding is a Turkish company that has been operating in the energy, construction, mining, textile, finance, and telecom sectors since the 1980s. Founder and chairman Ahmet Çalık began his business career in the textile industry, founding Orta Doğu Tekstil in 1981 and Çalık Denim in 1987. During the early-1990s independence of CIS countries, he made his first foreign investments and founded Gap Pazarlama and Gap İnşaat. These companies were brought together as Çalık Holding in 1997. The umbrella company founded Çalık Enerji in 1998 and Aktif Bank in 1999, to enter the energy and finance sectors.
The automotive industry in Turkey plays an important role in the manufacturing sector of the Turkish economy. The companies operating in the Turkish automotive sector are mainly located in the Marmara Region.
Founded in 1956, KORAY Holding is one of Turkey’s leading construction companies.
Goldaş or Goldaş Jewellery is a Turkish jewellery fabricator and retail sales company. Goldaş markets its product offerings under multiple brand names including Goldas, Assortie, SilverD’sign, WeddingD’sign, Danthel, Chip Gold, and Chip Silver.
FNSS Savunma Sistemleri A.Ş. is a Turkish joint venture company owned 51% by Nurol Holding of Turkey and 49% by BAE Systems Inc. with facilities located in Gölbaşı, Ankara, Turkey. FNSS was founded as a joint venture between FMC Corporation and Nurol Holding as FMC Nurol Savunma Sanayii A.Ş. FNSS is a major supplier of tracked and wheeled armored combat vehicles and weapon systems for the Turkish Armed Forces and Allied Armed Forces.
TOMA, is an armored water cannon designed for riot control, from Turkish companies Katmerciler, Moğol Makina and Nurol Makina. It is used by the Turkish National Police and Turkish Gendarmerie, and has been exported to countries such as Azerbaijan, Albania, Chile, Kuwait, Libya, Zimbabwe, Georgia, Senegal, Kazakhstan and Vietnam.
OYAK, is a Turkish charity and pension fund with around 363,000 members and owner of Renault (Oyak). The OYAK Holding Investment Subsidiary Group is one of the largest industrial groups in Turkey. The group was the former owner of ING Oyak Bank and the Oypa supermarket chain. In 2012 it was rated BB+/stable by Standard & Poor's. The group co-owns Oyak-Renault, a car manufacturer, and steel producer Erdemir.
The Ayaş Tunnel is a railway tunnel under construction near Ayaş town of Ankara Province in Central Anatolia, Turkey. It was initially projected to shorten the railway line connecting Ankara with Istanbul.
Borusan Holding A.Ş. is a Turkish industrial group headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey. Its activities include steel manufacturing, car distribution, energy generation and logistics. The company was founded by Asım Kocabıyık in 1944 to trade iron and steel. Today, Borusan operates in 11 countries over 3 continents.
Integral Forex, a branch of Integral Securities, is a Turkey-based financial trading services provider specialized in foreign exchange (forex) and contract for difference (CFD) brokerage.
Rönesans Holding is a Turkish contracting and investment company operating in construction, real estate development, energy, industrial facilities and health. The company operates in Turkey, the Commonwealth of Independent States, Europe, Middle East and North Africa. It was founded in 1993 by Erman Ilıcak in St. Petersburg, Russia, and has headquarters in Ankara, Turkey. Its main activities are construction, real estate investment and energy generation.
Nurol Yatirim Bankasi, referred to as Nurol Bank in English, is a financial services company based in Turkey. It is located in Maslak, an area of Istanbul, their offices are based in Nurol Plaza.
ILGAZ 4x4 is a Turkish made Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle built by Nurol Makina. ILGAZ is designed and manufactured by the Turkish armored vehicle manufacturer Nurol Makina. to meet the requirements of the Turkish Land Forces.
The Gidrán is a family of Hungarian armoured tactical vehicles, based on the Turkish Ejder Yalçın vehicles by Nurol Makina.
Emir Uyar is a Turkish businessman and the Honorary General Consul of Dominica to Turkey. He is the deputy chairman of Permak Group a private-sector conglomerate in Turkey. In 2015, He bought the island of San Clemente in Italy covering 62,000 square meters, as well as a five-star luxury hotel, the San Clemente Palace Resort, which was one of the largest investments between Italy and Turkey.
