From automotives to foodstuffs, white goods and chemicals… They have managed companies in different sectors under diverse competitive conditions. Some have worked in exports, others mostly on the d...
This year Capital has once again conducted its closely watched survey of the most powerful names in Turkey and compiled a list of the ‘Most Powerful Members of the Business World”. The 30 most powe...
There has been an increase in the number of requests that Turkish companies with high quality production, branding and regular exports have been receiving from abroad for dealership agreements. Jus...
At one time Pepsi was competing head to head with Coca Cola. This picture has changed in recent years and the entry into the market of Cola Turka has been to Pepsi’s disadvantage. Its market share ...
Celal Sönmez is chairman of Sönmez Holding, one of the leading groups in Bursa… He has been in the public eye in recent months as the result of his statement that “we shall withdraw from textiles.”...
“Companies have become more customer-focused. There has been a change in their organizational structures. Customer management positions have been created. There have been changes on many topics ran...
Many of the modern world’s trailblazing inventions have entered our lives by chance. Du Pont’s research team accidentally came across Teflon while they were working on a cooler. the Post-It, which ...
During the 1990s insensitivity in the management of the economy in Turkey had reached such a point that neither financial policies nor monetary policies had any effect. In this period, governments’...
Creative processes are now very important for companies because it is only those who can create a difference who can stay one step ahead of the competition. As a result, what were once known as ‘br...
The improvement in the economy, the agreement with the IMF and -- most important of all -- the fact that negotiations will be begin with the European Union, have opened a window of opportunity for ...
The information economy will cause major changes in every field from the way in which business is done to working life. We asked the world’s leading gurus about the impact of the information econom...
Auer was one of the most important white goods brands of the 1970s. But a series of crises has meant that in recent years the brand has almost been forgotten. In 2004 it was bought by the Ulubaş Gr...
The automotive market has contracted significantly this year. Demand has also fallen in furniture and white goods. Growth has begun to slow in sales of mobile telephones and PCs. But sectoral sourc...
Marketing rules are being rewritten. Massive budgets and flashy campaigns are no longer a guarantee of success. Brands such as eBay, Starbucks and Red Bull which challenge classic marketing techniq...
Rahmi Koç, the honorary chairman of Koç Holding, is continuing with the World Tour he started on 19 September 2004. He has completed the third stage and returned to Turkey. He is now preparing to e...