Turkey's Top 10 Companies By Revenue: The Biggest Turkish Companies List

The 10 biggest companies operating in Turkey by Revenue in 2018 (Production based sales) has been as follows:

  1. Tupras
  2. Ford Otomotiv
  3. Toyota Turkey
  4. Oyak Renault 
  5. Tofas Turk Otomobil
  6. Arcelik
  7. Iskenderun Demir Celik
  8. Eregli Demir Celik
  9. Icdas Celik
  10. Hyundai Assan Otomotiv

Top 10 Biggest Companies in Turkey are from Petroleum, Automotive, ,steel and Home Appliances sectors. 

We added more updated list for 2019 including the top 100 biggest companies in Turkey in this post.

 

Turkey's top 10 companies by revenue
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Tupras is the largest company in Turkey by Revenue. Operating Petroleum refineries, Izmit Refinery, Izmir Refinery, Kirikkale Refinery, and Batman Refinery in Turkey with around 30 million Tons capacity. Tupras Headquartes is in Kocaeli Province of Turkey. 

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
89.093.033.486
4.935
2.469.739
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Ford Otosan (Ford Otomotiv Sanayi A.Ş.), is a publicly traded (18%) company, where Ford Deutschland Holding GmbH (41%) and Koç Holding A.Ş.(41%) have equal shares. Ford Otosan, being one of the top 3 exporting companies of Turkey since 2004, has achieved 8 consecutive years automotive industry championship and is Turkey’s export champion for 4 years in a row. 

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
33.611.763.475
10.967
5.682.762
Toyota Turkey
Toyota Turkey Factory
Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey is one of Toyota’s vehicle production bases in Europe. Located in Arifiye /Sakarya – Turkey, Toyota Turkey manufactures Corolla and Toyota C-HR models. Majority of the production is exported to around 150 countries.
 
Toyota Turkey, owned by Toyota Motor Europe NV/SA (%90), and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (%10), has a total investment of 2,08 Billion Euro, and currently employees more than 5,000 people.
 
Dedicated to best quality production with the contribution of all members, Toyota Turkey applies the Toyota Production System (TPS) to its manufacturing processes from the very first day of the start of its operation.
 
Today, with an increased annual production capacity of 280,000 units, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Turkey (Toyota Turkey) is the biggest manufacturing operation of Toyota in Europe, and one of the biggest manufacturing companies of Turkey.
Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
23.778.330.493
> 5.000
4.325.047
Renault Turkey Oyak
Renault Turkey Factory

Established in 1969. It is one of the largest factories of Renault outside of Western Europe with a production capacity of 360.000 automobiles a year and 750.000 engines a year.

 

Situated in Bursa province, 150 km south of Istanbul.

Manufactured Car Models are: Clio IV, Clio Grand Tourer, New Megane Sedan

 

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
20.242.380.719
7.270
3.363.034
Tofas Turk Automotive
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Founded in 1968, Tofaş is the only company in Turkey that manufactures both passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.

Tofaş is a Koç Holding and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) partnership in which each controls an equal stake. With 24.3% of its capital publicly-traded, Tofaş’s shares are included in both the Borsa İstanbul BIST 30 and the BIST 100 indexes as well as in that exchange’s Corporate Governance Index and Sustainability indexes.

With an annual production capacity of 450 thousand vehicles and with nearly 7 thousand employees, Tofaş is Turkey’s fifth biggest industrial enterprise. Headquartered in İstanbul, the company continues to enhance its competitive strength through investments while carrying out its manufacturing operations at its Bursa plant occupying about 1,000,000 m2 of grounds.

One of the important strategic production facilities of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles around the world, Tofaş is also one of the biggest R&D center in Europe.

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
19.795.400.180
8.818
3.069.503
Arcelik Top Home Appliances Manufacturer Turkey
Home appliences manufacturer Turkey Arcelik Beko

Year of Establishment:  1955
Headquarters:                  Istanbul, Turkey

Having operations in durable consumer goods industry with production, marketing and after-sales services, Arçelik A.Ş. offers products and services around the world with its 30,000 employees, 18 different production facilities in 7 countries (Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, South Africa and Pakistan), its 34 sales and marketing companies in 32 countries all over the world and its 11 brands (Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Blomberg, ElektraBregenz, Arctic, Leisure, Flavel, Defy , Dawlance and Altus) serving products and services in more than 145 countries. 

Global Operational Network : 18 production facilities in 7 countries, 34 sales and marketing companies in 32 countries , products and services in more than 145 countries.

International Markets:

Arçelik A.Ş.

  • Industry leader with a market share exceeding 50% in Turkish white goods, built-in appliances and air-conditioners markets and fastest growing brand with a market share of 28% in TV market,
  • Europe’s number three white goods brand in terms of total sales,
  • Market leader with Arctic and Defy in Romania and South Africa respectively,
  • Market leader with the acquisition of Dawlance, Pakistan’s leading white goods manufacturer.

Global brand Beko:

  • Number 2 brand in total European white goods market and leader in solo white goods market
  • Number 1 brand in the British white goods market
  • Number 1 brand in the Polish white goods market
  • Number 1 brand in French solo white goods market.
Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
19.400.128.397
16.745
2.058.388
Iskenderun Steel

One of the OYAK Mining Metallurgy Group companies, İsdemir is our country’s third oldest integrated iron and steel plant by its establishment date and the largest by its long product manufacturing capacity. İsdemir is Turkey’s only integrated plant that produces long and flat products with a hot rolling capacity of 3.5 million tons/year commissioned in 2008.

İsdemir was established on 3 October 1970 by the Mediterranean coast in the south of Turkey, in Payas (Yakacık), 17 km to İskenderun. At the time, the plant was founded on a total area of 16.75 million m2, including social facilities (plant’s area: 6.8 million m2).

Commissioned in 1975 with a steel bloom production capacity of 1.1 million tons/year, İsdemir’s production capacity was increased with a plant extension to 2.2 million tons/year as of 1985.

Founded to produce long products such as pig iron, blooms, billets and reinforcing bars at international standards, İsdemir uses coke – sinter – blast furnace – steelworks – continuous casting and hot rolling processes for production.

Products are sold to the national market and exported all over the world, primarily to Southern Europe and Middle Eastern countries.

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
15.804.178.541
4.781
681.077
Erdemir steel manufacturer Turkey

Erdemir, the main company of the OYAK Mining Metallurgy Group and one of the most valuable industrial assets of Turkey, was established in 1960 under a special law, in order to be the first domestic producer of flat steel, which the Turkish industry necessitates at that time. Erdemir produces plates, hot and cold rolled, tin, chromium and zinc coated flat steel and supplies basic inputs to automotive, white goods, pipes and tubes, rolling, manufacturing, electrics-electronics, mechanical engineering, energy, heating equipment, shipbuilding, defense, and packaging industries.

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
20.701.020.749
5.945
344.887
Icdas steel Turkey

Eldest of the family, Koca Mustafa Bey arrives to Istanbul to start vessel repair business in 1880s. Aslan family enters into casting machinery field in 1954 and sets up the first rolling mill in 1961. And in 1969, İstanbul Çelik Demir İzabe Sanayi Inc. is established.…

Icdaş, have been producing construction steel and alloyed steel since 1970, is the second biggest steel producer of Turkey with its production capacity.

ICDAS ranked in the 6th place among the 500 Biggest Industrial Enterprises of Turkey including the public sector in 2014, according to the determinations of Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), has around 10.000 employees together with the group companies.

Being aware of the strategic significance of national steel industry for the Turkish economy and being devoted to its roots, ICDAS is the technology and quality leader in the steel industry.

Leading sector in the economies of the developed countries has always been the steel industry. Our world is developing under the glow of steel. ICDAS, being the biggest private steel producer of our country, contributes to the target of our country of reaching the level of contemporary civilizations with its elbow grease at the steel ladle.

İÇDAŞ, while meeting the world quality standards with integration and use of technology in Çanakkale investments, it also became a reputable institution in the world steel league with the competitive strength it has created, and also made a significant contribution to the global competitive strength, reflecting the future of our country.

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
11.957.290.261
4.730
1.176.033
Hyundai Turkey Assan

Hyundai was founded in Turkey in 1990. Since 2002 exported more than 1.5 million cars.

Hyundai Turkey known as Hyundai Assan is owned by Turkish Kibar Group (30%) and Hyundai Motor (70%).

 

Total area of production: 1.000.000 sqm

Net Sales (TRY) Number of Employees Exports (Thousand $)
13.596.674.250
2.800
1.993.557

More Top Companies in Turkey:

11

Çolakoğlu Metalurji A.Ş.

10.469.172.006

12

Mercedes-Benz Türk A.Ş.

9.159.029.701

13

PETKİM Petrokimya Holding A.Ş.

7.870.226.417

14

Vestel Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

7.775.357.036

15

Aselsan Elektronik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

7.593.473.730

16

İstanbul Altın Rafinerisi A.Ş.

7.560.563.835

17

BSH Ev Aletleri San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

7.344.647.258

18

Aygaz A.Ş.

6.926.502.979

19

Borçelik Çelik San. Tic. A.Ş.

6.378.613.632

20

Tosçelik Profil ve Sac Endüstrisi A.Ş.

6.078.515.748

21

Vestel Beyaz Eşya San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

5.979.397.524

22

TUSAŞ-Türk Havacılık ve Uzay Sanayii A.Ş.

5.959.686.554

23

KARDEMİR Karabük Demir Çelik San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

5.545.602.546

24

Er-Bakır Elektrolitik Bakır Mamulleri A.Ş.

5.449.241.461

25

Unilever San. ve Tic. T.A.Ş.

5.363.663.644

26

Sarkuysan Elektrolitik Bakır San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

5.229.367.869

27

Eti Maden İşletmeleri Genel Müdürlüğü

4.726.437.481

28

Bosch San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

4.711.859.582

29

Eren Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. 

4.635.549.539

30

Kroman Çelik Sanayii A.Ş.

 4.602.425.191

31

Milangaz LPG Dağıtım Tic. ve San. A.Ş.

4.494.305.244

32

Assan Alüminyum San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

4.436.789.031

33

EÜAŞ Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. Genel Müdürlüğü

4.421.971.307

34

Baştuğ Metalurji Sanayi A.Ş.

4.109.118.141

35

Yücel Boru ve Profil Endüstrisi A.Ş.

3.934.190.335

36

İzmir Demir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş.

3.932.165.690

37

Eti Gıda San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

3.929.465.041

38

Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları A.Ş.

3.781.396.647

39

Enerjisa Enerji Üretim A.Ş.

3.773.436.052

40

Philsa Philip Morris Sabancı Sigara ve Tütüncülük San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

3.746.615.463

41

AKSA Akrilik Kimya Sanayii A.Ş.

3.664.920.993

42

Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortaklığı

3.555.319.581

43

Diler Demir Çelik Endüstri ve Ticaret A.Ş.

3.511.486.567

44

Konya Şeker San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

3.460.111.732

45

Yıldız Entegre Ağaç San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

3.439.049.615

46

Kastamonu Entegre Ağaç San. ve Tic. A.Ş.

3.425.341.179

47

Hayat Kimya Sanayi A.Ş.

3.261.322.261

48

Türk Traktör ve Ziraat Makineleri A.Ş.

3.258.833.885

49

Otokar Otomotiv ve Savunma Sanayi A.Ş.

3.231.722.468

50

Coca-Cola İçecek A.Ş.

3.151.455.645

The Biggest Turkish Companies By Industry

Glass & Ceramics Top Companies

Sisecam brand Turkey

Steel Manufacturing Top Companies in Turkey

Erdemir Steel Eregli Demir Celik
Isdemir Steel Turkey

Foreign Trade Companies

Turkey's Top 10 Companies By Revenue (Biggest Turkish Companies) 4
Turkey's Top 10 Companies By Revenue (Biggest Turkish Companies) 5

Electronics / White Goods

arcelik durable goods, home appliances
Vestel brand white goods Turkey
Aselsan Electronics Turkey

Top Turkish Companies in Energy / Petroleum

Tupras Turkish Refineries
Petrol Ofisi Company Turkey
Opet Turkey
Turcas Shell Turkey
Star Refinery Turkey
Enerjisa Energy Turkey

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