Board Chairman

Yusuf UYUM

Balıklı Marka is the only brand, including word “Marka” in its name. The word “Marka” got inside Ahmet TUNCAY’s head at his childhood as our founder Ahmet TUNCAY’s sainted mother had said “Son! Buy German-branded one. Because it is used for a long time” when she want him to buy glass of oil lamp. And he established the first leading company of the sector in Middle-East, Balıklı Marka Canvas in 1954 with the effort to do a brand-valued-business for years.

Balıklı Marka is a company believing in production economy since the established day. It takes the entrepreneurship spirit, mentioned frequently in recent years, to any activity field for 60 years. There is no doubt that the economy of Republic of Turkey has been established on Anatolian companies and has opened up to world markets. One of the indicators of Anatolian people’s determination is Balıklı Marka.

It is not from the opportunist, thinking the interest by standing in right place in right time. It has achieved its target with demand, desire, determination and belief. It will continue in this way henceforward. This is our habituation. There is no doubt that we will proceed by being aware of the power of right and the community in our all gains and without making concessions from our principles of 60 years. As Balıklı Marka, it is quite important for us to keep step with the requirements of the era and to follow, learn and apply the technology. We are conscious that they are significant points on the value-added creating works for our country.

Empowering in the last 10 years, the young economy of Republic of Turkey has started to take more shares in the world markets. If the production spirit is kept lively and business ethics and honest working principles stand, the successful and better days are expected. Balıklı Marka has been the most prestigious company of canvas sector. This lays responsibility on us to execute the same principles in the other activity fields as well as filling us with a great proud.

The strengthening Turkey economy and the increasing trust on Turkish products gradually reflect credit upon Textile sectors as many sectors in the world markets. The importance of textile sector becomes prominent with the biggest employment capacity among the sectors. Balıklı Marka has not desisted from the investments and employment creating on its first activity field, textile in spite of many negative economic conjectures in the past years. Istanbul real estate market, including Balıklı Marka, has become the main squeeze of all investors in the world real estate markets, not only Turkish investors.

It is important for us in today, as it always has been, to develop by considering the people, whom we work together, as a part of us, and being aware of our responsibilities. I completely believe that we will reach to better points when the entrepreneurship of Turkish people combines with young and dynamic society.

I feel debted to thank to mainly our founder dear Ahmet TUNCAY, members of the board, our customers, taking us to the better and advanced levels for years and to our dealers and our personnel.