Where Did the Disappeared Famous Turkish Brands Go?

We can no longer see many of the brands we once went to have fun with, shop for, pass by, or watch commercials for. so to speak full of dust these brands; financial difficulties, administrative conflicts, rising exchange rates and political uncertainty For reasons such as bankruptcy He can raise his flag.

Today, quite in time popular and are accepted by a large segment of society demand Even though they can see that when things go wrong, they “Goodbye…” We will examine the famous Turkish brands that disappeared without even knowing it.

Arow, who came to the fore with ‘poisonous shoes’

“One like another, one like the other”Arow, which entered the market with an ambitious slogan such as “, was one of the giant shoe brands of Turkey. In 2014, Arow brand shoes is poisonous The news of the brand is to be removed from the market caused.

According to the statement made directly by the Ministry of Customs and Trade, samples were taken from 15 models of shoes, and 12 of these models were not included in the relevant communiqués. Does not comply with chemical restrictions specified. A year later, Arow to bankruptcy It was decided.

Turkish Petroleum, famous for its hat

As a business model importing products Turkish Petroleum, which is based on distribution in the domestic market, 1972 In 2017, the number of stations increased to over five hundred. But it happened a year later oil crisis It especially affected Turkey and therefore Turkish Petroleum.

In 2005, Turkish Petroleum was established in the Netherlands. to be converted into Shell stations started. In 2015 Demirören Holding, Total’s It acquired all its operations in Turkey. After this acquisition, Türk Petrol became the fourth brand of the Demirören Group in the fuel industry. Others are Milangaz, Total and M Oil…

The story of Turkish Petroleum, whose commercial with Hülya Ayşar is very famous, does not end here.

In 2020 OYAK, Beautiful Energy he bought. Güzel Enerji was a formation that included Total and M Oil. When OYAK bought Güzel Enerji from Demirören Total returned to the market with. So today with its renewed face Total Energies As… As you can see, after this acquisition, the Turkish Petroleum brand was transferred to the Oyak group.

Turkey’s local and national operator Aycell

Aycell was one of the operators that could not withstand the fiercely competitive GSM market. Turkish telecom within 2001 Founded in 1999, Aycell; Turkcell, Telsim, Aria compared to competitors such as price advantage tried to come to the fore by presenting

In favor of the consumer Even though it took steps, a year after its establishment not reaching their goals Aycell, both late entry into the market as well as price policy It started to make losses due to reasons such as.

Aycell, which required large resources for infrastructure investments and was insufficient in terms of coverage area, eventually He merged with Aria. A new brand identity came with it for the duo, which became one of the largest capitalized companies in Turkey. Avea was born. In 2006, Avea continued its path with Türk Telekom.

Gold Bilgisayar, which challenges foreign technology companies

Gold Bilgisayar, whose foundations were laid in the early 1990s, is Turkey’s largest from technology retailers It was someone.

The company, whose foundations were laid by Ömer and Önder Dinç, opened 56 stores over a period of 10 years. The company, which achieved a considerable growth, managed to survive against foreign companies that had a serious say in the market, but this success It wasn’t long term.

Rising exchange rates, political uncertainty, price hikes by suppliers for imported goods And BRSA’s installment limitation Reasons like these brought the end of Gold Bilgisayar.

Tatilya, which was destroyed along with our childhood dreams

Everyone who lived their childhood in Istanbul in the 90s knows Tatilya. Tatilya, 20 April 1996 on then president Süleyman Demirel A company that was opened and put into operation by It was an amusement park.

of the business deterioration of financial situation, It was one of the reasons why Tatilya was closed. Tatilya’s continuous loss since 1997 made the sale of the business difficult. In the early 2000s, many new entertainment centers were opened in Turkey and therefore increased competition It was one of the other reasons why Tatilya closed down.

The potion that brings tears to those who remember it

in 1999 internet service provider İxir, who started his service life as a company, was one of the most well-known figures of his time.

Potion, although popular administrative After a short while, as he was experiencing some financial difficulties, he went into decline. After its first year, İxir also ventured into the field of media and e-commerce. wave of economic crisis He became one of its victims and was closed down.

Is there anyone here who remembers the İxir commercial starring Banu Alkan?

back from himself several CDs and Ixir, which is nothing but a commercial 72 million dollars to Doğuş Holding It is known to cause damage.

Turkey’s most famous vacuum cleaner Simtel

Simtel was one of the brands that managed to enter thousands, perhaps millions, of homes in Turkey. Even if you don’t use it, at least the Simtel you see in advertisements is actually not just a vacuum cleaner but also a variety of cleaners. with home appliances He was also famous.

The strange story of Simtel, which was once part of Koç Holding, with Sedat Peker:

Sedat Peker, who made various statements on his Twitter account named Deli Sergeant, Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz’s He claimed that he was released because he had images of gambling and that he received a fine of five million dollars. He claimed to be a relative of his and was the owner of Cengiz Holding in transferring the money. Mehmet Cengiz and Zafer Salman He claimed to be an intermediary.

Peker, in the allegations He bought Simtel with five million dollars then “Manager of Fenerbahçe’s infrastructure To Davut Disli and Mehmet Karasu I gave. But I did not receive any money.” He made a statement.

Simtel, which continued to sell despite gradually losing power, was sold in 2010. Established cooperation with China’s white goods giant Haier But things didn’t go well again. After Simtel’s naming rights were put up for sale, the Simtel book was completely closed.

Panda Ice Cream, the indispensable legend of my childhood

Panda entered the ice cream industry in 1984. He hasn’t been around for years. About Panda, about whom up-to-date information is not available The only news is from 2012.

Has Gıda Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., the owner of Panda.; Following the registration application for the trademark named ‘MRPANDAS’ by Pandas Leather and Textile Products Company, he sued both the relevant company and the Turkish Patent Institute, which gave the registration decision. However, the court ruled that they were not doing business in the same sector. He rejected the case.

Trademark registration As you can see, Panda, who paid a heavy price for not having it done in all classes, has been left in dust and dust since that day.

What about these brands? I wish he hadn’t gone do you have anything to say?