Company type | Public |
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Industry | Tea producer |
Founded | 1983; 42 years ago (1983) |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | CEO:İmdat Sütlüoğlu |
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Owner | Turkey Wealth Fund |
Number of employees | 26,500 (2016) |
Website | www |
Çaykur is a Turkish state-ownedtea-producing company.[1] Their portfolio includesice tea,green tea, organic andblack tea. Çaykur has 45 tea processing factories, and one packaging factory. The general manager of Çaykur is Yusuf Ziya Alim.[2]
Tea production was also supported by the Republic of Turkey in the following years. The first tea crop was harvested in 1938 and the first tea factory was established in 1947. Since 1963, domestic production has replaced imports in meeting Turkey's tea consumption.[3] Tea production activities were carried out by the State Agricultural Enterprises until 1948, and in cooperation with the General Directorate of Tekel and the Ministry of Agriculture between 1949 and 1973.[4]
On 4 February 2017, all state-owned stakes were handed over to theTurkey Wealth Fund.[5]
The firm is a sponsor ofÇaykur Rizespor football club.[6]
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