Arçelik

Establishment of Arçelik in Sütlüce, Istanbul

Establishment of Arçelik in Sütlüce, Istanbul

1959

Production of Turkey’s first washing machine
1960

Production of Turkey’s first refrigerator
1975

Eskişehir Refrigerator Plant starts production
1977

Eskişehir Compressor Plant starts production
1991

Establishment of R&D Center and Consumer Information Service
1993

Ankara Dishwasher Plant starts production
1999

Ardem's, manufacturer of cookers and heating appliances, participation to the family.
2000

EFQM Excellence Award is granted
2000

Arçelik-LG Klima Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. started production.

2001

Starting the domestic marketing and sales activities of Beko brand.
2002

Austrian white goods company elektrabregenz and the German white goods company Blomberg acquisition.
2002

British white goods brands Leisure and Flavel joined our family.
2002

Romania’s leading refrigerator brand and company Arctic acquisition.
2005

Starting dryer production in Çayırova and decision is taken to invest in a new dryer plant with to increase the capacity.
2006

Beko LLC Refrigerator and Washing Machine Production Plant operation commencement in Russia.
2007

Grundig Multimedia Company and the Grundig brand acquisition
2007

Beko Electrical Appliances Washing Machine Production Plant opening in China.
2008

Opening of Turkey's first and only dedicated Dryer Plant in Çerkezköy, Tekirdağ.
2009

Turkey's first four-door refrigerator production
2009

Introduction of the most quiet, the most water-efficient and the fastest dishwasher in the world.
2010

Turkey's first 3D LED television production

2011

Leading South African white goods manufacturer Defy acquisition
2012

Global operations network expansion with our new sales and marketing offices in Egypt, Ukraine, Australia and Taiwan.
2014

Beko signing a four-year partnership agreement with FC Barcelona, which brought two global brands together.
2014

Arçelik is listed among 15 companies in the BIST Sustainability Index.
2015

Thailand Refrigerator Plant started production.
2015

Launch of the Collaborative Robot Project, our first practice in the realm of human-robot interaction, a major component of Industry 4.0.
2015

Official opening of Cambridge R&D Center.

2016

Pakistan’s leading white goods and home appliances producer Dawlance and its three production plants' acquisition
2016

Pioneered the launch of Asista - Smart Home Assistant, breaking a new ground in Turkey.
2016

Extension of our partnership with LG until 2023, announcing the production of commercial-grade air conditioning units in addition to our line-up of domestic air conditioners.
2017

Signing a partnership agreement with Voltas, whose main shareholder is India's largest corporate group Tata.
2018

Extension of Beko and FC Barcelona partnership agreement for three more years
2018

Launch of Voltas Beko brand and groundbreaking of the India Refrigerator Plant
2018

Opening of Çerkezköy Electronics Plant

History