The Çukurova Group has established joint venture companies with international companies that possess technical know-how and expertise in order to transfer technology to Turkey and manufacture goods at the highest quality standards. All industrial companies within the Çukurova Group adhere to strict quality control procedures; many companies have received official certification by international accrediting institutions.

The Group also has a strong presence in some of its core business lines beyond the borders of its home country and has established efficient marketing channels, enabling distribution of its goods worldwide. Subsidiary companies have been established as well as representative offices in a number of overseas countries. The Group has a very strong marketing network in Central Asian countries - extending all the way to China and the Asia-Pacific basin.

Since the early days of its existence, the Çukurova Group started manufacturing loaders, excavators, forklift trucks in addition to heavy duty and light commercial vehicles, and busses under the BMC brand name at its plants. The Group has now become an exporter for these vehicles and machinery as far away as Spain and the UK. Over the years, the Çukurova Group expanded into other areas and now produces pipes, chemicals and paper and engages in construction contracting - domestically and internationally.

Turkcell, representing the Group’s presence in the telecommunications sector, has established joint venture companies with national telephone operators in Kazakhstan, Moldova and Azerbaijan and other partners in Georgia and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. It controls these markets with extensive coverage in those regions through quality cellular telephone services. The Group’s communication and information technology companies are supported and complemented by a number of technology companies that provide satellite communication, cable TV networking, pre-paid GSM cards and wireless data network provider services.

In Banking, the Group continues its’ activities with Banque de Commerce et de Placement (BCP) Geneva, a Swiss merchant bank established in 1963. With majority ownership of the Group since 1991, the bank is enjoying high market awareness and a well diversified customer base on its four main activities which are Trade Finance, Treasury Services, Private Banking and Correspondant Banking.

The insurance industry has been of primary interest to the Çukurova Group since its beginnings. The Group believes there is still much more to accomplish in this rapidly developing business segment in Turkey, especially in the new start-up pension funds business. The Çukurova Group currently has one general, and one pension fund companies in the marketplace, putting the Group among the leading insurance industry competitors in Turkey. In addition to regular business, these companies devote part of their time toward developing and enhancing this industry by raising service standards and introducing innovative products that best address Turkish market requirements.

The Çukurova Group aims at taking a greater share of media and media-related industries in Turkey by providing both technical infrastructure and content simultaneously. As one of the Çukurova Group’s first Internet ventures, Superonline started in 1995 with the aim of becoming the country’s most preferred Internet and data communications service provider and helping Turkey partake in the Internet era. Superonline offers extensive ISP and Internet-related services to both individuals and companies. Digiturk, incorporated in March of 1999, is the digital broadcasting market leader in Turkey. Digiturk’s high-tech infrastructure, coupled with rich content, allows it to provide the best digital broadcasting available with CDquality sound and DVD-quality vision.

As responsible corporate citizens, many of the Çukurova companies are involved in philanthropic activities that include charities as well as the sponsorship of major cultural and artistic events.