Albayrak Group is a Turkish multinational conglomerate company based in

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, Turkey. For the first three decades it was a construction company, but since 1982 it has expanded into other sectors, including transport and logistics, waste management, and media.Albayrak
History
It acquired the ''

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'' newspaper in 1997. The group has been contracted by the government multiple times because of its close ties with AK Parti. It is also active internationally and has done construction of

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and is currently managing Mogadishu Port in

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and Conakry port in Guinea.

History

The company was founded in 1952 by Ahmet Albayrak, and until his death in 2010 was run by him and his six sons.Albayrak
ALBAYRAK GROUP celebrates its 60th anniversary
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/ref> Nuri Albayrak was a partner at ''

'' until he became President of

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. Mustafa Albayrak is ''

s CEO. The shareholders of company include Ahmet Albayrak, Nuri Albayrak, Bayram Albayrak, Kazım Albayrak, Muzaffer Albayrak, and Mustafa Albayrak.

Subsidiaries

Albayrak Media Group

Newspaper

* ''

Television channels

* TVNET *

Show TV Show TV is a nationwide television channel in Turkey owned by Albayrak Holding since 2018, acquired from Sadık Albayrak which in turn seized from Ciner Media Group after Turgay Ciner was forced to sell due to tax debts. The channel replaces Cine ...

Online outlets

* yenisafak.com * GZT (

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References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Albayrak Holding Conglomerate companies of Turkey Companies based in Istanbul Holding companies established in 1952 Holding companies of Turkey Turkish companies established in 1952 Multinational companies headquartered in Turkey