1938
Koç Ticaret A.Ş. (Koç Trade Inc. ) is the first Turkish company to provide profit-sharing to its employees

 

1944
The first automobile sales company...Motör Ticaret

 

1945
The first Turkish Company in the U.S.A.... Ram Commercial Corporation.

 

1948
With Koç-General Electric cooperation, Turkey's first light bulb factory and the first joint-venture with a foreign company... General Electric

 

1954
The establishment of Türk Demir Döküm factories to produce the first radiators and later the first iron cast parts for the automotive industry in Turkey.

The first private producer of matches... Türkay (Kav)

 

1955
The establishment of Arçelik, the producer of Turkey's first washing machines, refrigerators and water heaters.

 

1957
Commissioning of the assembly line in Otosan which later manufactured first Turkish trucks.

 

1959
The production of the first washing machine...Arçelik

 

1960
The production of the first refrigerator... Arçelik

 

1961
The first Turkish LPG distribution company...Aygaz

 

1962
The first Turkish automobile tyre... Uniroyal

 

1963
The first holding company in Turkey... Koç Holding.

 

1964
The first cable manufacturing facility of Turkey... Siemens

The production of the first Turkish tractor.... Türk Traktör

 

1965
The establishment of the first electric motor and compressor producing factory...Türk Elektrik Endüstrisi

The first glass wool factory for insulation... İzocam

 

1966
The production of Anadol, the first Turkish passenger car ...Otosan

 

1967
The first and the largest private sector body to provide scholarships for higher educationTürk Eğitim Vakfı (TEV)

The first tomato paste factory...Tat

 

1969
First instutional enterprise Vehbi Koç Foundation

 

1970
The establishment of the first corporate Planning Division for long term planning in the private sector... Koç Holding

Turkey's first centralized export organization... Ram

 

1971
Murat 124, the first Turkish passenger car with steel body... Tofaş

 

1973
Production of the first cylinder blocks, axes and differential gears for the Turkish automotive industry... Döktaş

The first Turkish foreign trade company in EU countries... Kofisa

The first Turkish open public company... Koç Yatırım Pazarlama

 

1974
Turkey's first automatic washing machine...Arçelik

 

1975
The first Research & Development Division in the private sector... Koç Holding

 

1980
The first private museum of Turkey... Sadberk Hanım Museum

 

1982
The inauguration of the first in-house training and development center... KOGEM (current name is i.d.e.a.)

 

1997
The first on-line supermarket... Migros

 

1999
The first on-line shopping center... Kangurum

 

2000
The first market place...Kotonline

 

2001
Turkey's first on-line and real-time reservation enabled tourism portal... www.bookinturkey.com

 

2001
Turkey's first internet business portal... www.kobiline.com

 

2004
First Turkish coffee machine of the world...Arçelik

 

2005
First home produce drying machine of Turkey...Arçelik

 

2006
The fastest dish washer of the world...Arçelik
The fastest washing machine of the world...Arçelik
The first side bu side refrigerator of Turkey...Arçelik

 

2007
Turkey's first built-in hob with induction...Arçelik
Turkey’s first built-in inox series with no finger prints...Arçelik
The ultimate technology: Arçelik's “Tech-Touch” dishwasher with AAA performance
 “Grand Prix Series”, the “The World's Fastest Computers”...Arçelik

 

2009
First Turkish automotive company to have been exported to the U.S....Ford Otosan