Koza İpek Group

İpek Matbaacılık (printing house) was founded by Ali İpek in 1948. Later turning into Koza İpek Group, the group expanded its areas of operation, which recently ranged from gold mining to oil, gas, coal and renewable energy industries.The media group which owned more than 20 media outlets was confiscated in 2016, after the rift between the Erdoğan government and Gülen organization began. İpek Koza Holding which operated İpek Medya was a close ally of the AKP government until the rift. The reason for the closure of the media group was announced to be the debt the group was in. However, the media group was already taken over by government prior to its closure, based on allegations of money laundering and support to "Gulen Terror Organization."
Business Form
Confiscated
Other Print Outlets
Bugün
Other TV Outlets
Kanaltürk, Bugün TV
Other Radio Outlets
Kanaltürk Radyo
Other Online Outlets
www.bugun.com.tr, www.kanalturk.com.tr
Media Business
Media Business
Production | Koza Prodüksiyon Ticaret A.Ş.
Advertising | Rek-Tur Reklam Pazarlama ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.
Print | Bugun
TV broadcasting | Kanalturk, Bugun TV
Radio broadcasting | Kanalturk Radyo
Online | www.bugun.com.tr, www.kanalturk.com.tr
Business
Business
Production | Koza Prodüksiyon Ticaret A.Ş.
Advertising | Rek-Tur Reklam Pazarlama ve Ticaret Ltd. Şti.
Print | Bugun
TV broadcasting | Kanalturk, Bugun TV
Radio broadcasting | Kanalturk Radyo
Online | www.bugun.com.tr, www.kanalturk.com.tr
General Information
Founding Year
1948
Founder
Ali İpek
Affiliated Interests Founder
İpek Printing Company was founded in 1948 by Ali İpek. Hamdi Akın İpek, son of Ali İpek, was the CEO of Koza İpek Holding and İpek Printing Company before the court ordered the seizure of Koza Ipek's companies. Born in 1963, Hamdi Akın İpek studied economy in the UK and management at Hacettepe University in Ankara.
Financial Information
Revenue (Financial Data/ Optional)
MD
Operating Profit (in Mill. $)
MD
Advertising (in % of total funding)
MD
Further Information
Headlines
(28.10.2015) BBC News. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
(28.10.2015) Hurriyet Daily News. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
(1.09.2015) Euronews. Retrieved in October 2016 from
http://www.euronews.com/2015/09/01/turkish-police-raid-media-group-over-terrorist-financing
(01.03.2016) Reuters. Retrieved in October 2016 from
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-turkey-media-gulen-idUSKCN0W34ML
(28.10.2015) International Business Times. Retrieved in October 2016 from
(27.10.2015) Financial Times. Retrieved in October 2016 from
https://www.ft.com/content/4e95eed6-7cb6-11e5-98fb-5a6d4728f74e
(28.10.2015) Bianet. Retrieved in October 2016 from:
http://bianet.org/english/media/168710-police-break-into-ipek-media
Meta Data
This company and its media outlets were confiscated and no information is available about the founder, shareholders or shares. As the company seized its operations the study can not rate the level of transparency.
Sources
(28.10.2015) 10 soruda Koza İpek Grubu operasyonu. Hurriyet. Retrieved in October 15, 2016, from
http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/10-soruda-koza-ipek-holding-operasyonu-40007168
(1.03.2016) İpek Medya Grubu'na kilit vuruldu. Deutsche Welle Turkey. Retrieved in October 15, 2016, from
http://www.dw.com/tr/ipek-medya-grubuna-kilit-vuruldu/a-19083779
Official Website of Koza Ipek Group. Retrieved in October 2016 from