Many of the brands we once went to have fun with, shop with, visit, or watch commercials for, we can no longer see. so to speak full of dust these brands; financial problems, administrative conflicts, rising exchange rates and political uncertainty For reasons such as bankruptcy He can raise his flag.

Well on time today popular and are accepted by a large part of society ask Even though they can see that if something goes wrong, they will “Bye…” We will explore the famous Turkish brands that disappeared without even knowing it.

Arow, who came to prominence with ‘poisonous shoes’

“One like the other, one like the other”Arow, which entered the market with an ambitious slogan like “, was one of Turkey’s giant shoe brands. In 2014, the Arow brand launched shoes is poisonous The news from the brand is withdraw from the market causes.

According to the statement made directly by the Ministry of Customs and Trade, samples of 15 shoe models were taken, and 12 of these models were not included in the relevant communiqués. Does not meet chemical restrictions specified. A year later, Arow to bankruptcy It was decided.

Turkish Petroleum, famous for its hat

As a business model import products Turkish Petroleum, which is based on domestic market distribution, 1972 In 2017, the number of stations increased to more than five hundred. But a year later it happened oil crisis It mainly affected Turkey and therefore also Turkish Petroleum.

Turkish Petroleum was founded in the Netherlands in 2005. are converted into Shell stations started. In 2015 Demirören Holding, Total It acquired all its activities in Turkey. After this acquisition, Türk Petrol became the fourth brand of the Demirören Group in the fuel industry. Others are Milangaz, Total and M Oil…

The story of Turkish Petroleum, whose commercial with Hülya Ayşar is very famous, does not end here.

In 2020 OYAK, beautiful energy he bought. Güzel Enerji was a formation that also included Total and M Oil. When OYAK bought Güzel Enerji from Demirören Total returned to the market with. So today with its new face Total Energies As… As you can see, after this acquisition, the Turkish Petroleum brand was transferred to the Oyak group.

Turkish local and national operator Aycell

Aycell was one of the operators that could not withstand the fiercely competitive GSM market. Turkish telecom inside 2001 Aycell, founded in 1999; Turkcell, Telsim, Aria compared to competitors such as price advantage tried to come to the fore through presentation

To the benefit of the consumer Even though it has taken steps, a year after its founding not achieving their goals Aycell, both late entry into the market like pricing policy It started incurring losses due to reasons such as.

Aycell, which required large resources for infrastructure investments and was ultimately insufficient in terms of coverage area He merged with Aria. A new brand identity emerged for the duo, which grew into one of the largest capitalized companies in Turkey. Avea was born. In 2006, Avea continued its journey with Türk Telekom.

Gold Bilgisayar, which challenges foreign technology companies

Gold Bilgisayar, the foundation of which was laid in the early 1990s, is the largest in Turkey of technology retailers It was someone.

The company, whose foundation was laid by Ömer and Önder Dinç, opened 56 stores in ten years. The company, which achieved significant growth, managed to survive against foreign companies that had serious control in the market, but this success It wasn’t long term.

Rising exchange rates, political uncertainty, price increases by suppliers for imported goods And BRSA’s term limit Reasons like these brought the end of Gold Bilgisayar.

Tatilya, who was destroyed along with our childhood dreams

Anyone who spent their childhood in Istanbul in the 90s knows Tatilya. Tatilia, 20th of April 1996 on then president Süleyman Demirel A company opened and put into operation by It was an amusement park.

from the company deterioration of the financial situation, It was one of the reasons why Tatilya was closed. Tatilya’s continued losses since 1997 made selling the company difficult. Many new entertainment centers were opened in Turkey in the early 2000s increased competition It was one of the other reasons why Tatilya quit.

The drink that brings tears to those who remember it

in 1999 internet provider İxir, who started his life as a business, was one of the most famous figures of his time.

Drink, although popular administrative After a short time, when he was in financial difficulties, he decided went into decline. After the first year, İxir also ventured into the field of media and e-commerce. wave of economic crisis He became one of the victims and was closed down.

Does anyone here remember the İxir commercial with Banu Alkan?

back from itself several CDs and Ixir, which is nothing but a commercial $72 million to Doğuş Holding It is known to cause damage.

Turkey’s most famous vacuum cleaner Simtel

Simtel was one of the brands that managed to penetrate thousands, perhaps millions, of homes in Turkey. Even if you don’t use it, at least the Simtel you see in advertisements is not just a vacuum cleaner, but also a variety of vacuum cleaners. with household appliances He was famous too.

The strange story of Simtel, once part of Koç Holding, with Sedat Peker:

Sedat Peker, who made several statements on his Twitter account called Deli Sergeant, That of Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz He claimed he was released because he had gambling footage and was fined $5 million. He claimed to be a relative of his and was the owner of Cengiz Holding when the money was transferred. Mehmet Cengiz and Zafer Salman He claimed to be a middleman.

Peker, in the accusations He bought Simtel with five million dollars Than “Manager of Fenerbahçe’s infrastructure To Davut Disli and Mehmet Karasu I gave. But I have not received any money.” He made a statement.

Simtel, which continued to sell despite the gradual loss of power, was sold in 2010. Collaboration established with Chinese white goods giant Haier But things didn’t go well again. After Simtel’s naming rights were put up for sale, the Simtel book was completely closed.

Panda Ice Cream, the indispensable legend of my childhood

Panda entered the ice cream industry in 1984. He hasn’t been there for years. About Panda, about whom no current information is available The only news is from 2012.

Has Gıda Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş., the owner of Panda.; Following the registration application for the trademark called ‘MRPANDAS’ by Pandas Leather and Textile Products Company, he sued both the company in question and the Turkish Patent Institute, which issued the registration decision. However, the court ruled that they did not do business in the same sector. He dismissed the case.

Trademark registration As you can see, Panda, who paid a heavy price for not doing it in all classes, has been in the dust ever since.

What about these brands? I wish he hadn’t gone do you have something to say?