For The first brand that comes to mind when you talk about vacuum cleaners from Simtel, that is In fact, there were other household appliances, including a heating device.

Then they slowly started disappearing from our homes. How did the beloved brand slowly disappear from our lives? When you’re ready, Simtel The story goes back to Sedat Peker let’s see.

We can say that Simtel, which started its adventure with Koç Holding, passed from hand to hand.

The brand, which was part of Koç Holding between 1960 and 1980, was actually It was imported from the Siemens brand and it came to our country under the name “Simtel”.

Like the current Dysons, Simtel had many different attachments. From watering trees to washing carpets They had different functions. Their advertisements were also very successful and attracted the attention of consumers.

After a while, production continued abroad.

After the 1980s, Ümit Özkan, one of Koç’s former managers, bought the brand. In the 1990s Simtel made Started production in Italy by collaborating with an Italian brand and its production in Turkey has been completely stopped.

Sedat Peker, who made sensational statements, also made some statements about Simtel.

According to Peker’s claim, he had images of former Prime Minister Mesut Yılmaz gambling and threatened him with these images to get out of prison. He was released from prison because of this threat and in addition five million dollars He had received money.

Mehmet Cengiz and Zafer Salman, the owners of Cengiz Holding, who he said were his relatives, played a role in transferring the money. According to the statement of Sedat Peker, who bought Simtel with this money, he gave the brand to Davut Dışli and Mehmet Karasu, managers in Fenerbahçe’s infrastructure. without taking a cent He had given it.

He didn’t receive a cent, but he did set some conditions. Renewal of all hospitals in Rize and removal of every Simtel product 25 of these will be distributed to families in need he wanted.

As the first steps of the 2000s passed one by one, Simtel no longer had the strength it once had.

In 2000, Altan Ertürk bought Simtel, and in 2003 he and Taşkın Akkaya acquired all shares of the brand. Although Simtel tried different methods to keep up with the times and return to the past, it took a step back every day. Due to economic difficulties naming rights were put up for sale.

There is no news on whether or not the name has been used, but there is one thing we know and that is that Simtel is no longer produced in any way. Moreover, according to the Istanbul Stock Exchange, Simtel Among the companies whose shares are closed for trading.

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