Anadolu Group

A group founded in the early 1950s by the Yazici and Özilhan families, which are jointly the major shareholders of all group operations through their respective holding companies, Yazicilar Holding and Özilhan Sinai Yatirim. The group is structured in the five principal sectors of beer, soft drinks, automotive, financial services, retail and other operations, which include energy, tourism, consumer durables, IT and healthcare services. It works in partnership with Coca-Cola, Heineken, Miller, Beck's, Foster's, Isuzu, Kia, Lada, Geely, Lombardini, Hisense, Faber-Castell, McDonald's and Johns Hopkins. Group revenues at year end 2009 were US$ 5 billion. There are 23,000 employees.