Hektas was established in 1956 in Adana with the savings of doctors, pharmacists, chemists and engineers to manufacture and sell pharmaceuticals. Due to the high market shares of the local and foreign companies in pharmaceutical sector, the company began manufacturing and marketing agrochemicals to meet market demand and established the first production facility in 1962 in Istanbul.
OYAK – one of Turkey’s biggest conglomerates with 370 thousand members and more than 31 thousand employees – has nearly 90 subsidiaries operating in the sectors like Mining Metallurgy, Cement Concrete Paper, Automotive Logistics, Finance, Chemistry Agriculture, Service and Energy. OYAK has participated in Hektas in 1963 and became the majority shareholder of Hektas with 53,8% shares in 1981. After the partnership, Hektas shares started to be traded publicly in 1981 and were listed in Istanbul Stock Exchange in 1986.
1956
Served areaWorldwide
Headcount879
HeadquartersGebze Osb Mahallesi 700.Sk. No:711/1, 41400 Gebze-Kocaeli – Türkiye
2,530,000,000
IPOJan. 1, 2000
Stock exchange(s)Borsa Istanbul