Mr.Turan Ozbahceci was born on 28 March, 1970 in Sanliurfa, Siverek. He finished his high education in the Physics major of “Ondokuz Mayis” university and Electrical Engineering major of “Yildiz Teknik” university after graduating from Siverek vocational school.
Turan Ozbahceci has started his commercial
life in the spring of 1990 with 18 square metres mini-market in Istanbul,
Kumburgaz. He has run this mini-market together with other small businesses and
also continued his education in the same time. He created “Ardash” limited
liability company (LLC) in 1994 which has significant role of his commercial
life. He has also opened wholesale markets in that year. He continued his
commercial life beginning with mini-market in 1994 by opening first supermarket
in Arnavutkoy named “Ardash” on 14 August, 1999. By taking into consideration
all levels of customers, with high quality and different kinds of products and
with right pricing strategy, he has opened the 2th branch of “Ardash”
supermarket in 2001 in Buyukcekmece, in 2002 in Tekirdag and Luleburgaz. Turan
Ozbahceci has opened 52 supermarkets by 2012. As a result, “Ardash”
supermarkets chain has been the biggest chain in the market of Trakya in that
year and he reached his main goal for that period.
Turan Ozbahceci achieved to bring
many products of different brands such as “Saff”, “Neffis” etc. to the market
and also to work projects with the partnership of some big companies like
“Caykur”, “Tmo” and “Trakya” in 2008-2012.
He has worked in only market
business by 2008, then he decided to enter other business areas. He has also
had 9 other projects like partnership with one of the biggest companies of
China that was the best in tractor production with led screen and camera,
partnership with paper factory in Bulgaria, hotel, fruit and vegetable complex,
alisveris.com named website etc.
Mr.Turan Ozbahceci, chairman of
the board of ARN Holding, decided to sell supermarkets chain and sold his 19
supermarkets to Tesco-Kipa, strongest retail company of England. He sold his
other supermarkets to local supermarkets chain.
Today as everybody
knows very well, “Araz” (Ardash Azerbaijan) supermarkets chain’s the first
branch, Azadlig in May, 2011, Qarachuxur in June, Neftchiler in July and then
Olympic Star and Elmler branches were founded by Turan Ozbahceci (also CEO). He
achieved to open 2 more branches in 2012, 14 more branches in 2013 and created
Araz customer card for getting permanent customers.
He took “Rahat” supermarkets chain
project with 4 branch and made it reach it 28 branches within 2 years.
He has also worked as CEO of “Neptun” supermarkets chain together with “Rahat” supermarkets chain in 2014-2015. He has done here followings:
- Establishment of base structure, creation of background departments of organization;
- Creation of central logistic system;
- Creation of other related departments (HR, audit etc.);
- Following up all units with programmatic infrastructure;
- Market analysis and preparing plans towards future.
Although he has worked
as CEO of two rival companies in the same time, he has made different market
strategies appropriate to both of them individually and achieved to be
successful.
Another one of the big
projects he has realized is “Port Baku Bazar” project which is single VIP
supermarket of Azerbaijan. Although this market has been closed for more than a
year in Port Baku Mall and had many different problems, Turan Ozbahceci
achieved to open it on 18 September, 2018 by bringing different quality and
brand products from abroad within 3 months.
He has been Co-founder
of TAAC DMMC company in 2015 which is located in Dubai for managing 12
companies from one centre.
Turan Ozbahceci is
also founder of “Fresh Azcake” company which is well-known in Azerbaijan with 6
branches and is sold in more than 40 supermarkets. He improves every day the
cake company which cooks different tasty sweets with more than 530 employees.
Turan Ozbahceci has
sign on hundreds brands that every day you see in environment. At the moment,
he works on planned and continues more than 20 projects. To improve all projects
that he works on, to give chance people to be specialist, time management and
to make decision in difficult situations are some of the main advantages of
Turan Ozbahceci.
Turan Ozbahceci is not
only good director but also real LEADER.