Yüksel Tohumculuk

Yüksel Tohumculuk
Private
Industry Agriculture
Founded 1996[1]
Headquarters Antalya, Turkey
Key people
 Mehmet Yüksel
Website http://www.yukseltohum.com/

Yüksel Tohumculuk (Yuksel Seeds) is a Turkish plant breeding company, based in Antalya. It is the largest developer, marketer and producer of vegetable seeds in Turkey.[2]

Yuksel Seeds operates five research and production stations and owns 1,200 hectares of agricultural land and 650 acres of qualified high-tech greenhouses with the presence of advanced R&D activities.[2][3] The company has a wide chain of distributors worldwide and exports its products to over 40 countries.[3][4]

Management

The company is run as a family business by seven brothers, the oldest of which, Mehmet, is a founder, general manager and the main breeder of the company. He is also a member of the Board of Antalyaspor, a local football club.[5] Mehmet Yüksel was twice selected the successful entrepreneur of the year (in 2007 and in 2011) by Antalya Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (ANSIAD).[1][6]

Social activities

Yuksel Seeds is one of the sponsors of Antalyaspor, a local football club.[7]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ANSIAD 2007 yilin girişimcisi Mehmet Yüksel seçildi" (in Turkish). ANSIAD. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Corporate". Yüksel Tohumculuk. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Antalya Tarımı'nın gururu Yüksel Tohum". Milliyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Antalya. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  4. ↑ "Tohum ihracatında sevindirici gelişme: Yüksel Tohum, domatesi anavatanına götürdü!" (in Turkish). Günola Ajans. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Board of Directors" (in Turkish). Antalyaspor. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Yilin başarili işadami ödülü sn.Mehmet Yüksel'e verilecek" (in Turkish). ANSIAD. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  7. ↑ ""Yüksel Tohum"a Teşekkür Mesajı". Antalyaspor (in Turkish). Antalya. 4 October 2013. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
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