Biesseci’s Turbulent Bankruptcy Story – Webtekno

in 1985 Ozhan Canaydın Biesseci, founded in Bursa by Biesseci and Haim Fresco, was Turkey’s first garment company with a foreign partner.

Between 2002-2008 Galatasaray Sports Club’s In addition to being a successful businessman, Özhan Canaydın, who served as president for three terms, was also successfully serving as president of Galatasaray, to which he was devoted wholeheartedly.

They were making ready-made garments for sports and casual wear with Biesseci.

Over time, by making various investments in the facility, it opened areas such as dyeing, piece printing and embroidery units and opened Biesseci. by turning it into an integrated factory they had grown up.

So the factory Decathlon, Massimo Dutti, Kappa, Diesel, Calvin Klein, Zara It was producing products of famous brands such as.

After Özhan Canaydın’s death in 2010, his son Ahmet Murat Canaydın He inherited his father’s legacy and continued to develop it.

Biesseci, which has become a factory producing in an area of ​​53,000 square meters, was established in 2012. It had 1200 employees.

During this period, Biesseci’s Plans to invest in Southeastern Anatolia came to the agenda and investigations began to invest in Diyarbakır and Batman.

But in those years, the company was struggling with fluctuating exchange rates and rising energy costs.

During this period, the company’s debts increased rapidly and financial difficulties deepened, and for this reason, despite all efforts, Biesseci’s It was not possible to escape from bankruptcy.

Although applications were made for bankruptcy postponement in 2013, the company and all its subsidiaries were closed in 2014. bankruptcy decision was made.

Problems the company has with its debts and creditors, factory closure and machinery confiscation caused.

However, during this process, quite unpleasant allegations also emerged. Bankruptcy is fraudulent Upon the allegations, a lawsuit was filed against Ahmet Murat Canaydın, demanding a prison sentence of up to 8 years.

In his statements stating that the company’s employees were also victims, Allegations that the company was gutted was inflamed.

In summary, Biesseci’s tragic bankruptcy left behind many victims and a great disappointment.

Biesseci’s bankruptcy was the result of the successful textile giant of a period that produced for world brands. dramatic fall revealed.

He won the hearts of millions with his understanding of “fair play” in sports and was known as the “gentleman president”. Biesseci, the legacy of Özhan Canaydın This turbulent bankruptcy process deeply affected both company employees and creditors, leaving a huge gap in the Turkish textile industry.

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