Tirsan Kardan, having secured a position among Turkey’s top 500 industrial companies, is poised to sustain its growth through the establishment of Tirsan Academy. The primary objective of Tirsan Academy is to perpetuate the company’s legacy by strategically addressing the training, development, and career progression of its employees across successive generations.
Zeynep Tiryaki Gürkan, Chairwoman of the Board of Tiryakiler A.Ş., Nurdoğan Nebioğlu, Advisor to the Board of Directors, A. Hakan Cengiz, Sales and Business Development Director, A. Bahadır Sade, Financial Affairs Director, Dr. Füsun Toros, Human Resources Director, Adnan Koruk, Project and Application Engineering Manager,Efe Işık, the Manager of the Advanced Product Design and Test Center, and Demet Aydın, the Corporate Communications Specialist, were in attendance at the inauguration of Tirsan Academy, which commenced operations at Tirsan Kardan facilities. During the event, members of the press were given a comprehensive tour of the company’s production and R&D centers and were provided with detailed insights into the company’s activities by the relevant authorities.
WE WILL CONTINUE OUR DEVELOPMENT JOURNEY
Speaking at the launch meeting of Tirsan Academy, Zeynep Tiryaki Gürkan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tiryakiler A. Ş., said: “Our business, which started as a small spare parts store in Çankaya in 1957 by my grandfather İsmail Tiryaki, the founder of our company, today exports to more than 70 countries on 6 continents with a turnover of more than 200 million dollars, and its capital belongs to the Tiryali family with 4 companies within its structure. Today, we need to take important steps for the sustainable future of our group. The first of these is the development of our employees, the most valuable asset of Tirsan. We are aware that the most important way to achieve this is education. That is why we are here today to open Tirsan Academy with you. Tirsan Academy will be a training and development center, a kind of school for our companies. It is a school where our employees can improve themselves and pursue their goals both within our organization and within the universities we cooperate with. I would like to thank all my colleagues and university officials who contributed to the realization of this project. I sincerely believe that we will continue our development journey by adding myself to it.”
WILL CARRY FROM GENERATION TO GENERATION
Tirsan Kardan A.Ş. Human Resources Director said, “Tirsan Kardan, which takes the foundations of its success from its deep-rooted history of more than half a century, has become a world brand with its competent human resources and management approach and has made important breakthroughs in every period to be sustainable. It has always done this by putting its most important value, human beings, at the top. The reason why we are here today with you, our esteemed guests, is the Tirsan Academy, which we are realizing with great pride. The project will carry our companies from generation to generation by touching the training, development and careers of our employees. Within the scope of Tirsan Academy, we also have programs that aim to prepare our young people, who are our future, for business life with both universities and technical high schools. With these programs, we aim to ensure that our employees have pleasant, instructive and unforgettable experiences that they can carry to all areas of their lives.
“We export to more than 70 countries across six continents”
Tiryakiler Group of Companies’ subsidiary, Tirsan Kardan, boasts over 65 years of experience in the automotive sector and stands as a leading manufacturer of national cardan and spare parts within the global market. Situated in Manisa, Turkey, Tirsan Kardan provides tailored solutions to the automotive industry through its extensive product range, proficient workforce, and substantial production capacity. Recognized as one of the foremost cardan shaft manufacturers in Turkey and worldwide, Tirsan Kardan’s integrated facilities encompass a total production area of 60,000 m2, with a production capacity of 1.5 million shafts for light commercial vehicles, heavy commercial vehicles, buses, off-highway vehicles, and industrial applications.
Exporting to more than 70 countries on 6 continents, Tirsan Kardan continues to produce high-tech, durable, reliable, environmentally friendly products that comply with international quality standards. Depending on the needs of the market and its customers, Tirsan Kardan acts with local assembly, local warehouse management or similar applications. Today, Tirsan Kardan produces and assembles locally in Turkey, Italy and Egypt.