Süleyman Orakçıoğlu

Founded in 1986, the Damat brand operates on 5 continents today. With its Damat Tween and D's Damat brands, it has 213 stores in Turkey and 200 stores abroad. The first brand in Turkey to create both collections and projects in the Metaverse. In addition to the 2 existing factories in Giresun, the investment of the 3rd factory will take place shortly. The factories produce 1100 suits and 4,500 shirts per day.

The Group's Chairman of the Board, Süleyman Orakçioğlu, is in a leading position both in retail and in NGOs. He works very intensively for the development of the sector and exports: Turkish Exporters Assembly - Deputy Chairman of the Board (TIM), Istanbul Garment and Garment Exporters' Associations - Chairmanship of the Board of Presidents (IHKİB), United Brands Association - Founding Presidency (BMD), Istanbul Fashion Week - Advisory Board Chairmanship, Istanbul Chamber of Industry - Member of Assembly 17th Group, Outerwear Industry Committee, Istanbul Chamber of Industry - EU and International Relations Commission Chairmanship.

Ahu Orakçioğlu, who started his professional life as an announcer at the institution by winning the exams opened by TRT, worked at TRT for more than 10 years. Later, Orakçioğlu worked in various media outlets, and finally prepared and presented his own economic program Midday, which was broadcast live every weekday on Ekotürk channel.

He is also an angel investor in a start-up company. He has a company where he brands organic bee products extracted by a biotechnological method under the name Apivital and trades on the online channel.

In this session, what needs to be done in order for the retail of our country to reach further points, both at home and abroad, will be explained in concrete figures. A seminal session for our industry.

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