Best Auto Companies in Turkey
The 115 best Auto companies in Turkey in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: VavaCars.
Turkey's Auto sector doesn't have a unicorn yet, but $98M in disclosed funding across 115 tracked companies tells you the market's building real infrastructure. VavaCars alone accounts for $87M of that total, which means one bet is carrying most of the weight right now. Beyaz Filo follows at $4M, then a cluster of names including Imecar Elektronik, Tasit.com, Sampa Automotive, and Farplas rounding out the top tier. So who's actually competing for the remaining capital? Investors like Aslanoba Capital, 212 Vc, and Europa are the ones writing the checks.
The sector's digital layer is moving fast. Median app install growth is running at roughly +22% year-over-year across 552 automotive and industrial automation apps, and autonomous retail signals suggest the appetite for automation tech isn't slowing across adjacent verticals either. Hot themes right now include vehicle sales forecasts and autonomous systems, and crowd-flow automation is bleeding into how mobility platforms think about scale. I'd watch that convergence closely. Coverage is rising, the funding base is concentrated but growing, and the companies listed here are ranked by disclosed equity and recent momentum.
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Our analysis of 256 Auto companies
$29.3b in tracked funding; 77% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2021.
Ranked: Best Auto companies in Turkey
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Last round | Founder | Tech stack | Web popularity | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ford Otosan Manufacturer of automotive products | — | 11,501 11,501 → 9,817 (-15%) | 61 mo ago | Murat Senir Founder | Microsoft ASP.NETBootstrapSlick+5 | Top 1M | — | — |
| 2 | TOFAS Manufactures and markets cars & commercial vehicles | — | 5,593 | 64 mo ago | Cengiz Eroldu CEO | Microsoft SharePointWindows ServerGoogle Maps+24 | Top 5M | — | 1 job opening · 1 partnership |
| 3 | Kordsa Manufacturer of tire and construction reinforcement products | — | 4,810 | 47 mo ago | — | Apple iCloud MailjQuerycore-js+3 | Top 5M | 3 patents Graphene dispersion formulations for high-performance composite materials | — |
| 4 | Brisa Manufacturer and supplier of tires | — | 3,367 | — | Cevdet Alemdar CEO | ExpressionEnginePHPCodeIgniter+11 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 5 | Farplas Manufacturer of automotive polymer systems and innovative mobility solutions | $1M | 2,627 | 65 mo ago | Nitin Gurav Chief Executive Officer | WordPressPleskMySQL+19 | Top 5M | — | — |
| 6 | Dou Otomotiv Automotive service provider | — | 2,135 | — | — | VideoJSBootstrapOWL Carousel+11 | Top 5M | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | erkunt sanayi Erkunt Sanayi is manufacturing of gray and ductile iron castings. | — | 1,500 | — | — | WordPressPleskMySQL+19 | Top 10M | — | — |
| 8 | Sampa Automotive Manufacturer and supplier of major auto components to aftermarket | $1M | 1,193 | 219 mo ago | Tarik Altuncu Founder & CEO | anime.jsparticles.jsMicrosoft ASP.NET+15 | Top 500k | — | — |
Top 12 Auto companies in Turkey
#1
Series C · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2019 · 300 employees$87Mraised▾
Online P2P platform for buying and selling cars. Sellers can list their cars through the platform by providing car details, contact details, and more. Buyers can search for and reserve cars through the platform by providing their preferred car, model, and more.
- Sep 2022Series C$37M
- Oct 2021Series B$50M
#2
Funding Raised · Antalya, Antalya · founded 2011 · 86 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Batteries for electric mobility application. The company specializes in providing batteries for fleet operating vehicles. The company plans to set up a battery pack production facility in Antalya and also plans to develop EV charging stations.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- Dec 2018Grant (prize money)$365.3K
#3
Funding Raised · Turkey · founded 1998 · 2627 employees$1.5Mraised▾
Manufacturer of automotive polymer systems and innovative mobility solutions. This company researches, develops, and manufactures superior automotive polymer systems for interior and exterior applications, including lighting systems. They provide fully integrated solutions, focusing on enhancing functionality, design, safety, affordability, and sustainability in the automotive industry. The company also fosters innovation through its technology center and venture capital arm, supporting the development of new mobility technologies.
- Jan 2021Grant (prize money)$1.3M
- Nov 2018Grant (prize money)$197.5K
#4
Public · Ankara, Ankara · founded 1993 · 115 employees$4Mraised▾
Beyaz Filo (previously Flaptour) is an operational leasing company for fleet rental of vehicles. It provides services to SMEs and corporations. from corparations to SMEs. The parent company split in 2006 into Beyaz Filo (fleet rental) and Flap Kongre (congress organization and ticketing). The company claims to have 7000+ vehicle fleet.
- 2006Series A$4M
#5
Series B · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 2009 · 51 employees$2Mraised▾
Tasit is a web auto classifieds and car rental platform. It connects vehicle sellers with buyers and facilitates purchase transactions. Tasit.com also provides a variety of news, information, and recommendations related to vehicles. The Platform also provides car rental services. based out of Istanbul, Turkey.
- Sep 2013Series B$2M
- Jul 2013Series B—
- Jan 2013Series A—
#6
Series A · Samsun, Samsun · founded 1994 · 1193 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Sampa Automotive is a manufacturer, supplier and exporter of major auto components to aftermarket. The manufactured components include compressed air system, suspension, brake, steerings, powertrain, engine, clutches, chassis, cabin and electric system for heavy-duty vehicles, buses and trailers.
- Mar 2008Series A$1M
#7
Public · Pendik, Istanbul · founded 1973 · 4810 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of tire and construction reinforcement products
#8
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1959 · 11501 employees—raised▾
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $11.8B and a net profit of $1.19B
#9
Public · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1968 · 5593 employees—raised▾
Manufactures and markets cars & commercial vehicles
#10
Public · Cayirova, Kocaeli · founded 1980 · 983 employees—raised▾
Brand of commercial vehicles
#11
Funding Raised · Adapazari, Sakarya · founded 1992—raised▾
Manufacturer of machined metal parts for tractor and construction equipment. It provides services including metallurgy and measurement laboratories. The company focuses on quality and customer satisfaction, providing machined metal parts to tractor and construction equipment transmission manufacturers.
- Sep 2017Grant (prize money)—
- Nov 2016Grant (prize money)—
#12
Series A · Istanbul, Istanbul · founded 1992—raised▾
Provider of vehicle rental and leasing services
- Nov 2008Series A—
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