Eczacıbaşı Holding is a Turkish industrial group of companies founded in 1942. The group with 44 companies has 11,400 employees and a combined net turnover of TL 11.1 billion in 2020. Group Eczacıbaşı's core sectors are building products, pharmaceuticals and consumer products. Additionally, the group is active in finance, information technology, welding technology and real estate. Eczacıbaşı has distribution networks for pharmaceuticals, building products and fast-moving consumer goods. Internationally, Eczacıbaşı is known for its flagship VitrA brand, a contender in global bathroom and tile markets. It is also an exporter of tissue paper, pharmaceuticals, welding electrodes, electronic smart cards and industrial raw materials such as clay and feldspar. International partnership is a central component of the Eczacıbaşı Group's growth strategy. Eczacıbaşı has four international joint ventures and numerous cooperation agreements with international companies. Founder Dr. Nejat Eczacıbaşı (1913–1993), the founder of the Eczacıbaşı Group, used to say that "the real measure of private entrepreneurship is the success with which it increases the wealth of the community as a whole". Süleyman Ferit Eczacıbaşı was the first university-educated pharmacist in the city of Izmir and had a long career of public service during the early years of the Turkish Republic. He later on, was appointed "chief pharmacist" (Turkish: baş eczacı.) With the introduction of the Surname Law in 1934, Süleyman Ferit adopted his title "Eczacıbaşı" as family name. Companies Building Products Brands: Burgbad, VitrA, Artema, İntema (), V&B Fliesen GmbH (former tile division of Villeroy & Boch) Consumer Products Brands: Unibaby, OK, Pia, Şelale, Selpak Professional İpek Kağıt Tissue Paper subsidiary with headquarters in Istanbul. It was established in 1969 to manufacture bathroom tissue and promote its use in Turkey at a time when such products were considered luxury. They are Turkey's leading producer of toilet paper. Its three main plants are located in Altınova, close to Istanbul and Izmit. A fourth new plant was built in Manisa not far from Izmir. Ipek Kagit also run a converting factory in Kasachstan. Brands: Selpak, Solo, Silen, Servis Healthcare Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceuticals Marketing Eczacıbaşı Monrol Nuclear Products Eczacıbaşı Health Services Eczacıbaşı Health Care (Russia) Other Products and Services Eczacıbaşı Investment Holding Eczacıbaşı Pharmaceutical and Industrial Investment E-Kart Electronic Card Systems Eczacıbaşı Information and Communication Technologies Esan Esan Italia Minerals Kanyon Management and Marketing Ekom Eczacıbaşı Foreign Trade Eczacıbaşı Property Development and Investments Eczacıbaşı Insurance Agency Corporate social responsibility Education Hygiene Project for Primary Boarding Schools