GENTA LOGISTIC

Ahmet Kulacoglu explains his way of operation in the sector since then: "At those times, I learned that the relationships with shipyards, classification societies, ports and personnel were the basics of management. Brokerage was a new concept in Turkey. Being one of the first in this local field brought me the advantage of making a name in the market. Starting with brokerage in import and export world, I worked with a door-to-door delivery system which put me one step further ahead of competitors. Then came the 1980 coup d´état and the Ozal government, and everything changed. With the export mobilization being proclaimed, Turkish contractors had good construction contracts, especially in North Africa. Foreign trade capital companies started to emerge. Those developing circumstances led me to start the ‘'line operations''. I had no ships, but in a short while, the number of my time charter ships reached to 12. We, as the team of my company, were doing very well, and also Turkey was..