Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri

What Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri does

Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri is a privately held Turkish regional supermarket chain founded in 1997 in Pendik, Istanbul. The company operates 35 physical retail branches concentrated across the eastern Istanbul districts (Pendik, Tuzla, Kartal, Maltepe, Sancaktepe, Sultanbeyli, Üsküdar, Ümraniye) and Kocaeli (Gebze, Çayırova, Darıca), with operations now extending into Sakarya. Stores carry over 15,000 SKUs spanning fresh halal meat, fresh produce, deli and charcuterie, bakery, dry goods and pulses, home textiles, housewares, stationery, and consumer electronics, all sold under standard in-store shelf pricing with daily operating hours of 09:00–21:00.

The business model is built on two revenue streams. The primary stream is walk-in retail to individual consumers, supported by the 'HAK'lı Müşteri' loyalty program, the rotating Halk Günleri (People's Days) discount program, and a portfolio of 14 wholly-owned private-label brands (Haket, Haktat, Yumtat, Akmeltem, Boztat, Tatbak, Unkar, Llina, Kazova, Sivasbirlik, Rencber, Dorukçi Çikolata, Kidemli, Hakmar Express) that provide vertical integration into eggs, fresh meat, bakery, flour, chocolate, and produce. Direct farm-to-store cold-chain sourcing, including a core supplier partnership with Sivas Birliği for halal-slaughtered livestock, supports margin and quality positioning. The secondary stream is the B2B Hakmar Alışveriş Çeki (Shopping Voucher) program, which sells bulk custom-amount vouchers to corporate HR and municipal buyers for distribution as employee benefits, redeemable across all 35 branches.

Technology is conventional rather than differentiated: proprietary POS systems integrated online across branches for inventory, pricing, and multi-store management, plus a corporate website (hakmar.com.tr) handling store locator, voucher ordering, careers, and a content blog. There is no e-commerce channel for general consumers, no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI or data capabilities. Hakmar is a traditional, founder-owned regional retailer with no disclosed external funding, M&A, or institutional shareholders.

Name

Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri

Legal name

Hakmar Gıda Turizm Hayvancılık ve İnşaat Sanayi Limited Şirketi

Website

https://hakmar.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri is a privately held Turkish regional supermarket chain founded in 1997, operating 35 neighborhood stores across Istanbul, Kocaeli, and Sakarya. It sells 15,000+ SKUs of fresh halal food, groceries, and general merchandise to mass-market consumers, supplemented by a B2B corporate shopping voucher program.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Grocery Retail

NAICS

Grocery and Convenience Retailers (4451), Specialty Food Retailers (4452), All Other Specialty Food Retailers (445298)

SIC

Retail-Grocery Stores (5411), Wholesale-Groceries, General Line (5141)

akta.pro primary industry

Halal & Middle Eastern Grocery Stores (CRAHAFAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Religious & Cultural Foods Wholesale (Halal, Kosher, etc.) (AFAIAIAI)

Keywords

• Grocery retail chain
• Fresh meat and produce
• Private label brands
• Corporate shopping vouchers
• Household essentials

Headquarters

HQ city

Pendik

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Retail Product Sales: Core revenue from in-store retail sales across 35 branches. Product categories span fresh meat (halal, locally sourced), fresh produce, deli/charcuterie, bakery, dry goods/pulses, home textiles, housewares, stationery, and consumer electronics. Merchandise mix covers over 15,000 SKUs. Customers shop in person; prices are standard shelf pricing.
2. Corporate Shopping Voucher Program: B2B corporate clients purchase Hakmar Shopping Vouchers (Alışveriş Çeki) in bulk to distribute to employees. Companies order vouchers in custom amounts and quantities; vouchers are redeemable at any of the 35 branches. This is a separate B2B revenue stream targeting HR/employee benefits managers of local companies.

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri operates a regional supermarket chain of 35 physical neighborhood stores across Istanbul and Kocaeli, selling more than 15,000 SKUs across halal fresh meat, fresh produce, deli/charcuterie, bakery, dry goods/pulses, home textiles, housewares, stationery, and consumer electronics. The company supplements retail operations with a B2B corporate shopping voucher (Alışveriş Çeki) program and the Halk Günleri (People's Days) rotating discount promotion, and sells a portfolio of 14 in-house private-label brands covering meat, eggs, dairy, bakery, grains, chocolate, and more.

Product overview

Hakmar Alışveriş Merkezleri is a traditional retail supermarket chain operating 35 physical store locations across Istanbul and Kocaeli, offering a broad product range including delicatessen, butcher (halal meat), bakery, greengrocery, pulses, household textiles, stationery, and electronics. The company operates with proprietary retail software and POS systems integrated across its stores, managing over 15,000 product varieties. Its house-brand portfolio comprises 14 private-label sub-brands (Hakmar Express, Haket, Yumtat, Akmeltem, Boztat, Tatbak, Haktat, Unkar, Llina, Kazova, Sivasbirlik, Rencber, Dorukcikolata, Kidemli) covering categories such as eggs, pastry, flour, chocolate, and fresh produce. In addition to retail operations, Hakmar offers corporate shopping vouchers (Alışveriş Çeki) and a Halk Günleri (People's Days) promotional discount program. The company has no SaaS, cloud, or API product; it is a physical retail chain with a conventional website.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Hakmar Retail Supermarket (multi-category grocery and household goods) Neighborhood supermarket offering 15,000+ SKUs across halal fresh meat, fresh produce, deli/charcuterie, bakery, dry goods/pulses, home textiles, housewares, stationery, and consumer electronics, serving walk-in consumers at 35 branches in Istanbul and Kocaeli.
• Hakmar Alışveriş Çeki (Shopping Voucher) Corporate B2B shopping voucher/check service allowing companies to order vouchers in custom amounts and quantities for distribution to employees as benefits or corporate gifts, redeemable at any of the 35 Hakmar branches.
• Halk Günleri (People's Days) Rotating weekly discount-day program offering special in-store discounts at specific Hakmar branches on particular days of the week to drive foot traffic and customer loyalty.
• Haket (private-label meat brand) Private-label brand for Hakmar's fresh meat and protein products, reinforcing the chain's halal, locally sourced fresh meat offering.
• Haktat (private-label breakfast/deli brand) Private-label brand for Hakmar's breakfast and deli/charcuterie products, complementing its kahvaltılık assortment.
• Yumtat (private-label egg brand) Private-label brand for Hakmar's egg products, part of the chain's house-brand portfolio.
• Tatbak (private-label pastry/bakery brand) Private-label pastry/bakery brand under Hakmar's group of house brands.
• Unkar (private-label flour/grain brand) Private-label flour/grain brand under Hakmar's house-brand group, supporting dry-goods and pulses offerings.
• Sivas Birliği (private-label cooperative-sourced brand) Cooperative-sourced private-label brand supplying fresh, local livestock products to Hakmar stores, supporting the cold-chain halal meat proposition.
• Dorukçi Çikolata (private-label chocolate brand) Private-label chocolate brand under Hakmar's brand portfolio, available in-store across the chain.
• Hakmar Express Private-label retail brand within Hakmar's house-brand portfolio available across stores.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• HaketminorOthersHakmar's private-label brand for fresh meat and protein products. Represented in the Hakmar Group Companies logos section. The brand reinforces Hakmar's fresh meat offering with private-label branding.
• HaktatminorOthersHakmar's private-label brand for breakfast/deli products. Shown in the Hakmar Group Companies logo section. Complements Hakmar's deli and charcuterie product range.
• Sivas BirliğicoreOthersSivas Birliği is a named partner/supplier brand featured in Hakmar's supplier/partner logos on the corporate homepage. Provides fresh, local livestock products supplied directly to Hakmar stores, supporting the 'Çiftliğimizden, soğuk zincirle mağazalarımıza' (from our farm to our stores via cold chain) value proposition for local, halal meat.
• YumtatminorOthersHakmar's private-label brand for egg products. Listed among Hakmar Group Companies logos.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Şok Marketler: National discount grocery chain operating thousands of stores across Turkey. Comparable in product breadth (groceries + household goods), pricing strategy, and multi-branch retail model.
• BIM: Turkey's largest hard-discount grocery chain with thousands of stores nationwide. Directly comparable as a Turkish multi-format grocery retailer competing for the same value-conscious household shopper in Istanbul and across Turkey.
• CarrefourSA: Joint venture between Sabancı Holding and Carrefour, operating hypermarkets and supermarkets across Turkey. Comparable in supermarket-format grocery retail and private-label execution.
• A101: Turkish hard-discount chain expanding aggressively across Istanbul's lower-income districts. Comparable as a value-led grocery and household retailer targeting overlapping customer segments.
• Migros Ticaret: One of Turkey's largest supermarket chains, also operating in Istanbul. Closely comparable in-store grocery assortment, private-label depth, and household/consumer goods breadth.

Emerging players

• Macro Center: Premium Turkish supermarket chain with strong private-label and fresh-focus positioning. Comparable in product breadth and brand-building approach, though positioned more upmarket than Hakmar.

Regional players

• File Market: Turkish regional grocery chain known for private-label depth and fresh produce. Comparable as a multi-store regional supermarket operator in Turkey with similar mid-market positioning.
• Onur Market: Regional Turkish grocery chain concentrated in the Marmara region with neighborhood stores. Closely comparable scale and footprint to Hakmar, serving similar value-conscious shoppers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses2 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hakmarmarketler
• Facebookfacebook.com/hakmarmarketleri
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hakmarmarketleri

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries14 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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