Aykar Denizcilik

What Aykar Denizcilik does

Aykar Denizcilik Nakliyat Ltd. Şti. is a privately held Turkish freight forwarding company headquartered in the Şişli district of Istanbul. Founded circa 2010, the firm provides international multimodal transportation services — maritime (FCL, LCL, regular voyages, specialized containers), air, road, and RO-RO/break-bulk — for import/export companies and manufacturers moving goods between Turkish ports and global destinations across Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, Europe, and the Far East. The company claims direct LCL import service to 43 Turkish ports and reciprocal rail connectivity to the Middle East and Europe, with road transport supported by GPS and GLONASS vehicle tracking.

The service portfolio is built around seven core offerings (maritime, air, consolidation/groupage, RO-RO/break-bulk, road, exhibition and special projects, and logistics consulting), supplemented by add-on services including container sales, storage and loading, cargo insurance, and special equipment supply (lashing, awnings). The technology stack is limited to standard telematics for road tracking; there is no evidence of proprietary platforms, APIs, or AI-driven tooling. The company operates a multilingual website (Turkish, English, French, Arabic), suggesting an explicit commercial focus on MENA and Francophone Africa trade lanes.

Commercially, Aykar Denizcilik is a transactional, quote-based freight forwarder generating revenue through transaction fees on shipment volumes. The firm is founder/owner-operated under Chairman Mustafa Aydın and Vice Chairman Çiğdem Özdoğan, with Hilal Ergin as Finance Officer. It has no external funding, no parent company, no disclosed subsidiaries, and no M&A activity. The company has received two regional industry awards (Engelsiz Yaşam Vakfı 'Best Logistics Company' and Asriad 'Stars of Trading') and is a member of international transportation associations. It serves enterprise import/export and manufacturing clients on a horizontal basis, with no named anchor customers disclosed.

Name

Aykar Denizcilik

Legal name

AYKAR DENİZCİLİK NAKLİYAT LTD.ŞTİ.

Website

https://aykardenizcilik.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aykar Denizcilik is a privately held Istanbul-based freight forwarder offering international sea, air, road, and RO-RO transportation, plus logistics consulting, to import/export and manufacturing clients across Turkish ports and global trade lanes.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

International Freight Forwarding

NAICS

Freight Transportation Arrangement (488510)

SIC

Arrangement Of Transportation Of Freight & Cargo (4731)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYTLACABAA

FCL (Full Container Load) Ocean Forwarding

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Ocean Freight Forwarding (FCL/LCL)

SECONDARYTLACAEAB

Sea–Road (Short-Sea/Drayage) Intermodal Forwarding

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Forwarding & Customs Brokerage/Multimodal/Intermodal Freight Forwarding

SECONDARYTLADAFAC

Intermodal Drayage & Cartage (First/Last Mile)

Transportation & Logistics/Freight Transportation (Air, Maritime, Rail, Trucking)/Intermodal Freight Transport (Rail-Truck/Ocean-Rail)

Keywords

• International freight forwarding
• Maritime container shipping
• Multimodal logistics services
• Container cargo transport
• Project cargo logistics

Headquarters

HQ city

Sisli

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. International Freight Forwarding Services: Aykar Denizcilik generates revenue through providing international freight forwarding services across sea, air, and land transportation. Revenue is earned through competitive pricing on transport services with door-to-door delivery, utilizing special freight agreements with leading reliable companies worldwide and an extensive agency network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aykar Denizcilik is an international freight forwarding company providing multimodal transportation services across sea, air, and land routes between Turkish ports and global destinations. Core offerings include FCL and LCL container shipping, RO-RO/break-bulk transport, air cargo, cargo consolidation, road transport with GPS/GLONASS tracking, exhibition and project logistics, and logistics consulting, complemented by container sales, storage, insurance, and special equipment supply.

Product overview

Aykar Denizcilik is a logistics company offering a comprehensive suite of international transportation services across multiple transport modes: maritime (sea), air, land (road and rail), and specialized RO-RO shipping. The core service portfolio consists of seven integrated transport and logistics offerings: Maritime Transport, Airline Transport, Consolidation and Groupage, BREAK BULK and RO-RO Transport, Road Transport, Fair and Special Projects, and Logistics Service and Consulting. These are complemented by ancillary services including container sales, storage, insurance, and special equipment supply. The company operates a price quote request feature on its website for customer engagement. All services are coordinated through an extensive international agency network, with primary operations serving routes between Turkish ports and global destinations across Africa, Middle East, Americas, Europe, and Far East-India-Australia regions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Maritime Transport (Denizyolu Taşımacılığı) International maritime freight forwarding service providing FCL (Full Container Load) and LCL (Less than Container Load) container shipping, regular voyages, Turkish transit transport, X Trade services, and specialized container options (Open Top, Flatrack, Reefer, Isotank) between Turkish ports and global ports.
• Air Transport (Havayolu Taşımacılığı) Air cargo service enabling worldwide safe, low-cost, and punctual delivery of goods, with last-mile road transport from the airport to the customer's warehouse; particularly suited for long distances and transportation of valuable or perishable items.
• Consolidation and Groupage (Konsolidasyon ve Grupaj) Cargo consolidation and groupage service that reduces per-shipment transportation costs by allowing multiple shippers to share container space under the same bill of lading, delivering cost efficiency for customers.
• BREAK BULK and RO-RO Transport Roll-on/roll-off (RO-RO) shipping service for wheeled vehicles and break bulk cargo transportation, handling products ranging from automobiles to construction machinery, telescopic cranes, and heavy/light tonnage loads using international liner shipping.
• Road Transport (Karayolu Taşımacılığı) Land transportation service featuring GPS and GLONASS navigation tracking, providing import/export trailer truck shipments and distribution solutions, including reciprocal rail services to Middle East and European countries.
• Fair and Special Projects (Fuar ve Özel Projeler) Exhibition and special project logistics service providing support for international trade fairs, congresses, seminars, and promotional events, including booth logistics and coordination for exhibitors, stand manufacturers, and fair organizers.
• Logistics Service and Consulting (Lojistik Hizmet ve Danışmanlık) Logistics consulting service that analyzes existing logistics processes, minimizes logistics budgets, enriches company logistics perspectives, creates economic added value, and ensures integration between customers and logistics providers.
• Container Sales Sale of new and used shipping containers to meet customer logistics needs.
• Storage and Installation (Depolama ve Yükleme) Storage services and cargo loading/unloading operations for goods in transit.
• Insurance Services (Sigortacılık Hizmetleri) Cargo insurance services to protect goods during international transportation.
• Special Equipment Supply (Özel Ekipman Temini) Supply of lashing materials, awnings, certificates, and special equipment for cargo handling and securing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Direct service to 43 Turkish ports for LCL container imports
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Strong Shipowner Companies (Armatör Firmalar)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAykar Denizcilik maintains local and global contracts with strong shipowner companies for import and export transportation services. These strategic partnerships enable quality service standards and competitive pricing through special freight agreements.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• CEVA Logistics: Global supply chain and freight forwarding company with Turkish operations covering sea, air, and contract logistics. Comparable end-to-end service portfolio for enterprise customers.
• DHL Global Forwarding: World's largest freight forwarder with full FCL/LCL ocean, air freight, and road services. Competes with Aykar on Turkey-originated international trade lanes but at vastly greater scale and with proprietary digital tooling.
• Expeditors International: US-listed global freight forwarder with sea and air freight services in Turkey. Competes on the same import/export lane economics and customer types as Aykar's enterprise segment.
• Kuehne+Nagel: Global top-tier freight forwarder with strong sea freight and air freight presence in Turkey. Overlaps with Aykar on FCL/LCL ocean forwarding and air cargo for Turkish import/export customers.
• DSV Panalpina: Global freight forwarder with significant Turkish operations offering sea, air, and road forwarding. Competes on similar trade lanes serving Turkish enterprises and manufacturers.
• Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: Germany-headquartered global forwarder with strong road and sea freight forwarding operations in Turkey. Comparable service mix targeting industrial and trading companies.

Direct peers

• Netlog Logistics: Turkey-headquartered global logistics company offering sea, air, and road freight forwarding with international agency network. Direct overlap in service mix and customer segments (import/export SMEs and enterprises).
• Omsan Logistics: Turkish integrated logistics provider offering international sea, air, and road freight forwarding plus warehousing. Closely comparable multi-modal portfolio and Turkish market overlap; Omsan is a larger, more established player in the same addressable market.
• Mars Logistics: Istanbul-based freight forwarder and logistics company providing international sea, air, and land transportation with similar multi-modal service mix and customer base focused on Turkish importers/exporters.
• Ekol Logistics: Major Turkish integrated logistics provider with international freight forwarding, road transport, and contract logistics. Comparable service portfolio and target customers; significantly larger scale than Aykar.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aykardenizcilik
• Facebookfacebook.com/aykardenizcilik

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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