What Akademi Holding does

Akademi Holding is a privately held Turkish conglomerate established in 2020 and headquartered in Tuzla, Istanbul. It operates as a parent entity over six wholly owned subsidiaries spanning industrial waste management and recycling (Akademi Çevre, founded 2005), technology and telecom asset management (Etitay Group, founded 2017; ABT Telekom), sustainability and ESG consulting (NØW Consulting & Training), sustainable agriculture using geothermal greenhouses (STG Endüstri), and industrial cleaning for petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants (Ekopet Enerji). The portfolio is unified by a circular-economy and sustainability narrative, with cross-subsidiary synergies between waste handling, environmental consulting, and downstream industrial cleaning and food production.

The group generates revenue through B2B service contracts rather than product sales: waste collection/recycling fees, multi-vendor telecom equipment supply and lifecycle services, ESG/zero-waste consulting engagements and training programs, refinery and petrochemical cleaning projects (including robotic tank cleaning, heat-exchanger cleaning, catalyst loading/unloading, and planned-shutdown organization), and farm-to-table geothermal-greenhouse produce. Akademi Çevre also operates a TÜRKAK-accredited laboratory offering water, wastewater, emission, immission, and occupational-hygiene measurement services. The group holds a deep stack of certifications — ISO 9001, 14001, 45001, 10002, 15713, 27001, 50001, and 14064-1 — and participates in EcoVadis and CDP disclosure programs.

There is no evidence of a proprietary software platform, AI/ML capabilities, app products, public-listing status, or external institutional investment. Distribution is direct and field-based through subsidiary sales teams and project-based contracts with industrial, telecom, and refinery clients in Turkey, with claims of global-scale service delivery at the Ekopet level. No pricing details, named customer logos, or public revenue figures are disclosed.

Name

Akademi Holding

Legal name

Akademi Holding

Website

https://akademiholding.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Akademi Holding is a privately held Istanbul-based holding company that consolidates six Turkish subsidiaries providing industrial waste management and recycling, telecom asset management, sustainability and ESG consulting, geothermal-greenhouse agriculture, and refinery industrial cleaning services to B2B enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Diversified Environmental and Industrial Services Holding

NAICS

Offices of Other Holding Companies (551112)

SIC

Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Circularity Consulting & Program Management (EPR, Design-for-Circularity, LCA) (EUAIANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire) (BPAEAOAF)

Keywords

• Waste management services
• Industrial cleaning services
• Telecom asset management
• Sustainability consulting
• Sustainable agriculture

Headquarters

HQ city

Tuzla

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Akademi Holding is a Turkish holding company that consolidates six subsidiaries delivering industrial waste management and recycling (Akademi Çevre), telecom and IT asset lifecycle management (Etitay Group and ABT Telekom), sustainability and ESG consulting (NØW Danışmanlık), geothermal-powered sustainable agriculture (STG Endüstri), and industrial cleaning services for petroleum refineries and petrochemical plants (Ekopet Enerji). The holding provides centralized governance across these circular-economy-aligned service businesses, primarily serving enterprise clients in Turkey with selected global reach.

Product overview

Akademi Holding is a diversified holding company founded in 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey, operating through six subsidiaries across three main sectors. The holding structure comprises: Akademi Çevre (waste management and recycling, est. 2005), Etitay Group (technology/telecom asset management, est. 2017), ABT Telekom (telecom equipment services), NØW Consulting (sustainability and ESG consulting), STG Endüstri (sustainable agriculture using geothermal energy), and Ekopet Enerji (industrial cleaning for refineries). The companies share a circular economy and sustainability focus, with the holding providing centralized governance across waste management, food/agriculture, and service industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• TİÇEVminorOthersAkademi Holding is affiliated with TİÇEV (Türkiye İş Dünyası Çevre ve Sürdürülebilirlik Derneği), a Turkish business association focused on environmental and sustainability practices, as part of its sustainability network.
• VodafoneminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAkademi Çevre partners with Vodafone on the 'Bu Atıklar Kod Yazıyor' (These Wastes Write Code) social responsibility project. Revenue from collected e-waste is used to establish coding classrooms for children, combining WEEE recycling with educational community impact.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Stericycle: US-based regulated waste management and compliance services provider with extensive environmental certifications and reporting infrastructure. Comparable to Akademi Çevre's certified waste management, e-waste recycling, and compliance reporting offerings.
• Sims Lifecycle Services: Global IT asset disposition (ITAD) and electronics recycling services provider handling surplus asset management, refurbishment, and test/repair. Direct comparable to Akademi Holding's Etitay Group and ABT Telekom subsidiaries operating in the telecom and IT asset lifecycle space.
• Clean Harbors: North American provider of environmental and industrial services to refineries, petrochemical plants, and chemical facilities — including tank cleaning, shutdown turnaround, and catalyst handling. Direct comparable to Akademi Holding's Ekopet Enerji subsidiary for refinery industrial cleaning services.
• Bilfinger: European industrial services group serving process industries including refineries and petrochemical plants with maintenance, shutdown, and cleaning services. Comparable to Ekopet Enerji's industrial cleaning and planned shutdown organization work for petroleum refineries.
• ERM (Environmental Resources Management): Global sustainability and environmental consulting firm providing ESG, carbon, and circular economy advisory to corporate clients. Direct comparable to Akademi Holding's NØW Consulting & Training subsidiary offering ESG reporting, carbon management, and circular economy advisory.

Broad incumbents

• Suez SA: International water and waste management group with deep recycling and circular-economy capabilities. Directly comparable to Akademi Çevre's waste management operations and to the holding's overall integrated sustainability positioning.
• Veolia Environnement: Global environmental services leader operating across water, waste, and energy management with a strong circular-economy platform. Comparable as the broad incumbent that Akademi Holding aspires to compete with in integrated waste and resource recovery across European and emerging markets.
• FCC Environment: European environmental services division of FCC Group operating waste management, recycling, and circular economy services across multiple countries. Comparable broad incumbent to Akademi Holding's waste management, recycling, and circular economy platform.

Regional players

• Renewi PLC: European waste-to-product company operating across Belgium, Netherlands, UK, and France with recycling and circular economy services. Comparable regional peer for Akademi Çevre's resource recovery and circular economy positioning in a European regulatory context.

Emerging players

• Li-Cycle Holdings: Lithium-ion battery recycling company with proprietary hydrometallurgical process recovering critical materials from end-of-life batteries. Emerging player comparable to Akademi Çevre's TUBITAK-funded lithium-ion battery recovery R&D initiative in the battery circular economy space.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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