Kalem Yazilim Ltd.

What Kalem Yazilim Ltd. does

Kalem Yazılım Ltd. (legal name: Kalem Yazılım Sistem Otomasyonları Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti.) is a privately held Turkish vertical-software company, founded in 1989 and headquartered in Istanbul (Zeytinburnu) with a secondary office in Baku, Azerbaijan and an R&D site at Yıldız Technical University Teknopark (Esenler). It develops and distributes the KL-Retail product suite — a modular retail-management platform organized around point-of-sale, fuel-station operations, market/supermarket back-office, food-service POS, and a long tail of vertical-specific add-ons (mobile POS, handheld warehouse terminals, EFT-POS integration, mobile reporting, CRM, shopping-mall management, canteen, duty-free POS, franchise management, fiscal cash register integration, and purchasing). The platform integrates natively with Logo Yazılım's GO Plus ERP, with which Kalem maintains a "Logo Vertical Solution Partner" and "Logo Business Partner" status, and with payment terminals (Ingenico, NCR/Tera, Genius, Menulux, EnPOS, MobilX), payment systems (TOKEN, UMICO, PavoPay, Paşabank, İş Bankası SanalPOS, Denizbank SanalPOS), and second-tier ERP (Venut).

The company's commercial model combines one-time software license revenue with professional services (implementation and customization) and recurring technical support and updates, with multi-year enterprise contracts and pricing that is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is sales-led and dual-channel: direct sales to enterprise customers (fuel chains, multi-branch retailers, food-service operators) plus distribution through Logo's authorized dealer network and regional implementation partners (Zirve Bilgisayar, Üçbil Bilişim, NetLine, Vefa Teknoloji), supplemented by joint marketing with hardware OEMs such as HP and authorized reseller status for Enpos fiscal cash registers. The company reports 3,000 customers across 36 countries on its homepage, 51–100 employees, 15 product modules, and 10 quality certificates, and targets Turkish-regulated verticals (general retail, fuel stations, food service, duty-free, franchising, malls, canteens) where compliance with EPDK, e-fatura, e-defter, e-arşiv, and ÖKC fiscal regulations is a material buying criterion. Ownership is private, no parent company or institutional investors are disclosed, and no funding rounds are on record.

Name

Kalem Yazilim Ltd.

Legal name

Kalem Yazılım Sistem Otomasyonları Sanayi Ticaret Ltd. Şti.

Website

https://kalemyazilim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Kalem Yazılım is a Turkish vertical software vendor that builds the KL-Retail suite of POS, fuel-station, market, and food-service management modules, sold primarily through Logo Yazılım's ERP dealer network to 3,000 retail and fuel customers across 36 countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Retail Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Retail-Computer & Computer Software Stores (5734)

akta.pro primary industry

Retail ERP (Merchandising, POS Back Office) (HDAEAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

POS Payment Software & Middleware (Terminal OS, Apps, Device Management) (FSAMADAC), Distribution & Wholesale ERP (Inventory, Order, Warehouse) (HDAEAEAC)

Keywords

• Retail management software
• Fuel station management
• Point of sale systems
• ERP integration software
• Mobile POS solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Kalem Yazılım generates revenue primarily through KL-Retail software licensing, where customers purchase the right to use their retail/fuel management software solutions. The software is sold with modules that can be configured based on customer needs (T-POS, Fuel Management, Market Module, Food POS, M-POS, etc.).
2. Implementation & Customization Services: Professional services for deploying and customizing KL-Retail solutions, integrating with customer ERP systems (particularly Logo), and configuring hardware integrations.
3. Technical Support & Updates: Ongoing technical support services and product updates as evidenced by their product update pages and support line (0850 800 21 21).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Kalem Yazılım develops and sells the KL-Retail software suite, a modular retail and fuel-station management platform covering POS (terminal, mobile, food), fuel-station operations, supermarket/market management, franchising, shopping mall management, canteen, duty-free POS, CRM, fiscal cash register integration, and mobile reporting. The suite integrates natively with Logo Yazılım GO Plus ERP and is sold primarily to retail, fuel-station, food-service and franchise operators in Turkey and surrounding regions, with supporting implementation, customization, and technical support services.

Product overview

Kalem Yazılım Ltd. is a Turkish retail management software company offering the KL-Retail product suite, a modular POS and retail management platform built on Logo Software's ERP ecosystem. The core platform includes KL-Retail T-POS (terminal POS for retail), KL-Retail Akaryakıt (fuel station management), KL-Retail Food Pos (restaurant/cafe), and KL-Retail Market Modülü (supermarket management). These core products are extended by a portfolio of specialized add-on modules including KL-Retail M-POS (mobile tablet POS), KL-Retail El Terminali Modülü (handheld terminal/warehouse automation), KL-Retail EFT POS (payment processing), KL-Retail Mobile Report (mobile reporting), KL-Retail CRM (customer relationship management), KL-Retail AVM Yönetimi (shopping mall management), KL-Retail Kantin Modülü (school canteen), KL-Retail Duty Free Pos (duty-free retail), KL-Retail Franchising Manager (franchise operations), KL-Retail Yazarkasa Entegrasyonu (fiscal cash register), and KL-Retail Satınalma (purchasing). The company also resells Enpos fiscal cash registers as a solution partner. The platform integrates with multiple ERP systems (Logo GO Plus, Venut ERP), payment terminals (TOKEN, UMICO, PavoPay, Paşabank, İş Bankası, Denizbank), POS hardware (INGENICO, NCR, Menulux, EnPOS, MobilX), and supports e-document compliance (e-fatura, e-arşiv, e-defter, e-irsaliye). The company serves 36 countries with 3,000 customers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KL-Retail: Core product suite including T-POS, Market Module, Akaryakıt (Fuel), Food Pos, M-POS, El Terminali (Hand Terminal), EFT POS, Mobile Report, Kantin (Canteen), CRM, AVM (Mall Management), Franchising Manager, and Duty Free Pos modules.

Products and services

• KL-Retail T-POS
• KL-Retail Akaryakıt Modülü (Fuel Management)
• KL-Retail Market Modülü
• KL-Retail Food POS
• KL-Retail M-POS Satış Konsolu
• KL-Retail El Terminali Modülü
• KL-Retail EFT POS

Quantifiable outcome

• 30-35% reduction in accounting department workload
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration15 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Zirve BilgisayarcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 June 2014Zirve Bilgisayar is a Logo dealer and IT consulting partner that collaborated with Kalem Yazılım on the Sompet Akaryakıt project. Zirve provided Logo GO Plus implementation and consulting services while Kalem provided the Akaryakıt Yönetimi module, with Zirve handling vehicle recognition system integration.
• Logo YazılımcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKalem Yazılım is a Logo Dikey Çözüm Ortağı (Logo Vertical Solution Partner) and Logo İş Ortağı (Logo Business Partner). They develop KL-Retail solutions that integrate natively with Logo's GO Plus and other ERP products. This partnership is central to Kalem's distribution strategy, with Kalem participating in Logo events like Logosphere and Logo İş Ortakları Toplantısı.
• HPcoreTechnology or IntegrationHP is a hardware partner for KL-Retail M-POS solutions. Kalem Yazılım demonstrated the integration of KL-Retail M-POS on HP POS consoles at the YZB 2017 trade fair. HP is described as 'one of the world's leading producers.'
• NetLineminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNetLine is a Logo İş Ortağı (Logo Business Partner) that partnered with Kalem Yazılım for Evdema's retail solution deployment. NetLine handles Logo software distribution while Kalem provides the KL-Retail POS layer.
• Üçbil BilişimminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorÜçbil Bilişim is listed as an İş Ortağı (Business Partner) of Kalem Yazılım in the Rize and Giresun region. They implemented projects including Rize Gıdapark AVM and Giresun Çınar Market.
• Vefa TeknolojiminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVefa Teknoloji is listed as a business partner that collaborated with Kalem Yazılım, Logo Yazılım, and Enpos on the 'Markalar Van'da Buluşuyor' regional event in Van.
• FastsoftminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFastsoft is shown as a partner logo on Kalem Yazılım's footer, indicating a business partnership relationship.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Business One: Broad ERP suite with retail and POS functionality for SMEs and mid-market. Comparable as the upper-end ERP/retail competitor Kalem encounters when customers outgrow SME ERP; defines the broader competitive landscape.
• Oracle NetSuite: Cloud ERP with retail, POS, and multi-subsidiary functionality for mid-market and enterprise. Comparable as a broad incumbent ERP/retail competitor Kalem may face at the upper end of its customer base.

Emerging players

• LS Retail: Specialized retail/POS solution built on Microsoft Dynamics. Comparable as a vertical retail/POS layer for multi-branch retailers, including fuel and hospitality; competes with Kalem's vertical-module approach.
• Shopify POS: Cloud POS and commerce solution from Shopify serving retail merchants globally. Comparable on retail POS, multi-location, and mobile POS; represents a cloud/SaaS competitive alternative for Turkish SMB retail.
• Lightspeed Retail: Cloud-native retail POS and commerce platform serving specialty retail and restaurants. Comparable on POS/retail execution and multi-location management; represents the cloud-first competitive threat to Kalem's on-premise model.
• Paraşüt: Cloud-based accounting and e-invoicing platform popular with Turkish SMBs. Comparable in the Turkish e-document compliance layer and SMB SaaS adoption, though it does not offer POS/retail execution software like Kalem.

Direct peers

• Mikro Yazılım: Turkish SME ERP software vendor offering accounting, inventory, and retail modules. Competes with Kalem's underlying ERP layer (where Kalem sits on Logo) and for the same Turkish SMB retail/fuel customer wallet.
• Logo Yazılım: Turkey's leading SME ERP vendor and Kalem's core integration/distribution partner. Logo also offers its own retail and POS modules (e.g., GO Plus, Logo Retail), making it both channel partner and direct competitor in the same Turkish retail/POS/ERP category.
• Uyumsoft: Turkish ERP and e-document compliance software vendor with e-fatura, e-defter, e-arşiv, and retail/wholesale modules. Closely comparable to Kalem on Turkish fiscal-compliance depth and SMB ERP/POS positioning.
• Nebim Yazılım: Turkish ERP/POS vendor focused on retail, wholesale, and manufacturing with multi-branch POS and ERP functionality. Direct competitor to KL-Retail in Turkish retail and fuel-adjacent verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/kalemyazilimcom
• Facebookfacebook.com/kalemyazilimcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/kalemyazilimcom

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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