İnkılâb Basım Yayım

What İnkılâb Basım Yayım does

İnkılâb Basım Yayım is a privately held Turkish publishing and retail company headquartered in Fatih, Istanbul, originally founded in May 1980 as İnkılâb Kitabevi, a bookstore, and restructured in 1985 into a Limited Şirketi (LLC). The company operates as a niche publisher and direct-to-consumer retailer, with a catalog of approximately 100 books spanning Quran and Hadith studies, Islamic thought and history, research monographs, novels, children's literature, traditional Turkish arts (calligraphy, tezhip, ebru, çini), and foreign-language Islamic titles. Its flagship reference works are the Sirat Encyclopedia (Prophet's Biography Encyclopedia) and the Islamic Culture Atlas, which serve as anchor catalog assets in the Turkish Islamic literature niche. The company also publishes 9 social-science periodicals and 7 audio cassettes, and has expanded into adjacent commercial services including digital printing, PVC laminating, bookbinding, and custom textile printing.

The business runs on an OpenCart-based e-commerce storefront (inkilab.com.tr) with a separate stationery site (silgi.com.tr), combined with a physical bookstore in Fatih, Istanbul, and a 5% affiliate/partner program. Pricing is straightforward one-time retail per book, ranging from approximately 70 TL to 3,600 TL, with no subscription model. Marketing is handled through organic social channels (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube), email newsletters, and blog content. The company serves end consumers — general readers of Islamic literature, researchers and students, and traditional-arts practitioners — with no disclosed enterprise or institutional customers. The entity is privately held with no venture capital, private equity, or public-market involvement, and operates with a 7-person team.

Name

İnkılâb Basım Yayım

Legal name

İnkılâb Basım Yayım Organizasyon ve Ticaret Limited Şirketi

Website

https://inkilab.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

İnkılâb Basım Yayım is a privately held Turkish publishing house and bookstore based in Fatih, Istanbul, retailing roughly 100 niche Islamic, research, and traditional-arts titles through its own e-commerce site, physical store, and affiliate partners.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Religious Book Publishing and Retail

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Book Publishers (51313), Books Printing (323117)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Book Printing (2732)

akta.pro primary industry

Religious & Spiritual Print-on-Demand (Bibles, Devotionals) (MPAJANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Children’s Book Print-on-Demand (Picture Books, Early Readers, YA) (MPAJANAC), Short-Run & Micro-Run Digital Printing Services (POD-adjacent) (MPAJANAI)

Keywords

• Islamic book publishing
• Religious text publishing
• Turkish publishing house
• Art book publishing
• Online book retail

Headquarters

HQ city

Istanbul

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Publishing and Sales: The company publishes and sells books directly to consumers through its e-commerce platform. They publish approximately 100 books including religious texts, research materials, fiction, children's books, and art books. They also publish 9 serial publications in social sciences and 7 audio cassettes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

İnkılâb Basım Yayım is a Turkish publishing house that produces and sells its own books, periodicals, and audio cassettes — including Islamic literature (Quran and Hadith), art and calligraphy titles, children's books, research/thought works, novels, and foreign-language editions. It distributes its catalog through an OpenCart-based e-commerce website, a physical bookstore in Fatih, Istanbul, and an affiliate partner program, while also running an in-house digital printing center to support short-run publishing.

Product overview

İnkılâb Basım Yayım operates as a publishing house and e-commerce platform offering a diverse catalog of nearly 100 books across multiple categories. The company's flagship works include the Sîret Ansiklopedisi (Prophet's Biography Encyclopedia) and İslâm Kültür Atlası (Islamic Culture Atlas). Product categories span religious texts (Quran and Hadith), novels, art books covering Islamic artistic traditions, children's literature including the 'Hikâyelerle Peygamberimiz' series, research and thought books, foreign language publications, and the 'Başarı Okulu' (Success School) educational series. The platform also extends to physical stationery and art supplies through their kirtasiye (stationery) operations. The company operates a digital printing center offering various services including book printing, color and black-white photocopying, poster printing, textile printing, and custom merchandise production.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sîret Ansiklopedisi: Prophet's Biography Encyclopedia - a comprehensive reference work on the life of Prophet Muhammad
• İslâm Kültür Atlası
• Başarı Okulu Dizisi
• Sanat Dizisi

Products and services

• İnkılâb Online Bookstore (inkilab.com.tr) Company-operated e-commerce storefront at in kilab.com.tr where individual customers can browse and purchase the full İnkılâb catalog, including books, periodicals, audio cassettes, and hobby/art supplies, with order placement and delivery.
• Kur'an-ı Kerim and Hadis Book Collection Published and sold collection of Quran, Hadith, and Sîret (Prophetic biography) titles for individual readers, religious students, and researchers seeking authoritative Islamic texts in Turkish.
• Sîret Ansiklopedisi (6-volume flagship) İnkılâb's flagship six-volume reference encyclopedia on the life of the Prophet Muhammad, sold to individual readers, families, and researchers as a comprehensive Turkish-language Sîret reference.
• İslâm Kültür Atlası (multi-language atlas) Flagship illustrated reference atlas of Islamic culture published in Turkish, English, Arabic, and German editions, sold to individual readers, students, and international audiences interested in Islamic cultural history.
• Sanat Kitapları (Art Books Series) Published series of books on traditional Turkish arts, including calligraphy (hüsn-i hat) and related disciplines, sold to art students, hobbyists, and practitioners seeking instructional and reference material.
• Çocuk Kitapları (Children's Books) Category of children's books published and sold by İnkılâb, intended for parents, teachers, and gift-givers seeking Islamic and culturally appropriate reading material for young readers.
• Roman (Novels) Collection Published and sold novels from İnkılâb's catalog, targeted at general adult readers seeking Turkish-language fiction.
• Araştırma - Düşünce Kitapları (Research and Thought Books) Published research and thought books for academic readers, students, and individuals interested in Islamic and cultural intellectual works.
• Başarı Okulu Dizisi (Success School Series) Instructional book series aimed at learners seeking structured, success-oriented guidance, sold to individual readers and students.
• Yabancı Dilde Kitaplar (Books in Foreign Languages) Catalog of foreign-language books published and distributed by İnkılâb, serving international and bilingual readers seeking Islamic and cultural content beyond Turkish.
• Hobi ve Sanat Malzemeleri (Hobby and Art Supplies) Retail category of hobby and art supplies (such as materials used alongside calligraphy and traditional arts) sold to individual hobbyists, art students, and practitioners.
• Periodicals (Dergiler) Approximately 9 periodicals published by İnkılâb and sold to individual subscribers and walk-in bookstore customers, covering Islamic and cultural topics.
• Audio Cassettes (Sesli Kasetler) Approximately 7 audio cassettes published by İnkılâb and sold to individual customers as supplementary audio content tied to its book and Islamic-literature catalog.
• Physical İnkılâb Bookstore (Fatih, Istanbul) Flagship retail bookstore located in Fatih, Istanbul, where individual customers can browse and purchase İnkılâb's published catalog of books, periodicals, audio cassettes, and hobby/art supplies in person.
• In-house Digital Printing Service (Yenibosna Printing Center) In-house digital printing center in Yenibosna used to produce short print runs and reprints for İnkılâb's book catalog, supporting flexible publishing operations.
• Affiliate Partner Program Affiliate program offered by İnkılâb that pays a 5% commission to registered partners who drive purchases to the online store at in kilab.com.tr.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Yapı Kredi Yayınları: One of Turkey's largest general trade publishers, with a substantial list that includes literature, art, history, and Islamic culture titles. Broader in scope than İnkılâb but competes for the same Turkish-reading cultural audience.
• İletişim Yayınları: Major Istanbul-based Turkish publisher spanning social sciences, literature, and periodicals. Comparable on the social-science periodicals and research-thought axis (İnkılâb publishes 9 social-science serials).
• Alfa Yayınları: Large Turkish publisher with fiction, research, and Islamic titles. Overlaps with İnkılâb on research-thought and religious books but operates at materially larger scale and broader distribution.

Direct peers

• Kaynak Yayınları: Istanbul-based Turkish publisher focused on Islamic thought, Quran, and research titles. Overlaps directly with İnkılâb's research-thought and Quran/Hadith categories and competes for the same niche readership.
• Türkiye Diyanet Vakfı Yayınları: The publishing arm of Turkey's Religious Affairs Foundation, producing Islamic religious texts, Quran commentaries, and reference works in Turkish. Most directly comparable to İnkılâb on the religious-publisher axis, but with vastly greater institutional scale and distribution reach.
• Beyan Yayınları: Turkish Islamic publisher with strong lists in Quran studies, hadith, and Islamic thought. Directly comparable catalog overlap with İnkılâb's research and religious literature categories.
• Nirvana Yayınları: Turkish publisher focused on Islamic sciences, Sufism, and classical Islamic texts. Directly comparable to İnkılâb's research and Islamic-history categories with a similar niche reader base.
• Timaş Yayınları: Established Istanbul publisher with a broad list including religious, children's, and cultural titles. Closely comparable to İnkılâb across the same Islamic-and-children's-book categories and competes in similar retail channels.

Regional players

• Tughra Books: US-based English-language Islamic publisher producing Islamic literature, children's books, and reference works in translation. Comparable catalog scope to İnkılâb's religious and children's categories, but serves a different geographic market.
• Kube Publishing: UK-based Islamic publisher with a strong focus on Islamic thought, Quran, and children's Islamic books. Overlaps with İnkılâb on religious-content categories and children's Islamic literature, but serves English-speaking markets.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/i%CC%87nk%C4%B1l%C3%A2b-bas%C4%B1m-yay%C4%B1m

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Investors

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