SECKIN PUBLISHING INC.

What SECKIN PUBLISHING INC. does

Seçkin Yayıncılık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (SECKIN PUBLISHING INC.) is a privately held Turkish academic and professional publisher founded in 1959 in Ankara. The company originated as a small bookstore and began publishing law and tax books in 1970, becoming Turkey's largest publisher in those fields within a decade. From the 1990s onward, it expanded its catalog across 15+ categories including economics, business, engineering, computer science, social sciences, natural sciences, education, dictionaries, foreign language learning, literature, health, and exam preparation. Its core technology stack centers on a proprietary e-commerce website (operational since 1996, one of Turkey's first book sales sites) and digital publishing infrastructure that supports both direct-to-consumer sales and B2B distribution.

The company operates a multi-channel go-to-market model. Its direct-to-consumer channels include the seckin.com.tr e-commerce platform and five physical specialized bookstores in Istanbul (Çağlayan courthouse, Kartal courthouse, Şişli) and Ankara (Sıhhiye, headquarters). It also operates a channel-partner motion through the Turcademy platform, which aggregates its catalog for university library online access. Revenue is generated through three streams: one-time book sales across the 15+ academic categories, recurring subscription revenue from branded legal journals including Terazi and CHD (launched 2002), and recurring subscription revenue from digital database licensing of the Jurix Hukuk Dergileri Veritabanı, launched in 2017 with 80+ journals and 37,000+ articles. Customer segments include university students, academics, legal and business professionals, and university libraries.

The firm is a private joint-stock company (A.Ş.) with no disclosed parent, no funding rounds, no M&A activity, and no subsidiaries. It holds an International Publisher Certificate (dated January 2025) and memberships in Türkiye Yayıncılar Birliği, Yayıncılar Meslek Birliği, and Ankara Ticaret Odası. Operating geographies are limited to Turkey (Ankara and Istanbul), with no claimed global footprint. The company has 39 employees and no disclosed revenue figure.

Name

SECKIN PUBLISHING INC.

Legal name

Seçkin Yayıncılık Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Website

https://seckin.com.tr

Company type

Private

Founded year

1959

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Seçkin Yayıncılık is a Turkish academic and professional publisher founded in 1959 in Ankara, specializing in law and tax while spanning 15+ categories, serving students, academics, and legal professionals through e-commerce, five physical bookstores, branded legal journals, and the Jurix digital database.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Academic and Professional Book Publishing

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Periodical Publishers (513120), Other Publishers (51319)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721)

akta.pro primary industry

Legal & Regulatory Publishing (Case Law, Statutes, Treatises) (MPAJACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Law & Legal Studies (EDAGABAH), Legal Reference (Statutes, Case Law, Practice Guides) (EDAGAGAB), Law & Legal Studies Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAG), Business, Economics & Management Scholarly Publishing (EDAGAFAF)

Keywords

• Academic publishing
• Legal publishing
• Professional textbooks
• Journal subscriptions
• University library content

Headquarters

HQ city

Ankara

HQ country

Türkiye

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Book Sales: Sale of academic and professional books across multiple categories including law, tax, economics, business, engineering, computer science, linguistics, and textbooks for universities.
2. Journal Subscriptions: Publication and sale of specialized legal journals including Terazi and CHD, with a comprehensive legal database (Jurix) containing 80+ journals and 37,000+ articles launched in 2017.
3. Digital Database Licensing: Jurix Hukuk Dergileri Veritabanı (Legal Journals Database) containing 37,000 articles from 80+ journals, made available to university libraries through Turcademy platform.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Seçkin Yayıncılık publishes and sells academic and professional books, journals, and digital databases across 15+ categories including law, tax, economics, business, engineering, computer science, linguistics, social sciences, and natural sciences. The company distributes its content through a proprietary e-commerce website (operational since 1996), five physical specialized bookstores in Istanbul and Ankara, and the Turcademy digital platform for university library access. It also operates the Jurix Legal Journals Database containing 37,000+ articles from 80+ journals and publishes branded legal journals including Terazi and CHD.

Product overview

Seçkin Yayıncılık is a Turkey-based academic and professional publishing house established in 1959 as a small bookstore in Ankara. The company operates as a multi-category publishing house offering print and digital products across 15 categories including law, economics, engineering, computer science, social sciences, natural sciences, education, dictionaries, language learning, literature, health, and exam preparation. The portfolio includes university textbooks, professional journals (such as Terazi and CHD), and exam preparation materials. The company expanded into digital publishing with the Jurix Legal Journals Database (80+ journals, 37,000 articles) and the Turcademy platform for university library access, alongside its e-commerce online bookstore serving academics, students, and professionals.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jurix Hukuk Dergileri Veritabanı: Legal journals database launched in 2017 containing 80+ journals with 37,000 articles
• Terazi
• CHD

Products and services

• Academic and Professional Books (Law, Tax, Economics, Engineering, Computer Science, Social Sciences, etc.) Print and digital academic books covering law, tax, economics, business administration, accounting, engineering, computer science, social sciences, natural sciences, educational sciences, and related university-level disciplines, serving Turkish higher education students and professionals.
• Professional Legal Journals (Terazi and CHD) Recurring legal periodicals (Terazi and CHD) covering jurisprudence, case analysis, and legal commentary, serving legal practitioners, judges, prosecutors, and academics in Turkey.
• Jurix Legal Journals Database (Jurix Hukuk Dergileri Veritabanı) Digital database containing 80+ legal journals and 37,000+ articles, providing comprehensive searchable digital access to legal scholarship for university libraries and legal professionals through Turcademy.
• Turcademy Digital Platform Online academic publishing platform aggregating publications from leading Turkish academic and professional publishers under one digital roof, providing university libraries with searchable online access to academic and professional content.
• Exam Preparation Materials (Sınavlara Hazırlık) Study guides and exam preparation materials targeting Turkish students preparing for professional and academic examinations, including public service and bar exams.
• Dictionaries and Foreign Language Education Materials Bilingual and monolingual dictionaries and language-learning books supporting language education programs and professional translation needs.
• Online Bookstore (İnternet Şubesi at seckin.com.tr) E-commerce website (seckin.com.tr) selling the publisher's full catalogue of academic and professional books, journals, dictionaries, and exam preparation materials with member registration, order tracking, and return policy support.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 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 core.

• TurcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Since 2017, Seçkin Yayıncılık aggregates all its publications under the Turcademy platform alongside other leading academic and professional publishers in Ankara. The platform provides online access to university libraries, serving students, academics, and professionals seeking academic and professional books.
• Jurix Hukuk Dergileri VeritabanıcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2017In 2017, Seçkin Yayıncılık created the Jurix Legal Journals Database bringing together 80+ legal journals with 37,000+ articles into a searchable digital database for academic and professional access.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Beta Yayınları: One of Turkey's leading legal and tax publishers, headquartered in Istanbul. Directly comparable to Seçkin in its law/tax textbook focus, university distribution, and bookstore presence, competing for the same Turkish legal professional and law student audience.
• Adalet Yayınevi: Long-standing Turkish legal publisher covering statutes, case law digests, and law school textbooks. Comparable to Seçkin in its law-focused catalog, professional reference orientation, and Turkish domestic distribution.
• On İki Levha Yayıncılık: Istanbul-based publisher specializing in law textbooks and academic legal titles. Directly competes with Seçkin for Turkish law school adoptions, professional exam preparation, and university library acquisitions.
• Palme Yayınları: Ankara-origin Turkish publisher of university textbooks, exam preparation materials, and academic references across multiple disciplines. Comparable in catalog breadth, university channel orientation, and exam-prep adjacency.
• Yetkin Yayınları: Established Ankara-based academic and legal publisher with deep law, tax, and public administration catalogs. Overlaps directly with Seçkin's core academic-legal textbook and journal offerings and serves the same university and professional customer base in Turkey.
• Nobel Akademik Yayıncılık: Turkish academic publisher with broad coverage across law, economics, social sciences, and textbooks. Competes with Seçkin across multiple disciplines and shares the university-textbook and library-distribution business model in Turkey.

Broad incumbents

• Yapı Kredi Yayınları (YKY): One of Turkey's largest general publishers, with strong humanities, social science, and academic-adjacent titles. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Turkish publishing rather than a direct law/tax competitor.
• Türkiye İş Bankası Kültür Yayınları: Major Turkish trade and academic publisher with a much larger catalog spanning literature, social sciences, and reference. Competes broadly with Seçkin in the academic and reference segments, though with a stronger literary trade focus.
• Wolters Kluwer: Global legal and regulatory information publisher (Looseleaf, Kluwer Law International). Comparable as a dominant international legal publisher whose digital legal databases and reference works compete conceptually with Seçkin's Jurix archive, especially for Turkish legal professionals seeking international content.
• Turcademy: Multi-publisher digital platform aggregating Turkish academic content for university libraries — Seçkin's distribution partner since 2017. Operates as a broader incumbent platform enabling competing publishers' content side-by-side with Seçkin's.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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