1959

Our company was established by Mr. Turan Bekişoğlu in Ankara in 1959 and started to operate in the natural stone industry.

In the following years, the natural stone works of Anafartalar Bazaar, Ulus Business Centre, Yiba Bazaar, Hacattepe Hospital, which were among the leading projects of the time, and the Turkish Language Institution, also State Cemetery, which received the international Aga Han Award in architecture, were successfully completed.

1965

The production has been switched from athelier to factory manufacturing

1975

First exports were done. To Lebanon and to Libia

1983

The second generation of the family joined to the managament as Mr.Turgut Bekişoğlu finished his education life and returned to the country

1986

Participated in the restoration and repair works of Anıtkabir

1999

In order to strengthen our activities in the international arena, our own marketing company was established in the USA under the name of Marmiro Stones.

2007

Our new factory with high capacity and advanced technology has been established in our Sivrihisar quarry, where our Crema Eda material is extracted.

2011

Our second Factory has been established in Denizli, where our Terra travertine is extracted.

2020

Eda Bekişoğlu and Emre Bekişoğlu, the third generation representatives of our company, completed their education and returned to Turkey, and they joined to the management of the company.

2021

Our corporate identity has been changed to MARTURA brand instead of the existing Turan Bekişoğlu Mermer San. Tic. A.Ş.