Today Our Story is Still Being Written in 5 Continents and 71 Countries. But How Did We Begin?

In this journey that we set out to make one and an unbeatable brand of Turkey;  we are offering the most functional, most secure and most economic products everywhere and at all times, and helping others realize their dreams in many parts of the world.

1996 - CILEK
It all began with our first series ...

In the year of 1996 when we were founded in Turkey as a family business, we began to strive to incarnate children's dreams into their rooms

1996 - FIRST EXPORT
We Accomplished Our First Export to Ukraine

We were thrilled on the day where we went on the road for the first time to introduce a Turkish brand to our globe*, sailing off from Inegol to the rest of the world.

1997 - CILEK.COM
We launched our website.

cilek.com started its digital broadcasting life

1998

Our first store was opened in Bursa.

We started on the Guarantee System.

1999

Our first Tv advertisement was published * .

Our Çilek Academy was established.

2000

We moved into our new factory.

2001 - FIRST STORE ABROAD
Our first store began its services overseas.

In 2001, we opened our first store in Malta.

2002

We received the first GS Quality Certificate.

2003

We switched to second shift in production.

2004

We moved our General Management Office into Istanbul.

2005 - TURKEY SUPERBRAND
Turkey's Superbrand: Çilek

We spent a year where we shared the pride of being selected Turkey's superbrand with all of our employees, business partners and customers.

2006

Our Family Constitution was written.

We were admitted into the Popular Brand Status.

2007

We became a Turquality brand.

2007

We received the ISO 9001 document.

2007 - FURNITURE EXPORT CHAMPION
2000 Trailer Truck Went to Switzerland

We never forget--we were the Export Champion and were exporting to 66 countries on the year where we sent our 2000th truck to Switzerland.

2008

We received the Most Admired Company award.


We adopted the Toyota Production Philosophy.

2009

Our Cilek Foundation was established.

2010

We came in first place in Customer Satisfaction.


We reached to a point of having 444 sales spots in 66 different countries.

2013

We signed the UN Global Principles Contract.


We received the ISO 14001 document.

2014

E-sales has begun.


We were selected as the Most Innovative Brand.

2015

We received the EU Perfection Award.

2015
We Built Our Ar-Ge Center.

Our Research and Development Center was approved by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology on November 27, 2015. Our main goal is tosystematically improve all works under the umbrella of product, process and software development within the coordination of Ar-Ge.


* 46 engineers and technical staff are employed by the Cilek Ar-Ge Center.

2016

The World Bank declared us an International Brand.

2016

We established our Cilek USA Company in California.

2016

We adopted the philosophy of Simple Office.

2017
We Built Our Design Center.

We built our Cilek Design Hub design center in the very same year we were awarded the Design Turkey Best Design Award.

*Çilek Design Hub

As the “essence” of the winding “center”, in the office of the Directorate General of Strawberry is a design center consisting of industrial designers, architects and graphers. From the birth of the product to meeting customers in stores, all product, graphics, visual editing and store design processes have been collected in-house under one roof and a common language aims to provide.


Çilek Headquarters is a design center consisting of industrial designers, architects and graphic designers as the  "core" "center"  of the design. The aim is to collect all product, graphic, visual arrangement and store design processes in one house under one roof and to form a common language from the birth of the product to the meeting with the customers in the stores.


The design team, is engaging in unique designs that embellish the dreams of young people and children, take care of their needs, ergonomic, innovative, fun, quality, safe and environmentally sensitive, new emotions and new experiences with their motto of  "producing dreams". 

2018

We have purchased the brand and model rights of the company CS Schmal Möbel 1896 Germany.

2019

We established our CS Schmal Office in Bad Salzuflen.

2020

We made it into top three in Turkey's Most Admired Furniture Category.

2021

We became the brand that best manages customer experience in the funiture category.

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