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collaboration with the Ministry of Family & Social Policies and the
Ministry of Industry & Technology for women who cannot find
work because of the absence of childcare.
Under this project, we opened the first of our nursery schools
and daycare centers, Borusan Joy Factories, in the cities of
Adıyaman in July and in Afyonkarahisar in November 2014. The
project garnered the Comprehensiveness Award at the Turkish
Confederation of Employer Associations’ 2014 Corporate
Responsibility Awards.
Similarly, our Group – a signatory of the United Nations Women’s
Empowerment Principles and a role model for social responsibility
projects in the Turkish business world – became the first Turkish
company invited to join the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles
Leadership Group.
The Borusan family established Borusan Soma Solidarity Fund,
with donations from our companies and our employees in
response to the devastating mining disaster in Soma in May 2014
as a social responsibility movement. The donations allowed us
to become the leading sponsor of the Psychosocial Services
Association’s Soma Solidarity Network, which provides post-
trauma psychological and social support to more than
4,000 people.
The BBC Proms’ invitation to the Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
Orchestra (BIPO) was the most important culture and the arts
development for us. The BIPO’s concert at The Proms, one of
the world’s most prestigious classical music festivals, received a
standing ovation from an audience of 6,000 in London’s world-
renowned Royal Albert Hall. BIPO released its third CD to mark
this occasion.
Exhibitions at Turkey’s first office museum, the Borusan
Contemporary, which is personally close to my heart, continued
throughout the year to present contemporary artworks for
the delectation of art aficionados. The Asım Kocabıyık: 88 &∞
Remembrance Room, established to perpetuate the memory
of Asım Kocabıyık, my father, our Founder and our Honorary
Chairman, opened on 28 December 2014, the second
anniversary of his death.
An essential part of life
for 70 years
Dear Shareholders,
Looking back at 2014, we
see that, in a world filled
with uncertainty, our Group
has availed itself of unique
opportunities and challenges
facing Turkey. In our 70th
anniversary year, while retaining
our founder’s values, we
moved the corporation forward
on the world stage. With its
7,000 employees, Borusan is
expanding its horizons globally.
From construction equipment
that builds cities to the pipes
that heat our homes and irrigate
our fields, from the vehicles to
which we entrust our lives to
the energy that powers modern
life, Borusan will continue to be
involved in a variety of essential
sectors including white goods
and transportation.
With best regards,
A. Ahmet Kocabıyık
Chairman of the Board
Borusan Holding