Operating under the umbrella of Tarım Kredi Pazarlama ve Marketçilik A.Ş., one of the subsidiaries of Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri (Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri) and acting as a bridge between the producer and the consumer, Tarım Kredi Kooperatif Markets continue to grow with the strength it receives from farmers.

Bursa Governor Yakup Canbolat, Metropolitan Municipality Deputy Mayor Murat Demir, Yıldırım Mayor Oktay Yılmaz, Yıldırım District Governor Adem Yazıcı, Bursa Provincial Director of Agriculture Hamit Aygül, Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri Central Union Board of Directors Chairman Köksal Kacır , Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri General Manager Dr. Fahrettin Poyraz, TK Pazarlama ve Marketçilik A.Ş. General Manager Bayramali Yıldırım, company managers, employees and citizens attended the opening ceremony of the 300th branch of the Tarım Kredi Kooperatif Market .
Dr. Fahrettin Poyraz, General Manager of Türkiye Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri, wished the 300th store to be blessed in his speech at the opening ceremony. Reminding that Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri are the largest farmer organization in Türkiye, Poyraz said, "Tarım Kredi is a cooperative structure that serves our farmers with 17 regional unions, 1,618 cooperatives, and approximately 25 affiliates. As in all world examples, Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri in Türkiye extend one hand to the farmer while standing by the consumer. It is rapidly developing and transforming its structure in terms of being a bridge between the producer and the consumer."

Poyraz emphasized that Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri are one of the deep-rooted institutions of Türkiye and said, "Parallel to the development of agriculture and cooperative logic in the world, Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri have also been in a transformation, especially in recent times. In this sense, while supporting Turkish farmers, Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri have taken their place in the market sector in the last three years by making the necessary transformation so that they can sell their products under better conditions and reach the consumer's kitchen."

It will exceed 500 branches by the end of the year

Poyraz stated that due to the extreme increase in prices in the last four years, Tarım Kredi Kooperatifleri decided to take on a separate mission and open stores, and that they closed last year with 162 stores and this year they will increase the number of stores to over 500. Poyraz, who drew attention to the fact that their strategies are ready for the next 5 years, noted that they aim to bring the Tarım Kredi Kooperatif Market to world standards and contribute to the society and farmers. After the speeches and prayers, the opening ribbon of the branch was cut. Governor Yakup Canbolat, who attended the ceremony, wished the 300th branch to be auspicious for Bursa in his short speech while cutting the ribbon. After the opening, Poyraz, Governor Canbolat and protocol members toured the store.

The first branch was opened in 2017

The Tarım Kredi Kooperatif Market, which opened its first branch in 2017 and was initially organized in big cities for price regulation purposes, reached 162 branches by the end of 2020. The Tarım Kredi Kooperatif Market, which opened its 300th store in Bursa, aims to reach 500 markets by the end of the year. The Kooperatif Market stores offer 70 percent of the products belonging to Tarım Kredi, including basic food, snacks, beverages, delicatessen and breakfast, meat and frozen products, fruits and vegetables, cleaning products, liquid oils and margarines, personal care, paper products, and non-food products.