With the initiative of Arif Molu in March 1973, Karsu Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi was established in Kayseri with 25 partners and 500 thousand TL capital. Immediately afterwards, by giving shares to the public and the workers working abroad, the company’s capital was increased, thus KARSU was transformed into a joint stock company. In the autumn of the same year, the foundation of the factory was laid, the order of the machines was made, and after about three years, yarn production was started in 1976.
since the mid-1980s, In the period of economic stability and breakthrough with liberal and outward-oriented economy policies, KARSU has started to increase rapidly by paying attention to exports and has become one of the largest textile companies in Turkey and gained a sought-after brand value through its investments and technological innovations. On these developments, it was opened to the public in 1994 and its shares started to be traded on the stock exchange.
KARSU, which attaches great importance to high quality and feature-packed production, product diversification, R & D activities and adoption of innovations in technology, has always succeeded in announcing its name in domestic and international markets and maintaining its prestigious brand position in the sector.
The aim of KARSU is to be a permanent world brand by contributing to Turkey’s industrialization and development, securing the rights and laws of its partners and stakeholders in the foreground; bearing social responsibility; which emphasizes the formation of corporate culture and team spirit, high business ethics, R & D work and the adoption of technological innovations; sensitive to the environment and producing with the latest technology based on the international level of reliability and prestige and competitiveness at this level is a permanent world brand.
To achieve this goal, KARSU closely follows plans and programs for national development; to observe the interests of its shareholders, employees and other stakeholders, to share the fair value of the created value added, to be open, reliable and accountable, to strictly observe the values of the law, rule and business ethics; to organize shared and controversial meetings and seminars, to organize mass meals and walks, to address issues and solutions to create a corporate culture, team spirit and enthusiastic working environment; the Company has adopted the principle of constantly exchanging information with its suppliers and customers stakeholders in order to increase its R & D activities, to keep in constant contact with technology companies, and to closely follow technological developments and innovations in the world by participating in important textile fairs.
