Private company

A101

Logo: A101, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Turkish discount supermarket chain

A101 Yeni Mağazacılık A.Ş. or often shortened as A101 is a Turkish retail company founded in 2008, with their headquarters being located at Üsküdar, İstanbul. 79.21% of A101 is owned by Turgut Aydın Holding. It is one of the 3 discount grocery store chains that have locations in all 81 provinces of Turkey, alongside Bim and Şok.2 It employed 36 people.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

2008Founded1
  • Industryfood retail sector1
  • HeadquartersTurkey1
  • Websitewww.a101.com.tr
  • Legal formjoint-stock company1

A101 Yeni Mağazacılık A.Ş. or often shortened as A101 is a Turkish retail company founded in 2008, with their headquarters being located at Üsküdar, İstanbul. 79.21% of A101 is owned by Turgut Aydın Holding.2

The story

A101 was founded on 28 March 2008 by Turgut Aydın in Istanbul. A101's main business model is being a discounter, just like their main competitor, Bim.

On 16 July 2016, six suspects accused of providing financial support to Fetulllah Terrorist Organization including A101's owner Turgut Aydın and some of A101's board members. The six were detained along with 92 others over claims of providing financial support to FETO, the carrier of the deadly coup attempt on 15 July, according to a police source. On 19 August 2016, the suspects were released on orders of the Istanbul Chief Public Prosecutor's Office after they recorded their testimonies.

From Wikipedia’s article on A101 (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Products and brands

  • retail

Listed on Wikidata.1

Operations

Shipments are made from warehouses to stores, with trucks belonging to A101.

In April 2020, A101 launched their grocery delivery app called "A101 Kapıda". On 30 December 2020, A101 opened their 10,001st store, thus taking the record of most store locations from their rival Bim.

Private label brands

A101 has 63 private label brands.

Ahir — cheese

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Balye — honey

Baştacı — delicatessen

Bendo — pasta and noodles

Bi — soft drinks and iced tea

Bi Sıfır — sugar-free soft drinks

Birşah — yogurt, milk, and ayran

Bolmix — jam

Bozbeyi — cheese

Brid — dishwashing detergent and tablets

Burch — popcorn, cornflakes, and oatmeal

Cafex — coffee

Çerezya — nuts and chips

Çiçeğim — bleach and cleaner

Clean & Fun — cleaning cloth

Çokça — sauces, legumes, and cig kofte

Dear Body — sunscreen

Denta — toothpaste

Diyar — spices

Dooy — fruit juice

Dorbi — cocoa, baking powder, and pudding

Findux — hazelnut spread

Galle — pickles

Hair Shine — shampoo

Hanımdan — milk-based desserts

Hi-Level — television

Hun — tahini, molasses, and halva

Hürmet — biscuits

Inflame — lightbulb

Karadem — tea

Kekspır — cake

Keyfe — Turkish coffee

Kombinet — delicatessen

La Belle — pads

Let's Quick — milk chocolate

Luci — gloves and trash bags

Mendiva — tissues

Milkten — cheese, butter, and pudding

Milkten Milkino — fruit and chocolate milk

Mistral — toilet paper

Nimet — bakery products

Ottimo — glassware

Ovadan — rice

Petek — sugar

Peynes — cottage cheese

Pıtpıt — candy

Ritm — air freshener

Samire — salt

Serinoba — soda and mineral water

Soffio — diapers

Spon — foil and bags

Şokoley — hazelnut spread

Tarabya — kaşar cheese

Vegilet — gum

Vera — cooking oil

Vince — chocolate

Vini — wafer

Wawa — tinned tuna

Wind — laundry detergent

Xroll — wafer and chocolate

Yeğenler — flour

Yöremce — legumes

Zeo — olives

foox --- foox

From Wikipedia’s article on A101 (company), shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Timeline

  1. 2008Founded Founded1

Sources

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