Who owns Koton?
Koton is owned by Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. (Turkey, BIST: KOTON).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Koton Mağazacılık 2025 Faaliyet Raporu, Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Origin
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Istanbul
- Founded
- 1988 by Gülden Yılmaz, Yılmaz Yılmaz
- Category
- Apparel, footwear & accessories › Fashion apparel › Fast fashion
- Parent ticker
- BIST: KOTON
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Koton
Koton started as a 25 square metre shop in Kuzguncuk, Istanbul, in 1988. It added wholesale in 1992, opened its first shops in the Middle East, Russia and the Balkans in 2002, and turned to large-format retail. By 2025 it had 464 stores in 35 countries, sold online in about 70, and added nearly 200 new products a week under a "trendy, affordable premium" positioning.
Ownership timeline of Koton
Where Koton sits in Koton
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in fast fashion, and who owns them
The 24 brands in fast fashion on Brandtree belong to 16 owners. The largest is ASOS, with 3.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| ASOS Design | ASOS | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| boohoo | Debenhams Group | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| FOX | Fox Group | 🇮🇱 Israel |
| ONLY | Heartland | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Reserved | LPP | 🇵🇱 Poland |
| Mr Price | Mr Price Group | 🇿🇦 South Africa |
| ROMWE | Shein | 🇸🇬 Singapore |
| Forever 21 | Authentic Brands | 🇺🇸 United States |
About the owner: Koton
Koton is a publicly listed company headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1988. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as BIST: KOTON.
Koton is a Turkish clothing retailer founded in 1988 by Gülden Yılmaz and Yılmaz Yılmaz. Private equity firm Turkven bought 50% through Nemo Apparel B.V. in 2012, and after the company listed on Borsa Istanbul in May 2024 that stake fell to 39.6%. In 2025 it had consolidated revenue of about TL 33 billion and a net loss of TL 958 million, and its report says no holding company stands above it.
🇹🇷 Koton and other Turkish brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 97 brands that began in Turkey. 11 of them (11%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Koton is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Koton?
The parent company of Koton is Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a publicly listed company headquartered in Turkey.
Is Koton Turkish?
Yes. Koton originated in Turkey in 1988 and its owner, Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., is also headquartered in Turkey.
Is Koton still owned by Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Koton is still owned by Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Koton Mağazacılık 2025 Faaliyet Raporu — Koton Mağazacılık Tekstil Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., Annual report; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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