After emerging in China and spreading across the world, causing thousands of people their lives. The effect of coronavirus in Turkey is increasing every day. In this process Yapı Kredi Factoring, a Koç Holding group company, shared the actions they took as a group in the fight against the COVID19.
Divan Hotels, as a member of Koç Group, which is the largest industrial group in Turkey, acts with the awareness of the responsibility towards Turkey and humanity through these hard times. Divan Hotels operates in Turkey via several hotels, patisseries, bakeries, and restaurants for almost 64 years. They are hosting healthcare professionals who are working at hospitals and fighting against COVID-19 virus at their Hotels in Istanbul, such as Divan Istanbul & Divan Istanbul City. The announcement made by Divan is that they are grateful to host the healthcare professionals and will continue to support them.
Arçelik, one of the group companies, sent washing and drying machines, ovens, tea, coffee, and toasters to hospitals. On the other hand, another group company Ford Otosan stated that the mass production of face masks would be made with the mold developed by Ford Otosan along with the supplier industry.
Biosys company, which produces respirators, announced that they needed the infrastructure of an electronics brand to speed up their production even more. Deputy Chairman of the Koç Group, Ali Koç, decided to use all the technology of Arçelik to Biosys, which produces respirators.
Koç Holding had also extended its support for the fight against the epidemic by supplying products from its white goods company ARÇELIK.
Holding officials had announced that Arçelik had been instructed to produce respiratory devices that are currently needed in intensive care units. Arçelik’s engineers prepared the domestic breathing apparatus in a very short time after working on the issue in a focused manner.The equipment provided by Arçelik, which has opened its technical infrastructure to other local manufacturers as well, will support our heroic health workers and patients in the coronavirus struggle.
Koç Holding has released a public advertisement that looks to the future with hope when the world has experienced extraordinary conditions due to the coronavirus epidemic. Koç Holding, which does not limit the meaning of healing in the movie with the slogan “We will get better,” also expresses its wish that we will come out of our homes as better people after these hard days.