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- Arçelik Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish multinational manufacturer and marketer of household appliances and consumer electronics, offering a broad portfolio of white goods including refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, dishwashers, cooking appliances, and built-in products; small domestic appliances such as vacuum cleaners, coffee makers, blenders, and air conditioners; consumer electronics; and related after-sales services and components. The company operates through White Goods, Consumer Electronics, and Other segments, serving consumers in more than 100 countries across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa, and other regions via 23 production facilities in 9 countries including Turkey, Romania, Russia, China, South Africa, and Thailand, and over 4,500 branches primarily in Turkey. Products are marketed under 22 brands such as Arçelik, Beko, Grundig, Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Ariston, Leisure, Indesit, Blomberg, Voltas Beko, Flavel, Bauknecht, Privileg, Ignis, Polar, Altus, Arctic, Dawlance, Defy, Singer, Hitachi, and Elektra Bregenz. Founded in 1955 and headquartered in Istanbul, Turkey, Arçelik A.Ş. is controlled by Koç Holding and trades on Borsa Istanbul under the ticker ARCLK.IS. Recent developments include the 2022 merger of its European operations with Whirlpool Corporation to form Beko Europe, a standalone entity in which Arçelik holds a 75% stake, enhancing manufacturing capabilities with 11 plants across Italy, the UK, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia, and targeting €100-150 million in cost synergies; acquisitions of Whirlpool's operations in the Middle East, Africa, Turkey, and Russia/CIS regions; a 2024 rebranding of global operations under the Beko Corporate name; and ongoing Horizon Europe projects providing €1.7 million in funding for production and sustainability initiatives with over 100 partnerships.