Kosifler Group is a Turkish family-held holding company established in 1945. It is based out of Istanbul and has participations in the automotive, construction, insurance, and publishing sectors. A sole proprietorship from its founding until 1974, it was then incorporated into a non-listed company. It is still mostly owned by the Kosif family. In 1956 Kosifler partnered in the manufacturing of Turkey's first diesel engine factory, Pancar Motor. Kosifler Auto started a partnership with BMW in 1984, and has since become Turkeys second largest dealership. In 1998, Kosifler Auto purchased the Istanbul and Ankara dealerships of Land Rover and Mini. Kosifler Group entered the construction industry in 1970, completing the construction of 4 Hilton Hotels in Kutahya, Sanlıurfa, Mardin, and Konya.
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