1995 Founded in İnegöl 1996Registered the trademark “Çilek|”.Attended a fair for the first time.Exported for the first time to Ukraine 1997 Launched its website “www.cilek.com”. 1998 Opened its first outlet in Turkey in Bursa.Aired its first national commercial. 1999 All Çilek furniture were covered by the Çilek Warranty for 2 years.Founded Çilek Academy. 2000 Opened its new production plant in İnegöl 2001 Opened its first overseas outlet in Malta.Became the first brand in Turkey to be awarded the GS Certificate of Quality by LGA in Germany for high safety and quality standards. 2002All Çilek furniture were covered by the Çilek Warranty for 5 years. 2003 Started to operate its production plant in İnegöl in two shifts. 2004Moved its head office to Istanbul. 2005Became the first furniture brand in Turkey to be awarded the status of “Superbrands” by Superbrands International.Recognized as a “Well-Known Trademark” (Notable Brand) by Turkish Patent Institute 2006 Prepared the Family Constitution. 2007 Became entitled to join the TURQUALITY Program on August 12, 2007 and thus became a pioneer in the furniture industry in this respect.Awarded the ISO 9001 Certificate of Quality.Announced by the Istanbul Exporters’ Association to be the export champion for 2007 in the furniture industry. 2008 Granted the Turkey’s Most Admired Company Award.Adopted the Toyota Lean Manufacturing Philosophy.Commenced lean manufacturing, which means just-in-time manufacturing in smaller batches and in a broad array with zero error in its İnegöl production plant. 2010 Awarded the ISO 14001 Certificate of Environmental Management System. 2012 Put the SAP ERP System into practice to manage all processes under a single roof.Announced by the Istanbul Exporters’ Association to be the second most successful exporter for 2012 in the furniture industry. 2013Signed the United Nations Global Compact Communication on Progress.Reached 444 outlets scattered over 66 countries in 5 continents.Became the most successful company in the furniture industry in terms of after-sales service on Şikayetvar.com. 2014 Published first UN Global Compact Report.Launched wooden toy sales with Hape Germany.Launched E-Commerce in Turkey.Awarded as the ''Most Inovative Brand'' by InovaLig.