DERBY

“A story that started in Şişli 78 years ago, continues in 65 countries of the world.” The story of Derby who is now able to provide convenient prices and increased comfort to consumers in more than 65 countries of the world started in the first year of the Second World war, 1940, in a developing, far district of İstanbul called Şişli, as Turkey's rubber shoe and boot producer.

In 1960's Derby took-off. With increased production volume, Derby now had a new space for production. Production moved to a modern production facility which used to be an old cement factory in Bakırköy Osmaniye. In 1960, Derby had 1800 employees and was granted the title of Turkey's 38th biggest company.