Asil Bebe was founded by Bahattin Balkaya, Selahattin Balkaya and Nabi Balkaya in 1965. At the beginning the company’s production concentrated in the domestic market only . In 1980s Selahattin Balkaya formed the company under the name of Asil Bebe Giyim Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Asil Bebe exported textile products to Russia and countries in Europe and Middle East. Some of the countries that Asil Bebe exported products were England, Germany, Holland, France, Iraq, Libya, Kuwait and Russia. At the same time Asil Bebe Store was one of the first department stores in Turkey. In the following years Asil Bebe quit its bussiness in the retail market and continued with its textile export business. During the late 90s and onwards , Asil Bebe operated with a partner company under the name of Vesa Textile. With its 150.000 piece per month production capacity Vesa Textile started exporting men’s, women’s and children’s outer wear products to European countries like England, France, Italy, Germany,Holland. Some of the brands Vesa Textile produced for were George, Woolworths, Tom Tailor, Walt Disney,Adams which are some of the leading textile brands in the world. At first sight Asil Bebe seems to be focused on only children’s products but in reality Asil Bebe is specialized in women, men and children’s outerwear products. For the time being Asil Bebe decided to invest at other new sectors and is active in the construction industry as well as other projects.