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BY OZYILDIRIM GROUP<br />

Toys, Stationery and Educational Tools Magazine<br />

January 2019<br />

International Toy Fair opens to host<br />

the world toy industry<br />

23 leading exhibitors will<br />

represent Turkey with a wide<br />

range of products.<br />

Experience the Spirit of Play<br />

at the key meeting point<br />

for the toy industry. As the<br />

largest and most important<br />

event of the year, the toy fair in Nuremberg brings<br />

together all international decision-makers.<br />

The Turkish toy industry plays<br />

the game with the rules<br />

The performance of the Turkish toys and<br />

games market is forecast to accelerate<br />

with an anticipated CAGR of good level<br />

for the five year period 2015 - 2020, which<br />

is expected to drive the market to a higher<br />

value by the end of 2020. Strong market<br />

growth in recent years has alleviated the<br />

level of competition in the Turkish toys and<br />

games market.<br />

www.pilsan.com.tr<br />

www.ikmib.org.tr<br />

www.mgsoyuncak.com<br />

www.fentoys.com<br />

www.zuzutoys.com<br />

www.akcicekoyuncak.com<br />

www.selaytoys.com<br />

www.istanbultoyfair.com<br />

www.edudizayn.com<br />

www.matraxoyuncak.com<br />

www.staroyun.com.tr<br />

www.kingkids.com.tr<br />

www.lolliboni.com<br />

www.akaroyuncak.com<br />

www.erpaoyuncak.com


INTERNATIONAL BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE<br />

Publisher<br />

H. Ferruh Işık<br />

on behalf of İSTMAG Magazin<br />

Gazetecilik Yayıncılık<br />

İç ve Dış Tic. Ltd. Şti.<br />

Editor<br />

General Manager<br />

Mehmet Söztutan<br />

mehmet.soztutan@img.com.tr<br />

Coordinator<br />

Zekai Şimşek<br />

zekai.simsek@img.com.tr<br />

Editor<br />

İsmail Çakır<br />

ismail.cakir@img.com.tr<br />

Responsible Editor<br />

Cüneyt Aktürk<br />

cuneyt.akturk@img.com.tr<br />

Corporate Communications Manager<br />

Ebru Pekel<br />

ebru.pekel@img.com.tr<br />

Account Manager<br />

Zekai Turasan<br />

zturasan@img.com.tr<br />

Finance Manager<br />

Mustafa Aktaş<br />

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Graphics & Printing Manager<br />

Tayfun Aydın<br />

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Design & Graphics<br />

Sami Aktaş<br />

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İsmail Özçelik<br />

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70th Toy Fair opens to<br />

trigger trade and set trends<br />

Be there when the Spielwarenmesse ® invites the world of play to<br />

its 70th anniversary. Besides a new product group, you can also<br />

expect fantastic events and activities on each day of the toy fair.<br />

The Turkish toy industry has a market share of about USD 1 Billion.<br />

One of the largest market on the Asian continent, Turkish toy<br />

industry increases. The market players here are young and possess<br />

high spending power. As a consequence the toy industry records<br />

steadily rising sales. The average spending on toys per child in<br />

the Turkey is increasing. Especially the toy market in Turkey offers<br />

great potential, because few toys have been produced there<br />

locally until now. A large niche therefore exists, which is waiting<br />

to be filled. Turkish demographics also offer great opportunities<br />

for the toy market as more than 25.9 % of the population is aged<br />

between 0 and 14 years.<br />

Turkish toy market has a particularly big demand for outdoor<br />

toys. A growing market is also recognizable for playground<br />

equipment Turkish toy exports amounted to 98.44 million U.S.<br />

dollars. In addition the Turkish toy industry experienced a growth<br />

of 6% compared to the previous year. Regarding branded toys<br />

an increase was achieved by even 10%. Especially wooden toys<br />

are on the rise. The market volume for wooden toys has increased<br />

by 10 million U.S. dollars. It is estimated that the market volume will<br />

reach a value of 50 million U.S. dollars over the next five years. Toy<br />

safety is a major issue: Since last five years toys are manufactured<br />

according to CE standards and controlled by the Ministry of<br />

Health. Likewise, the toy imports are controlled by the Ministry<br />

of Health. The toy industry in Turkey grew 20 times during the last<br />

five years. As leading and only magazine in the Turkish toys and<br />

games market, <strong>Toyuncak</strong> magazine covers a wide range of<br />

trade and logistics-related topics that concern the domestic and<br />

international trade marketplace. The magazine will be distributed<br />

in 70th Spielwarenmesse® International Toy Fair to be held in<br />

Nuremberg, 30 January - 03 February 2019.<br />

I wish lucrative business for all.


The target in chemical exports<br />

is $20 billion in 2019<br />

In the first half of this year, we had the excitement of<br />

elections at İKMİB. After I was elected the President at the<br />

General Assembly held in April, we started to work very<br />

swiftly. As of the day I took office, we have carefully and<br />

primarily focused on the activities that will increase the<br />

exports in the chemical industry as well as any problems<br />

and solutions. In line with this aim, we organized various<br />

national and international events, and we worked<br />

towards our target to become the second most exporting<br />

sector on an annual basis.<br />

2018 was a year of records for the exports despite unfavorable<br />

circumstances such as floating rate, high interest<br />

rate and high inflation in the second half of the year. Providing<br />

the largest contribution to the growth of Turkey, the<br />

export has been the main dimension that has enabled the<br />

companies to survive in this difficult period. In 2018, Turkey<br />

broke a record in exports and chemical industry achieved<br />

to come off second-best sector in export figures for fourth<br />

times on a monthly basis thanks to its performance. The<br />

chemical industry achieved great success in September,<br />

October and December in 2018, and achieved to be the<br />

second most exporting sector in Turkey. As we promised,<br />

we took firm steps to get the second place permanently.<br />

In 2018, the exports of chemical industry, one of Turkey’s<br />

leading sectors, amounted to $17 billion 444 million. Thus,<br />

it exceeded the $17 billion target, getting the third place<br />

after automotive and textile in exports. Compared to<br />

2017, the sector exports increased by 8.23 percent in<br />

terms of value. In 2018, our chemical exports reached 19.5<br />

billion tons with an increase of 7.18 percent compared to<br />

the previous year. When we look at the year 2018 on a<br />

monthly basis, October was the month of highest export<br />

figure with 1 billion 594 million dollars.<br />

In 2018, the countries to which we exported the most were<br />

Egypt, Germany, Iraq, USA, Spain, Italy, England, Netherlands,<br />

Greece and Iran. Also, in 2018, the European Union<br />

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countries ranked first with a share of 6.70 billion dollars in<br />

exports and 38.41 percent among the country groups to<br />

which the most of chemical industry exports were made.<br />

EU countries were followed by Near and Middle East Asian<br />

countries with 3.13 billion dollars of export and a share<br />

of 17.97%. Other European countries came in third with<br />

3.23 billion dollars in exports and a share of 13.04%, North<br />

African countries came in fourth with 1.71 billion dollars in<br />

exports and a share of 9.85%, and other Asian countries<br />

came in fifth with 1.38 billion dollars in exports and a share<br />

of 7.91%.<br />

We have 12 sub-sectors in the chemical industry. Among<br />

the five sub-sectors to which we made the most exports<br />

in 2018, plastics and plastic products was in the first place<br />

with exports of 5 billion 886 million dollars. Mineral fuels,<br />

mineral oils and products came in second with exports<br />

of 3 billion 292 million dollars, inorganic chemicals came<br />

in third with exports of 1 billion 808 million dollars, rubber,<br />

rubber goods came in fourth with exports of 1 billion 363<br />

million dollars, and cosmetics and soap sub-sector came<br />

in fifth with exports of 1 billion 146 million dollars.<br />

Our exports continue to increase but in today’s environment<br />

when the global competition is getting fiercer every<br />

passing day, the value of high value-added production<br />

and unit kilogram value of exports should also be increased.<br />

This depends significantly on the strength of R&D<br />

and innovation. Accounting for about 33% of exports in<br />

the chemical industry, the plastics and plastic products<br />

sub-sector is a foreign-dependent sector on raw materials<br />

at 90%. The STAR Refinery, which was opened this year<br />

to operate in the field of petrochemistry, will support our<br />

industry in terms of chemical exports, but it is not enough.<br />

We need at least 4-5 more facilities operating in the field<br />

of petrochemistry. Moreover, construction of a plant with<br />

a capacity of 450,000 tons of polypropylene production<br />

per year will start in the Ceyhan petrochemical industry<br />

zone in 2019. As these and similar high-volume facilities<br />

start to operate, our dependency on imports will decrease<br />

in the sub-sectors, which will in turn contribute positively<br />

to our exports.<br />

Also, technical obstacles for the introduction of drugs<br />

produced in Turkey to global markets have been lifted<br />

to a large extent thanks to the membership of Turkish<br />

Medicines and Medical Devices Agency (TİTCK) with the<br />

Pharmaceutical Inspection Co-operation Scheme (PIC/S),<br />

which actually started on January 1, 2018, in the pharmaceutical<br />

industry, one of the fields offering the highest<br />

value-added products in the chemical industry. This is an<br />

important development for the increase of exports in the<br />

pharmaceutical industry. We, as İKMİB, follow these important<br />

developments related to our sectors and besides<br />

our efforts to inform our companies about such developments,<br />

we continue to carry out comprehensive activities<br />

as the practitioner of our Union while supporting all kinds<br />

of projects for increasing the exports that are made by<br />

the pharmaceutical and medical sectors to the world.<br />

In addition, we need to give importance to promotion<br />

and marketing activities for sustainable export growth.<br />

We, as İKMİB, support the activities that will increase the<br />

exports of our companies. In this context, we organized<br />

a total of 18 national and international trade and hosted<br />

buyer events, 10 exhibitions with domestic participation,<br />

6 projects for development of sectoral international<br />

competition (UR-GE), 6 sector trainings, 5 seminars and<br />

4 workshops in 2018. We will continue to support our<br />

exporters with might and main by means of 19 exhibitions<br />

with domestic participation, 19 sectoral trade<br />

delegation and 8 hosted buyer events that we plan to<br />

organize in 2019.<br />

In 2018, we concluded the application procedures of<br />

196 member companies that met the conditions for<br />

obtaining green passports. In addition to the supports<br />

provided by TİM and Ministry of Trade, we offered 20%<br />

support for the member companies to benefit from<br />

e-commerce websites, namely Alibaba, Turkish Exporters,<br />

Kompass and Chemorbis. 1380 members benefited<br />

from this support. We cooperated with the NGOs, and<br />

in 2019 we will perform activities to increase the export<br />

of our sectors more extensively. We are pleased that<br />

our government has supported the promises we made<br />

during the election process with the idea that they are<br />

important for our sector. As İKMİB, we are working hard<br />

to improve the sector and exports. In order to increase<br />

our exports and reach the 2023 targets, we need to<br />

guide our SMEs to export more. In this regard, in 2019 we<br />

will focus on expansion of e-commerce network, facilitating<br />

the access of exporters to financing, decreasing the<br />

limit for green passport to 500 thousand dollars in the first<br />

stage, creating container lines, digital transformation,<br />

indigenization in chemical industry, ensuring more fair<br />

share and efficient use of the funds of Turkey Promotion<br />

Group (TTG), and expansion of the network of Turkish<br />

Trade Centers. With the TTG projects, we aim to promote<br />

our country and our exports more effectively.<br />

In particular, e-commerce is among the second 100-day<br />

targets of the Ministry of Trade as the “electronic export<br />

platform”. We will work closely with our government in<br />

this field in order to keep up with the digital transformation<br />

in the global trade, make the processes faster and<br />

contribute to our country’s exports to reach the targets<br />

of 2023. In order to achieve the target export volume<br />

in 2019, we convey our requests to and we hold talks<br />

with the Ministry of Trade to improve the green passport<br />

limit and duration, increase the participation rates of<br />

exhibitors and support our industrialist in establishing a<br />

petrochemical plant. Our task is to work harder to meet<br />

our national target of 200 billion dollar as announced by<br />

the President. Accordingly, we will work hard to exceed<br />

the $20 billion level by increasing our sector exports by<br />

15 percent in 2019.<br />

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Toy industry to gather at<br />

TÜYAP from February 26 to March 1<br />

Organized jointly by TÜYAP and Toy Industry Association (OYDER) between February<br />

26 and March 1, 2019 at TÜYAP, ‘İstanbul Toy Fair’ will be marked by<br />

the interest of foreign procurement teams.<br />

While TÜYAP continues its talks with the procurement<br />

teams via its 7 overseas offices and a representative<br />

network spanning 26 countries, the Turkish Ministry of<br />

Commerce launched its ‘Foreign Procurement Team<br />

Welcoming Program’. The Ministry met with the trade<br />

undersecretariats and attaches’ offices of 35 nations,<br />

inviting them to the event. The Turkish toy industry exerts its<br />

clout in the global market thanks to extensive investment,<br />

a strong focus on design, and its capacity to deliver<br />

reliable products in the shortest period. The<br />

exciting countdown for ‘İstanbul Toy<br />

Fair 2019’ is on: Professionals will feel<br />

once again the pulse of the toy<br />

industry at this trade show organized<br />

by Tüyap Fairs and Fair Services Inc.,<br />

and Toy Industry Association (OYDER),<br />

from February 26 to March 1 at Tüyap Fair and<br />

Congress Center. The fair, which had drawn visitors from<br />

42 countries ranging from the UK to Lebanon, from Jordan<br />

to China last year, has set the bar even higher this year.<br />

Gearing up its preparations, TÜYAP continues to promote<br />

the event via 7 overseas offices in Moscow Russia, Tbilisi<br />

Georgia, Sofia Bulgaria, Skopje Macedonia, Amman<br />

Jordan, Teheran Iran and Cairo Egypt as well as a<br />

representative network spanning 26 nations. These efforts<br />

for inviting more visitors will continue until the last day<br />

so as to enable the industry to attain its export targets.<br />

The most qualified buyers will be visiting the fair as a<br />

result of the powerful organization and TÜYAP’s effective<br />

communication drive. As such, Turkey will further reinforce<br />

its position as the toy industry hub of the Balkans and the<br />

Middle East.<br />

Foreign demand for<br />

Turkish toys on the rise<br />

Objective: Over 50% growth<br />

The visitors who will participate in this fair featuring topnotch<br />

brands will have the chance to examine thousands<br />

of products ranging from plush toys to puzzles, wooden<br />

toys to outdoors products, intelligence-boosting toys to<br />

robots. Last year TÜYAP had succeeded in expanding<br />

the industry’s overall volume by 30% thanks to the fair; this<br />

year TÜYAP set itself the target of over 50% growth.<br />

Promotion drive by the Ministry<br />

On the other hand, the Turkish Ministry of Commerce<br />

extended its support to the event under the scope of<br />

its ‘Foreign Procurement Team Welcoming Program’<br />

set to whet the appetite of foreign visitors for the Turkish<br />

toy industry. In the scope of this program, the Ministry<br />

met with the trade undersecretariats and attaches’<br />

offices of countries across the world such as Azerbaijan,<br />

Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, Georgia, Russia, Ukraine,<br />

Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Moldova,<br />

Kosovo, Iran, Iraq, the UK, Israel, Palestine, Croatia, Saudi<br />

Arabia, UAE, Kuwait, Yemen, Jordan, Algeria, Tunisia,<br />

Egypt, Libya, Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Spain,<br />

Italy, France, Germany, Italy and the Netherlands, inviting<br />

them to the fair.<br />

Exports on the rise<br />

The Turkish toy industry greatly boosted its<br />

manufacturing capacity by means of<br />

extensive investment and a strong focus<br />

on design, thereby reducing imports to<br />

a large extent. The foreign procurement<br />

teams, which attentively monitor these<br />

developments, now will have the opportunity<br />

to take a closer look at Turkish products at the fair. The<br />

reliability of Turkey’s products is one reason underlying<br />

the procurement teams’ high level of interest. Turkish firms<br />

stand out not only in the domestic but also the global<br />

market, owing to their healthy products in compliance<br />

with meticulous safety regulations, proximity to markets,<br />

and swift shipping capabilities.<br />

The fair continues to attract those firms keen on carrying<br />

out an active marketing campaign towards domestic<br />

and overseas procurement teams, establish one-on-one<br />

contacts, and enhance their brand recognition so as to<br />

expand their dealer and client network.<br />

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www.pilsan.com.tr<br />

Just Like the First Day<br />

As Pilsan, we are very happy to be at<br />

Spielwarenmesse exhibition where the paths of<br />

toy companies intersect each year. This special<br />

toy fair brings together all international decisionmakers<br />

such as well-known brands, buyers for<br />

major chains, and large numbers of media<br />

representatives.<br />

We have the spirit<br />

This year is the 70th anniversary of the fair and<br />

it has a slogan says ’70 years Spirit of Play’. Our<br />

story began in the 1940s; Pilsan is a 79 years old<br />

company and has been participating in this fair<br />

for a long time. Despite our experience, we still<br />

work with the same excitement and our goal is to<br />

continue to leave pleasant marks in children’s lives<br />

by making toys nobody has ever made. We know<br />

that a child’s entire life can change with a toy. We<br />

extremely believe that we have the Spirit of Play.<br />

True colors of life<br />

We love children and although our toys are<br />

multicolored, we know that they are the true<br />

colors of life. Therefore, all our products are<br />

meticulously designed by our professional staff<br />

and they are produced in compliance with child<br />

development and health. Our aim is not only to<br />

entertain children but also to make contributions<br />

to their mental and physical development.<br />

We aim to reach the children all over the world<br />

In 2019, we have designed brand new toys which<br />

help to develop children’s motor functions and<br />

ability to learn, just like our other toys. We aim<br />

to bring our visitors together with our toys during<br />

the fair and then reach the children all over the<br />

world through them. We care about children’s<br />

pleasure and families feedbacks and we are<br />

absolutely delighted to have children with us on<br />

this enjoyable journey because children are the<br />

best partners to work with.<br />

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70 years Spirit of Play<br />

Spielwarenmesse ® International Toy Fair will be held on<br />

30 January - 03 February 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany<br />

Discover 120,000 brand new toys, the top trends<br />

and toy licenses of the year ahead.<br />

Be there when the Spielwarenmesse ® invites the<br />

world of play to its 70th anniversary. Besides a new<br />

product group, you can also expect fantastic<br />

events and activities on each day of the toy fair.<br />

10 reasons for visiting<br />

1. The leading trade fair for toys<br />

2902 exhibitors from 68 countries present their<br />

product highlights each year. A mix of market<br />

leaders and start-ups ensures unique variety across<br />

the 170,000 m 2 exhibition space.<br />

2. All trends and innovations in the toy industry<br />

The TrendGallery in Hall 3A is the display window<br />

for the toy trends. The special show over some<br />

1,000 m 2 presents products that match the trends<br />

<strong>Toyuncak</strong> Exports Turkey 2019<br />

alongside exhibitor innovations.<br />

3. Lots more than toys<br />

A virtually limitless selection of playthings can be<br />

found across 12 product groups. Besides traditional<br />

toys, you will also find the right products for your<br />

range in the form of festive articles, lifestyle<br />

products, baby toys and outdoor toys, for instance.<br />

4. New business contacts with innovative product<br />

ideas<br />

As a retailer, you can quickly establish new<br />

business contacts and find products for all toy<br />

segments at the New Exhibitor Center (NEC),<br />

the joint pavilion for national and international<br />

exhibitors presenting at the Spielwarenmesse ® for<br />

the first time.<br />

5. Industry knowledge and practical tips<br />

The Toy Business Forum offers you free<br />

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presentations as well as lots of background<br />

information on the toy business. International<br />

speakers present to you the latest<br />

tips.<br />

6. Award-winning product<br />

innovations<br />

The ToyAward recognises the best<br />

trade fair innovations each year<br />

and serves as a quality label for<br />

retailers. An eleven-member expert<br />

jury selects the products for the<br />

coveted award in four age groups.<br />

7. Experience new technologies<br />

through play<br />

Come join in: at the Tech2Play<br />

activity area, you not only get to<br />

see but also try out the latest tech toys. These four<br />

categories await you: Robot Toys, Virtual Play, RC<br />

Toys, Electronic Learning.<br />

8. Made in Germany toy start-ups<br />

The Innovation made in Germany joint pavilion is<br />

a springboard for creative toy designers. From toy<br />

apps through to sustainable products, you will find<br />

new ideas for your product range here.<br />

9. Playing host to the world in the ToyCity<br />

Nuremberg is the toy city. Besides the goings-on<br />

Coinciding with its<br />

70th anniversary<br />

event from 30 January<br />

to 3 February<br />

2019, the Spielwarenmesse<br />

is poised for<br />

major change, with<br />

some product groups<br />

being restructured or<br />

reconceptualised.<br />

at the trade fair, the picturesque old town offers<br />

special events relating to play and the city’s history.<br />

Business partners enjoy the relaxing<br />

atmosphere in the numerous bars &<br />

restaurants after the trade fair.<br />

10. Everyone plays together at the<br />

Spielwarenmesse ®<br />

Around 90% of the more than<br />

70,000 visitors intend to return to<br />

Nuremberg again in 2019. After all,<br />

a handshake is worth more than<br />

any number of emails here in the<br />

regular meeting place for old friends<br />

and new business partners.<br />

Discover 120,000 brand new toys,<br />

the top trends and toy licenses of<br />

the year ahead. Safe your ticket for<br />

Spielwarenmesse ® 2019 and experience the World<br />

of Play in Nuremberg.


www.akcicekoyuncak.com<br />

We, as Akçiçek Oyuncak, with our<br />

unique experience of more than a half<br />

century, have been manufacturing<br />

educational, informative and amazing<br />

toys under our brand “Matrax Oyuncak”.<br />

All children older than three years of<br />

age and adults simply love and enjoy<br />

playing with the toys we manufacture<br />

under the brand “Matrax Oyuncak”.<br />

Our product portfolio features, inter alia,<br />

mini tabletop/pedestal table soccer and<br />

basketball games, licensed toys and a<br />

wide variety of toys suitable for indoor<br />

or outdoor play to ensure children and<br />

adults who feel young to get the best<br />

experience possible.<br />

Furthermore, our learning and<br />

educational toys intended for<br />

kindergartens will make learning fun for<br />

kids of kindergarten age. In addition to<br />

our sales outlet located in İstoç, we have<br />

also a wide sales network throughout<br />

Turkey. Our range of products covering<br />

five main product lines with over 60<br />

different are displayed in leading chain<br />

stores both in Turkey and world. We<br />

manufacture all of our products offered<br />

for sale in our factory located on a land<br />

of 3.000 m 2 in İkitelli. The production<br />

capacity of the factory is 1.100.000 toys<br />

per year. We are striving to keep pace<br />

with the industry dynamics and for this<br />

purpose we participate in trade fairs and<br />

exhibitions both in Turkey and abroad,<br />

and we closely follow technological<br />

developments and keep our people<br />

up-to-date on the latest technologies. In<br />

the international toy market dominated<br />

by products made in the Far East we<br />

introduce and distribute our hundred<br />

percent domestically manufactured<br />

toys to worldwide markets with “Made in<br />

Turkey” labels and accordingly keep our<br />

national flag flying high.<br />

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www.erpaoyuncak.com<br />

Erpa Toys Ltd. Co was established in 1991 to provide services in dolls and<br />

toy cars groups. We manufacture toys in CE quality standarts and in<br />

compliance with regulations of Ministry of Health, using pediatrically safe<br />

raw materials and semi-products. We also have a wide range of plastic<br />

raw materials used and all these go through many phases in manufacture<br />

before reaching our beloved children. Our domestic customer network<br />

consists of local and national hypermarkets and toy wholesalers,<br />

mannequin manufactures and medical groups. Our international network<br />

is mainly focused on Russia, Iraq, United Arab Emirates, North Africa<br />

and Balkan countries. All the moulds for our manufactured goods are<br />

also produced within our organisation and it is our priority to be open to<br />

renovations and improve our investments in this field.<br />

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As Selay Toys, we have been manufacturing plush products and toys for children and those who do not<br />

want to lose children inside since 1992. Our company was established in Gültepe/Istanbul with a small<br />

workshop in 200 m 2 area by ‘Özdemir Aydın’ as the brand name ‘Kalinka’ in 1992. In the year of 1997, the<br />

first steps of growth was taken in Çaglayan and it was registered with the title of ‘Selay Toys Souvenir and<br />

Manufacturing Marketing Industry and Trade Limited Company’. Our company moved to its own factory in<br />

Arnavutköy in 2007 and it has been carrying on producing, in the departments of baby toys, pillows, bags,<br />

keychains, home slippers, plush toys, manufactured from fabric and plush. We are currently a company, in<br />

the 4-storey building area of 10,000 m 2 , with 200 employees, logistics center at the 3 points, 81 provinces in<br />

Turkey and wholesale to 471 stores. Furthermore we are a company which exports to 27 different countries<br />

throughout the world. We have been manufacturing only ‘PLUSH’ toys for 27 years which points out our<br />

difference among all other companies in the sector. Our company is the biggest in the market which<br />

produce toys from plush. Our customers, which are large market chains in Turkey and overseas, dealers in<br />

the country, wholesale and retail companies, sell our products.<br />

We work really hard to give you a feeling of hugging, when you touch every toy we produce. For this reason,<br />

we produce the raw materials and accessories, that we are using, with conformity tests and we produce<br />

the materials due to the standards. In order to protect the rights of our employees, we use ‘ERP’ software<br />

system prepared by expert teams in our company. With the software, the efficiency of our personnel and<br />

the performance during the production phase can be monitored instantly. In this way, while evaluating<br />

personnel, it takes us to the right conclusion in order to pay attention to personal rights.<br />

As Selay toys, we have a serious share in the world market with our product range and product quality.<br />

Especially being the supplier of chain markets and big brands in our country shows of our quality and<br />

success in our production system. Except large chain stores in Turkey market, 471 points made wholesale<br />

of Selay Toys products.<br />

We do not forget to spoilt ourselves in doing our job. We are proud to be one hundred percent Turkish and<br />

to demolish the fear of parents’ ‘toy cancer’. The most important feature of our company is that we can<br />

supply the promotional product demands and the special production needs of the companies with the<br />

model / design workshop of our companies. Because of this reason 5 professional designers work in our<br />

workshop. Selay toy is the place where high quality and design meet on PLUSH. We are proud of being the<br />

leader in the sector.<br />

Our priority is to ensure that all our staff adopts the concept of ‘always good quality and healthy’ products.<br />

The fact that most of our product group is focused on children, increases our awareness of working. In this<br />

context, our vision is; ‘We are Selay Toys for every child to laugh’. All our toys smile. Selay does not produce<br />

any toys that are not smiling and are not put on sale.<br />

Our company thinks all the age groups and takes the place it deserves in the toy world with its products<br />

manufactured in European standards. Our success has only one secret; faith and work. As long as we<br />

succeed in believing this work, we always reach our goals. This is another feature that shows our difference<br />

from other companies.<br />

Our target; each parent (99% Made in Turkey) will buy our toys for their children without hesitation.<br />

Every child who is happy has our signature on their smiling toy.<br />

Özdemir AYDIN


Firmamız birçok ürün kategorisini bünyesinde bulunduran (Kozmetik,<br />

Temizlik Ürünleri, Unlu Mamüller, Lisanslı Oyuncaklı Şeker) ve 27 yıllık<br />

tecrübesiyle büyüyen, gelişen bulunduğu sektörlerin öncülüğünü<br />

yapan firmalar arasında yer almayı başarmış bir firmadır.<br />

1993 yılında Romanya’da kurulumu gerçekleştiren GRANDE<br />

DOLCERİA Nonfood kategorisinde (ıslak mendiller, kağıt havlular,<br />

kozmetik ürünleri, temizlik ürünleri, oda kokuları) üretimini<br />

gerçekleştiriyor. Kapasitesi her geçen gün büyüyen firmamız birçok<br />

Ulusal ve Zincir Mağazalara Özel Markalı Ürün (Private Label) üretim<br />

gerçekleştiriyor. Sektörde yeni bir ses getiren firmamız, 2015 yılında<br />

yeni bir girişim yaparak, Avrupa damak zevkine hitap eden kaliteli<br />

ürünler üretmeyi vizyon edinerek GRANDE DOLCERİA firmasının<br />

kurulumunu gerçekleştirdi. Kurulduğu günden itibaren vazgeçilmez yeni lezzetleri bünyesine ekleyen<br />

GRANDE DOLCERİA birçok Ulusal Zincir Mağazalarda hem kendi markası ile hem de özel markalı ürün<br />

olarak raflarda yerini aldı. 2014 yılında Türkiye’de sektöre adım atan firmamız Altaylar Group, 2017<br />

yılının sonunda LOLLİBONİ markası ile firmayı özdeşleştirerek LOLLİBONİ A.Ş. olarak yoluna devam etme<br />

kararı aldı. Türkiye’de sağlıklı şeker tüketimini önceliği kabul ederek ve tüm çocukların sevdiği, takip<br />

ettiği karakterlerin ürünlerine erişe bilirliğini hedefleyen ve yerli sermayenin gücüne inanan firmamız<br />

Oyuncaklı Şeker kategorisinde sektörün öncüleri arasında yerini korumak ve gelişerek büyüme hedefi<br />

ile yatırımlarını artırdı. Firmamız üretim kapasitesini arttırırken; 10.000 m 2 kapalı alanı ile de depolama<br />

faaliyetini bir üst kademeye çıkardı. Kaliteli şeker tüketimini vizyon edinen firmamız, çocukların sevdiği<br />

takip ettiği karakterleri ürünleri ile bağdaştırarak ve çocukların gelişimini destekleyici oyuncaklar, ürünler<br />

ile birleştirerek faaliyet gösteriyor. Bu bağlamda çocukların dünyasını takip ediyor ve her geçen gün<br />

lisans anlaşmalarına yenilerini ekliyor. Lolliboni A.Ş. bünyesinde bulunan lisanslar ile (BATMAN, SUPERMAN,<br />

JUSTİCE LEAGUE, PJMASKS, HELLO KİTTY, PEPEE, MAŞA VE KOCA AYI, KUKULİ, TOM JERRY, SCOOBY DOO)<br />

ürün gamını geliştirerek yoluna devam ediyor.<br />

Operating in many categories such as Cosmetics, Cleaning Products,<br />

Bakery Products, Licensed Candytoys with 27 years of experience,<br />

Lolliboni is one of growing, developing companies in the sector and<br />

managed to take place among the leading companies.<br />

Founded in Romania in 1993, the company carries out the production<br />

in nonfood category (wet wipes, paper towels, cosmetics products,<br />

cleaning products, room air fresher) with its GRANDE DOLCERIA<br />

band. Growing its capacity day by day, the company has been<br />

manufacturing Private Label products for many National and Chain<br />

Stores. Giving a new impulse to industry with a new initiative in 2015,<br />

pursuing the vision of producing quality products that appeal to<br />

the tastes of European companies, the company found its Grande<br />

Dolceria brand. Since its inception, GRANDE DOLCERIA has added<br />

new flavors to its structure and has taken its place in shelves of many<br />

National Chain Stores both in its own brand and as private label.<br />

Entering in the industry in Turkey in 2014, Altaylar Group started the<br />

sector as Lolliboni brand at the end of 2017 by identifying with Lolliboni<br />

name. The company gives the priority of healthy consumption of<br />

sugar, aims to offer all of popular products characters to children,<br />

trusts in local capital the power of the company, maintains its place among the pioneers in the<br />

Candytoys industry and develops its investments. Increasing its production capacity, Lolliboni<br />

managed a higher level of storage area with its 10 000 m 2 closed area. With high quality vision of<br />

Candytoys, Lolliboni continues to perform with activities and products followed by children’s favorite<br />

characters by associating and supporting the development of children’s toys. In this context, it follows<br />

the world of children and adds new ones to license agreements every day. With its many licenses<br />

such as BATMAN, SUPERMAN, JUSTIC LEAGUE, PJMASKS, HELLO KITTY, PEPEE, MASHA AND THE BEAR,<br />

KUKULI, TOM JERRY and SCOOBY DOO, Lolliboni continues to develop its product range.<br />

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70th Toy Fair opens<br />

to trigger trade and set trends<br />

Be there when the Spielwarenmesse® invites the world of play to its 70th anniversary. Besides a new<br />

product group, you can also expect fantastic events and activities on each day of the toy fair.<br />

The Turkish toy industry has a market share of about USD 1 Billion. One of the largest market on<br />

the Asian continent, Turkish toy industry increases. The market players here are young and possess<br />

high spending power. As a consequence the toy industry records steadily rising sales. The average<br />

spending on toys per child in the Turkey is increasing. Especially the toy market in Turkey offers great<br />

potential, because few toys have been produced there locally until now. A large niche therefore<br />

exists, which is waiting to be filled. Turkish demographics also offer great opportunities for the toy<br />

market as more than 25.9 % of the population is aged between 0 and 14 years.<br />

Turkish toy market has a particularly big demand for outdoor toys. A growing market is also<br />

recognizable for playground equipment Turkish toy exports amounted to 98.44 million U.S. dollars.<br />

In addition the Turkish toy industry experienced a growth of 6% compared to the previous year.<br />

Regarding branded toys an increase was achieved by even 10%. Especially wooden toys are on the<br />

rise. The market volume for wooden toys has increased by 10 million U.S. dollars. It is estimated that the<br />

market volume will reach a value of 50 million U.S. dollars over the next five years. Toy safety is a major<br />

issue: Since last five years toys are manufactured according to CE standards and controlled by the<br />

Ministry of Health. Likewise, the toy imports are controlled by the Ministry of Health. The toy industry in<br />

Turkey grew 20 times during the last five years.<br />

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10 predictions for the toy industry in the year 2022<br />

The prediction of the future for the toy industry in the year 2022 is subject to numerous<br />

moving parts and none of them seem to want to behave. Still, it is important to prepare<br />

for future developments.<br />

So, before getting into predictions let’s take a look at<br />

some of the forces currently in play:<br />

• Bricks and mortar retail is struggling, particularly<br />

big box. Toys “r” us is in bankruptcy and some have<br />

concerns about the entire concept of bricks and mortar<br />

retailing. Which of the bricks and mortar retailers will be<br />

active and to what degree is anyone’s guess.<br />

• E-commerce is on fire and there is no end in sight to<br />

amazon’s almost exponential growth. Ironically, they<br />

could be the future of bricks and mortar retailing as they<br />

enter the market with new ideas and fresh strategies –<br />

like having stores with no employees.<br />

• Consumers, particularly millennials, are less likely<br />

to drive to a store than their boomer parents and<br />

grandparents. Why because they see a previously<br />

unrecognized opportunity cost in driving to the store and<br />

not finding what was wanted. Simply put, buying on line<br />

saves time and is more efficient.<br />

• An online shopper needs credit and access to the<br />

ınternet and the lowest economic class has neither. It is<br />

for that reason that value operators like dollar general<br />

and family dollar are bright spots in bricks and mortar.<br />

Simply put, they are the place to go for the digitally<br />

and economically disenfranchised. These chains are<br />

prospering and therefore energizing an already dynamic<br />

market for low, low price items offering outsized value to<br />

lowest income shoppers.<br />

• China is emerging as a major consumer market for<br />

toys. In fact, euromonitor predicts that china will replace<br />

the us as the number one country for toy consumption<br />

by 2021.<br />

Based upon that, what is the toy industry going to be like<br />

in 2022?<br />

1. Baby boomers and generation x’ers will have exited<br />

the management ranks with millennials taking their place.<br />

They will change the face of retailing and manufacturing<br />

with new ideas unchained to 20th century notions of<br />

doing business.<br />

2. China will be the #1 consumer market for toys in the<br />

world. Expect to make a lot of trips to china as american<br />

toy companies become increasingly invested in the<br />

chinese domestic toy market.<br />

3. Amazon will be the number one toy retailer in the us<br />

and much of the world.<br />

4. Toys “r” us will still be with us but with different owners,<br />

fewer and smaller stores and some surprisingly strong<br />

competition from independent toy retailers.<br />

5. Independent specialty retail will grow as operators<br />

move into zip codes abandoned by toys “r” us.<br />

6. There will be a return to pre-self service retailing.<br />

7. 3d printing will have evolved to the point that it begins<br />

to cut into traditional factory based production. We will<br />

see this in both digital and physical locations that can<br />

supply personalized products on demand.<br />

8. We are already seeing companies like amc and ımax<br />

offer digital play / entertainment experiences so look<br />

for more competition for play dollars to be coming from<br />

those who offer an experience you cannot get at home.<br />

9. Licensing will still be highly important but an oversupply<br />

of shows plus a continuing parade of blockbuster movies<br />

will make choosing the right license a losing proposition.<br />

10. License royalty fees will come down for everyone<br />

except disney while the entertainment industry goes<br />

through a shakeout.<br />

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