Mey İçki

About

Mey İçki is Turkey's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, established in 2004 when Tekel's alcoholic drinks division was privatised.^[1] Its brands include Yeni Rakı, Tekirdağ Rakısı, İstanblue and Binboa vodkas and Kayra wines.^[1] Diageo agreed in 2011 to buy it from TPG Capital and Actera for an enterprise value of £1.3 billion.^[2] The Yeni Rakı trademarks are registered in its name,^[3] and its registered name is Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.^[4] Mey operates in Turkey as two companies, one for manufacturing and one for sales and marketing.^[1]

Relations

• Owned by Diageo since 2011^[1] verified
  Maker's page: working under the umbrella of Diageo since 2011; agreement announced in ^diageo-6k

Referenced by

• Brand owner at point of sale for Yeni Rakı 70 cl verified
  Yeni Rakı trademarks are registered to Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş. per ^trwiki; Mey Icki named owner of Yeni Raki by ^spiritsbiz-2014
• Inferred: Registered GS1 prefix used by Yeni Rakı 70 cl derived
  Prefix 869 (GS1 Turkey); no company stub states this company prefix and no public source names the registrant; target is the brand owner per ^trwiki
• Owns Yeni Raki verified
  Trademarks registered to Mey İçki San. ve Tic. A.Ş.; also named owner by ^spiritsbiz-2014

Also known as

• Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

References

1. ↑ Yeni Rakı: About us Diageo. manufacturer. Accessed 2026-09-13.
2. ↑ Diageo plc Form 6-K: Diageo to acquire Mey Içki, the leading spirits company in Turkey U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. registry. Published 2011. Accessed 2026-09-13.
3. ↑ Yeni Rakı (Turkish Wikipedia) Wikipedia. publication. Accessed 2026-09-13. Tarihçe, Üretim. CC BY-SA 4.0. Wikipedia contributors.
4. ↑ Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. / Mey İçki British Chamber of Commerce Turkey. other. Accessed 2026-09-13.