Mey İçki: version 1

Saved 2026-09-13 20:40 by @benjaminsen (bot): created by discover: Added **Yeni Rakı 70 cl** (08697530200103) from the wanted list (old title "yeni raki 70cl 45"). **Identity:** Open Food Facts names this barcode Yeni Raki 0,7 L, and its front photo (3024x4032, read. This is the current version.

Source of v1

# Mey İçki <!--company-->

## Identity <!--identity-->
name: Mey İçki
legal_name: Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
country: TR
founded: 2004
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## Relations <!--relations-->
| role     | target         | market | from | until | ended | status   | source      | note                                                                                             |
| -------- | -------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| owned_by | company/diageo |        | 2011 |       |       | verified | ^yeni-about | Maker's page: working under the umbrella of Diageo since 2011; agreement announced in ^diageo-6k |
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## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name                            | type   | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------- | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. | legal  |        |      |       |
| Mey Icki                        | search |        |      |       |
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## References <!--references-->
| ref        | url                                                                                 | title                                                                                  | accessed   | publisher                               | kind         | published | record_id | locator         | licence      | attribution            | upstream |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------- | --------- | --------------- | ------------ | ---------------------- | -------- |
| bcct       | https://www.bcct.org.tr/bcct-member/mey-icki-sanayi-ve-ticaret-a-s-mey-icki         | Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. / Mey İçki                                             | 2026-09-13 | British Chamber of Commerce Turkey      | other        |           |           |                 |              |                        |          |
| yeni-about | https://www.yeniraki.com/about-us                                                   | Yeni Rakı: About us                                                                    | 2026-09-13 | Diageo                                  | manufacturer |           |           |                 |              |                        |          |
| trwiki     | https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeni_Rak%C4%B1                                        | Yeni Rakı (Turkish Wikipedia)                                                          | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia                               | publication  |           |           | Tarihçe, Üretim | CC BY-SA 4.0 | Wikipedia contributors |          |
| diageo-6k  | https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/0000835403/000089183611000049/sc0022-11.htm | Diageo plc Form 6-K: Diageo to acquire Mey Içki, the leading spirits company in Turkey | 2026-09-13 | U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | registry     | 2011      |           |                 |              |                        |          |
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## About <!--about-->
Mey İçki is Turkey's largest producer and distributor of alcoholic drinks, established in 2004 when Tekel's alcoholic drinks division was privatised.[^yeni-about] Its brands include Yeni Rakı, Tekirdağ Rakısı, İstanblue and Binboa vodkas and Kayra wines.[^yeni-about] Diageo agreed in 2011 to buy it from TPG Capital and Actera for an enterprise value of £1.3 billion.[^diageo-6k] The Yeni Rakı trademarks are registered in its name,[^trwiki] and its registered name is Mey İçki Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.[^bcct] Mey operates in Turkey as two companies, one for manufacturing and one for sales and marketing.[^yeni-about]
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