In 1982 Fikret Ozturk, the founder of Opet, and now its current Chairman of the Board, retired from the teaching profession and embarked upon an incredibly successful life in business. The first step he took was to establish Öztürkler Ltd and start operating in Mersin. He, together with his wife Nurten, quickly expanded the company by acquiring franchises related to leading mineral-oil and fuel-oil brands and within 10 years became the largest distributor of the international fuel-oil distributor companies operating in Turkey. In tandem with this they also setup, and began operating, 16 petrol stations.
In 1992 the next step in the process was to move to Istanbul where the couple decided to formally establish a fuel-oil distribution company within the same year. They replaced the commercial title Öztürkler Petrol with OPET and opened up further petrol stations in numerous cities across Turkey, starting with those in Anatolia. From then on a rapid and sustained expansion plan led to OPET Petrolcülük A.Ş. operating in the fields of retail sales, commercial and industrial fuels, mineral oils, storage and international trade.
At the end of 2002 they signed a major business partnership with the Koç Holding Energy Group in which 50% of OPETs shares were sold. This allowed the company to further heavily invest in building up its infrastructure including its storage capacity, a key component, which rose to 1,115,193 m³ by the year 2010. This gave it a very significant competitive advantage. It has carried on adding to its market share ever since.
OPET constantly strives to improve its brand presence, through best business practice and customer service, to become the number one preferred choice in the Turkish fuel distribution sector. By harnessing the combined force of its partnership with the Koç Group and the formidable synergy that stems from this, OPET has become the fastest and most consistently growing petroleum company of the last ten years.
OPET is committed to ensuring customer satisfaction.
It does this by respecting both the environment and law and also actively raising quality in every field such as services and products. This philosophy made it the clear leader within this sector; having been ranked 1st in the Turkish - Kalder Customer Satisfaction Index from 2006 right through to 2013 when it was proudly announced it had won the title for the eighth consecutive year.
OPET was awarded its ISO 9001: 2000 Quality Certificate in 2004. OPET Mineral Oils is engaged in the production and marketing of its products from its factories located in Izmir. Holding Integrated Quality System Certificates, it exports to 20 countries including the Middle East and Balkan countries. Having been the pioneer of many things, since its establishment, OPET is the first brand that brought 98 octane unleaded gasoline to Turkey and offered Ultra Euro Diesel fuel to Turkish consumers first time in Europe.
OPET has made a significant and very positive difference in the sector with its new products and services, rapidly growing petrol station network, and social responsibility projects, i.e. Clean Toilets, Green Roads, Exemplary Villages and Respect for History. Currently ranked as the 2rd biggest fuel-oil distribution company in Turkey, OPET now has more than 1300 stations under the brands of OPET & SUNPET.
