But I wanted to maintain our family business by focusing towards fish farming. Because I saw that the number of fish in the seas were declining rapidly. Overfishing and pollution ruined the sea and fish stock just like many other natural resources. Today, unfortunately this trend continues increasingly. 60 % of the fish don’t exist anymore. Remaining fish stock are also expected to be depleted in the next 30-40 years. We witness the extinction of the most valuable protein source for humans.

 

When I look back, I see that I have made the right initiative with an accurate decision. The business I have started grown rapidly and adopting a corporate identity has become a necessity. Then I founded  Kılıç Sea Food, Kılıç has become the only facility in the industry which maintains all the process, producing fish feed as well as fish, performing its sale following the packaging, in a complete self-sufficiency. Within this period, I had the chance to work with great professionals and and brought them to Kılıç. We reached a production capacity of 75.000 tons in 29 years. Today Kılıç is named not only in Turkiye, but also in Europe, as one of the most important companies.

 

Led by Kılıç, aqua culture fishery industry changed the conditions where fish was exclusive to the upper income groups, and introduced it to the public. We are happy to provide healthy and nutritious marine products to Turkish people and all other customers from more than  countries we export,   As a person who dedicated his life on proper practice of this business, I adopted a personal  mission of constantly telling parents about the importance and value of fish.  Our fish consumption is still one-third of developed countries. For this reason, there is still a lot to do.

 

Kılıç, Kılıç Family and its Managers contributed to the aquaculture to become a real industry, helped it to gain export ability, pioneered in countless subjects thanks to the advanced technologies and environmental standards it brought to the field.

 

Proceeding to be a worldwide company, Kılıç Sea Food. promises to carry out its duties and responsibilities both in its own industry and in the NGO’s and associations and continue contributing the society and the national economy.

 

Orhan KILIÇ

Kılıç Holding Chairman of the Executive Board