Beko ( ; stylized as beko) is a Turkish

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and

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brand of Arçelik A.Ş., which is controlled by the

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conglomerate.

History

Beko Elektronik A.Ş. was founded by

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, the founder of

(who also founded Arçelik A.Ş. in 1955, which is currently the parent company of Beko,

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and

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as of 2022), and Leon Bejerano in

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, in 1954. The company's name is a combination of the first two letters of the founders' surnames, Bejerano and Koç. In 2004, Beko Elektronik purchased the

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electronics company Grundig and by January 2005, Beko and its rival, Turkish electronics and white goods brand

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, accounted for more than half of all TV sets manufactured in Europe. In April 2010, the electronics division of Beko renamed itself Grundig Elektronik A.Ş. At the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of Arçelik A.Ş. on 29 June 2009, it was decided to merge Arçelik A.Ş. with the company's subsidiary, Grundig Elektronik A.Ş. (to be administered directly by Arçelik A.Ş. of Koç Holding) by taking over all of Grundig's assets and liabilities as a whole. Beko started selling its products in Egypt in 2014 and, in June of that year, the company updated its logo. In India, Beko formed a joint venture with

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subsidiary

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in 2017 to produce home appliances like TVs,

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s, under "Voltas Beko" brand.

Products

Beko is a budget brand name in some countries and continues to be in use for a number of Arçelik A.Ş. products such as

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s and

s, in several countries.

Incidents

Some Beko products have posed a safety risk to consumers who have bought them. In 2016, Mishell Moloney was found dead due to a fault with a Beko drying machine that had caught fire. Beko tried to claim that the fault that led to Moloney's death was a 'tragic and isolated incident.' However, the DCS 85W drying machine which was used by Moloney was already responsible for some twenty fires in the UK. Beko quality control chief, Andrew Mullin, also revealed that the smaller models in the range, had already been recalled due to hundreds of safety incidents.

Sponsorships

Beko has been the official sponsor of the Turkish,

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and Lithuanian premier basketball leagues, as well as the

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in Spain. Beko is a partner of the Spanish football club

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since 2014 and Turkish football club

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(having previously been their shirt sponsor from 1988 to 2004) and Turkmen football club

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. Furthermore, it had been one of the largest advertisers in the English

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since 2008, and an official sponsor of the

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. Beko sponsored

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in the 2005–06 season. Between 2016 and 2020, Beko was the main sponsor of

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's National Netball League. Beko is a premier sponsor of

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Former logos

File:Beko1955.png, link=, Beko logo (1955–1986) File:Beko1986.png, link=, Logo (1986–1993) File:Beko logo.svg, link=, Logo (1993–2014)

References

External links

Beko – International
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