YİĞİT AKÜ A.Ş. was established in 1976 in Ankara, Turkey as one of the biggest investments of our rapidly developing country. Today, Yigit Battery is an international brand, producing in its high technology facility which occupies a total area of 40.000 m2 and has an annual manufacturing capacity of 3.5 million batteries per year. The company has more than 4000 retailers and service points in Turkey while exporting to 58 countries around the Globe with its major brands YIGIT, PLATIN, TUNC, MACPOWER and HELDEN.
YİĞİT AKÜ A.Ş. utilizes the latest production technology and is capable of producing all kinds of 12V Ca-Ca (expanded metal technology), hybrid, and low antimony starter batteries from 36Ah to 240Ah (wet & dry) as well as battery components according to all norms and special customer requirements. YİĞİT AKÜ produces batteries not only for the after-market, but also for world-renowned battery brands, other OEMs in Turkey and in several other countries and also for armies of different nations (NATO, tank batteries).
YİĞİT AKÜ A.Ş currently holds ISO 9001, ISO 16949,
ISO 14001, TS-50342-1 and OHSAS 18001 quality certificates.
In line with its vision of being a high technology producer, YİĞİT AKÜ A.Ş continuously invests on R&D, laboratorial and technological improvements as well as human resources.
Some of the innovations made by YİĞİT AKÜ A.Ş are;
1991 - Double capped battery production, first in Turkey
2004 - Maintenance free battery production, first in Turkey
2006 - None spill battery production, first in Turkey
2008 - Smart battery production, first in both Turkey and Europe