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Gursoy is located in Ordu and was founded in 1933 by grandfather of the present owners Dursun Oguz & Nejdet Gürsoy.

Milestones In History

1930...
  • Established in Ordu by Dursun Gursoy as a private company in 1933.
1940...
  • Second generation Gursoy took over the business in 1948.
1960...
  • First fully owned cracking plant opened in 1966.
1970...
  • First processing factory commenced in the city center of Ordu in 1974.
1980...
  • Become a family limited company in 1986.
1990...
  • New processing and cracking plant opened in Efirli in 1996.
  • Company certified ISO9002 in 1998.
  • In order to improve the production standards HACCP and GMP systems were established in 1998.
  • First microbiology laboratory established in 1999.
2000...
  • Private laboratory license granted by the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs to carry out aflatoxin tests in 2002.
  • Newer microbiology and toxicology sections in the laboratory redesigned in 2003.
  • Company certified ISO9001:2000 in 2003.
  • Second cracking plant began operating in the industrial zone of Ordu in 2003.
  • Company certified BRC certification in 2004.
  • Company certified IFS certificate in 2006.
  • Additional warehouse 1500 m2 constructed in 2006.
  • A new laser sorting line installed in 2006.
  • Laboratory officially accredited by TURKAK as per TS E/IEC 17025:2005 standards for performing aflatoxin tests on hazelnuts in 2006.
  • Additional warehouse 3500 m2 constructed in 2008.