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he idea behind the founding of Arpaş first arose in the
1970s when Rıfat Kemahlı and Raşit Hoşgör, who
were goldsmiths in the Grand Bazaar at the time, started dreaming of turning their job into international production and exportation. Founded with this idea in 1982, Arpaş
turned this dream into reality in a short amount of time, quickly
becoming the first company that could manufacture gold accessories and export abroad. Reaching 74 countries today, the company initially started producing through contract manufacturing
with small workshops in the Grand Bazaar. Prioritizing high quality and standards in production, Arpaş decided in 1984 to move
the goldsmith and jewelry business away from the Grand Bazaar,
which has been a central location of such work for five centuries,
to its own factory in Merter, Istanbul. Because of its high exportation ratio in the jewelry sector, the company pioneered drafting
important laws, thus leading the way in the export sector. From the
beginning, the company has always used the most state-of-the-art
technology available and invested in more. By employing master
craftsmen as well as engineers, Arpaş also highly improved the human resources structure in the sector. Combining the conventional
jewelry making techniques with new technological and scientific
advantages, with many thanks to its production engineers and its
experienced staff of 1200 people, from the new headquarters of
28.000 squaremeters located in Esenyurt, Istanbul since 2013, Arpaş became a brand recognized for making valuable gemstones
and metals into superb jewelry, all with respect for humans and
the environment as well.
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