COMPANY PROFILE OF MISTAS

Mistas was founded by Mr.Orhan Mentese in 1978 ,aiming to start a new business with his sons who graduated recently fom the civil engineering departments of the universities.Then in 1987,after she became an architect,his daughter joined the company.

Orhan Mentese led the company for almost 24 years until he died on the 3 rd of July,2002.Then his elder son, Salih Mentese took over the job and has been the general manager and the chairman of the board of directors,since then.

Mistas has been awarded to several major construction projects by the Turkish Government and the private sector in Turkey.Among them,Nato,Ministry of Civil Works,Ministry of Health,Ministry of Energy can be counted.

Mistas is also an internationally trading company,exporting decorative ,ceramic items to U.K. food stuff to U.S.A and importing palm oil from Malaysia for Taris.

Mistas has memberships in some business and social organisations,such as EBSO(Chamber of Industry of The Aegean District),ITO(Chamber of Trade in Izmir) and Izmir Trade Stock Market.

Mentese family is very well known and respected in all throughout the country.The brother of Orhan Mentese,Mr.Nahit Mentese served at the Turkish Parliament between the years of 1965 and 1999.He became the Deputy Prime Minister ,the Minister of Internal Affairs,the Minister of Tourism,the Minister of Energy,the Minister of Monopoly and Customs,the Minister of Transportation and Communication and the Minister of Education..He also represented Turkey at the European Parliament in 1994 & 1995.

Since 1980, Mistas A.S. is located at its own office in the heart of the city of Izmir,next to Hilton and Swiss Hotels..