Karaca

Karaca began in 1973 as a 30-person glass-decorating workshop that Hüseyin Karaca opened in Istanbul's Süleymaniye district, applying patterns onto glassware rather than manufacturing homeware outright. The business expanded material by material over the following decades: porcelain production followed in the 1990s, then stainless steel cookware and cutlery in 1994, each addition building out a broader home-goods catalogue rather than replacing the original glass line.

The Karaca Home brand — the housewares, textiles and small-appliance line most shoppers now associate with the name — launched in 2012, formalizing what had by then become a diversified manufacturer, importer and retailer rather than a single-category glass workshop. Family members beyond Hüseyin Karaca joined the business as it grew, keeping ownership inside the Karaca family across the company's expansion.

From that single Süleymaniye workshop, the company has grown into one of Turkey's largest home-goods retailers, now operating stores across dozens of countries. The throughline from 1973 to today is incremental: each new product category — porcelain, steel, then Karaca Home's broader housewares — was added onto the last rather than replacing it.