Made in Istanbul since 1955.

From a small metalworking workshop to LED lighting exported all over the world.

1. 1955

   Our story began in 1955 in Istanbul, when our founder Mr. Süleyman Alkan established Akboru. In our early years we specialised in metalwork, especially pipe manufacturing; the quality of our work soon earned the respect of the industry.

2. 1980

   Mr. Alkan and three of his friends founded a modern industrial estate, the İstanbul Doğu Industrial Estate. As our need for production space grew, our company moved to this new site, where our factory still stands.

3. AK BORUELK. MALZ. SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.1998

   Our company kept growing and became a limited company: AK BORU ELK. MALZ. SAN. TİC. LTD. ŞTİ.

4. 1999

   We started manufacturing garden lighting, and year after year widened our range of garden fixtures made of stainless steel, aluminium and special durable resin.

5. 2008

   We began producing LED underwater and pool lighting, a field that demands advanced manufacturing technology. Our innovative PAR56 pool lamps and surface-mounted pool lights were among the first of their kind in Türkiye and in the world.

6. 2010

   We greatly increased our investment in machinery, moulds and electronic engineering. Most of our products are original designs protected by industrial design registrations and patents.

7. 2012

   We carried our underwater lighting experience further and added yacht and boat lighting to our range. Our products carry CE and CB certificates, and everything we sell is made in our own factory.

History images are illustrations from our catalogue.