Destek Media Group

About us

Since 2006, Destek Publishing and Destek Productions have been creative innovators in moving readers’ hearts by destroying stereotypes and opening doors to new ideas and talent. Destek Publishing has added fresh, magnificent colors to the world of ideas in literature, research and investigation, biography and memoir.

We take our place at the top of the publishing industry by boldly taking risks in the kinds of books we publish. At its core, a book has to nurture our love for the surprising, in pursuit of the unthinkable. Our catalog features titles that are sure to meet anyone’s expectations; indeed, from Nobel prizewinning authors to exciting new voices, we continue to create a whole brand-new readership while satisfying those readers who have already come to know and love our titles.

Overview

Destek Publishing also known as Destek Yayinlari is one of the largest Publishing houses in Turkey.
Founded in 2006 by Yelda Cumalioglu, it publishes fiction, non-fiction, and graphic novels in Turkish, English and German.
Destek Publishing is the parent company of 4 publishing houses: Destek Publishing, Karakarga Publishing, Genç Destek, Beyaz Baykuş
In 2017, Destek Publishing was classified as the most profitable publishing house in Turkey based on its annual revenue (Forbes 2017).

Destek Media Group; with its imprints Destek Publishing House, Beyaz Baykuş, Karakarga Publishing and Genc Destek Publishing have rapidly risen in the publishing world since 2006, and became one of the top publishers in Turkey.

Sales

Destek Media Group brings over 4,000,000 books with readers annually with authors selling more than 1.500.000 (e.g. Uğur Koşar).

One of the three top selling Publishing Houses in Turkey which has over 5 Best Seller books among the best 10 in Turkish Charts throughout the year (https://www.dr.com.tr/CokSatanlar/Kitap/).

Turnover of Turkish Publishers among best selling authors book total sale, 2017- FORBES

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Reach

Destek Media Group sells books and licenses to many countries including Azerbaijan, Georgia, France, Greece, Germany, the United Kingdom. Its books are translated into different languages, including English, German, French, Bulgarian, Uzbek and Russian.

Marketing and Distribution

We offer a fair, workable, and profitable agreement to all our authors. Our marketing budget for each book increases gradually in accordance with the booksale. Our marketing tools include social media, billboards, newspapers, and TV. Our distribution channels differentiate from other Publishing houses. Our extensive networks allow us to be present in most bookstores and e-commerce websites including our own.

We quickly adapt our sales to external circumstances. During the Pandemic, we successfully adapted our sales by shifting our marketing to e-commerce websites including our own (www.destekdukkan.com) resulted in a growth of more than 50 percent.