– Brothers Süleyman and Halidun Orakçıoğlu and their cousin Osman Arar started Damat brand in a small shop in Osmanbey for the men’s ready-to-wear industry.

– Damat became the first and only Turkish ready-to-wear company to be featured with the title “A Star in Turkey” in the prestigious Uomo Collezioni, one of the world’s most respected fashion magazines.

– Damat Tween ADV soon turned to be Turkey’s pride in the fashion industry with the export volume of 2.5 million dollars.

Damat Tween, Güney Afrika’da katıldığı Cape Town Uluslararası Moda Fuarında en iyi stand seçildi ve Golden Award ödülü aldı.

– Damat Tween was selected as the best display booth at the Cape Town International Fashion Fair in South Africa, and received the Golden Award.

– Michael Damian, the world-famous star of The Young & The Restless, highly popular soap opera of the period, preferred Tween to complete his style. On Süleyman Orakçıoğlu’s invitation he was hosted at Orka Holding head office.

– Infamous top model Marcus Schenkenberg posed for catalog shoots of Damat Tween 2000 Autumn-Winter Season.

– After opening shops in 13 countries, Damat Tween ADV expanded to Scandinavia with a store in Denmark’s capital Copenhagen.

– D’S damat brand is founded by Orka in order to reach large masses and popularize quality and comfort in men’s clothing.

– Photo shoots were made in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Damat Tween Spring / Summer Collection.

– Orka Holding Chairman Süleyman Orakçıoğlu received “Entrepreneur of the Year 2002” award, based on the results of the survey conducted by Ekonomist Magazine including 500 senior managers and business people.

– Damat Tween ADV was selected as the “Most Successful Brand” in Dünya Newspaper’s “Successful Companies of the Year” survey, for its growth performance and ability to quickly recover from crises.

– World-famous Creative Director David Bradshaw contributed as a consultant for Tween.

– The legendary pop star Michael Jackson got a tuxedo from the Damat Tween store located in the Sabco Center shopping mall in Oman.

– Jose Mourinho, coach of the English football club Chelsea back then, shopped at Damat Tween Barcelona store.

– Damat Tween ADV’s 34th store abroad was opened in Alexandria, Egypt.

– Orka opened the 4th store in Bucharest, on Calea Dorobantilor, the busiest street of the capital and chosen as the “Most Known Brand” in Romania.

– Most popular Hollywood star Brad Pitt visited Damat Tween ADV Berlin store. ORKA Group Chairman Süleyman Orakçıoğlu presented the leather jacket that the actor liked in the shop as a gift.

– Tween ranked first in the “Best Campaign of the Year” category at the Fashion TV Fashion Awards.

– Tween participated in Pitti Immagine Uomo, the world’s most prestigious men’s fashion fair for the second time and was selected as the “Icon Brand”.

– Four Marketing, one of the significant and prestigious showrooms in the world, offered Tween collections for sale at Studio Zeta showrooms in Milan.

– Tween attained a place at Harvey Nichols, one of the world-famous luxury department stores in London.

– Damat Tween ADV expanded to Far Eastern countries and opened stores in Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Singapore after signing an agreement with the Malaysian IT Company Far Eastern Collections.

– Famous actress Nicole Kidman and highly popular lead singer of the Oasis band, Liam Gallegher joined the celebrities who prefer Tween followed by Harvey Nichols owner Dickson Poo.

– Tween hit the shelves in Harvey Nichols Hong Kong.

– Tween hit the stage in Pitti Immagine Uomo, the prestigious men’s fashion fair in Milan to introduce 2010 Spring/Summer collection.

– Tween introduced first Women’s collection at the 2009/2010 Autumn Winter fashion show held at the Esma Sultan Mansion in Istanbul simultaneously with the world fashion.

– UK’s most popular men’s magazine Loaded selected Tween as the “Brand of the Month” in its February issue.

– Damat Tween ADV opened its first concept store in the Balkans in Macedonia with a remarkable launch.

– Tween was invited to Magic Fashion Fair, one of the leading fashion fairs in the USA, as “Europe’s Prestige Brand”.

– WGSN, one of the most outstanding fashion portal of the world fashion, featured Tween visuals for 2010/2011 Autumn Winter men’s clothing trends on its home page. This was a clear proof that the brand is the first Turkish brand to lead men’s fashion.

– Damat Tween ADV’s nanotechnological product range made a big difference as the harbinger of Orka Holding’s innovative firsts in the fashion industry.

– UK’s most popular alternative rock band, Snow Patrol chose Tween for their UK-Ireland tour that started in February.

– The world-famous band Beatles’ legendary drummer Ringo Starr, pop star Beyonce and Jay Z, famous football players Thierry Henry, Jamie Redknapp and Ryan Giggs, and American choreographer, dancer and musician Brian Friedman joined the celebrities who preferred Tween.

– Damat Tween ADV store opened Artgalerim Nişantaşı and started to host art events each month.

– Tween showcased 2010/11 Autumn Winter collection in Project Las Vegas, a pioneering fashion fair in the USA.

– Valentino, the legend of the fashion world, joined the world celebrities who preferred Tween and purchased a knitwear for the Spring Summer season from Harvey Nichols in Knightsbridge, London.

– Tween was among the “brands that shape and set the fashion” with its 2010/11 Autumn Winter collection on the fashion portal WGSN.

– Tween became more effective in world fashion and entered the North American market. Started to offer products in Blue Agency in US and Caulfeild in Canada.

– Damat Tween ADV featured its organic products made from natural yarns and started to give back to nature.

– World-famous football player Gerard Pique became one of the customers who shopped at Tween store opened in Barcelona.

– At the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, Akon took the stage wearing designs of the Aliaune brand, which she founded in 2008 in cooperation with Orka Holding.

– Famous dancer Dita Von Teese and famous Russian supermodel Irina Shayk were out on the catwalk for Damat Tween’s fashion show at Istanbul Fashion Week, celebrating the event’s 20th anniversary.

– Tween participated in a groundbreaking event featuring at the closing fashion show of London Fashion Week.

– Damat Tween created a nanotechnological revolution in fashion by producing breathable jackets that block the radiation emitted by mobile phones and wrinkle-free suits, anti-stress t-shirts, and water and stain-proof suits made of nano fabrics.

– Damat Tween Babalar Gününe yönelik başlattığı sosyal sorumluluk projesiyle Darüşşafakalı çocuklara daha iyi bir gelecek sunmak için destek oldu.

– Damat Tween supported Darüşşafaka Foundation with the social responsibility project initiated on the occasion of Father’s Day aiming to offer a better future for the orphaned children.

– Damat Tween, received the “Best Quality Textile Company” award from Quality Awards.

– Famous actor Matt Dillon was among the audience for Tween’s Istanbul Fashion Week fashion show.

Damat Tween, kilo fazlalığı olan erkeklerin daha fit ve şık görünmesini sağlayacak sihirli kalıplar üretti.

– Damat Tween has created magic designs that will make overweight men look more fit and stylish.

– The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) featured Damat Tween’s advertorial on its official website, making it the first Turkish company to be featured on this medium.

– Famous British band JLS were nominated for “Best Song” by Brit Awards 2012. They attended the event in Tween suits.

– Dünyanın en önemli ailelerinden olan ve Rönesans’a yön vermeleri ile tanınanİtalyan Medici ailesinin son prensi Don Ottaviano de Medici di Toscana di Ottojano, Nişantaşı Damat Tween mağazasını ziyaret etti.

– Don Ottaviano de Medici di Toscana di Ottojano, the last prince of Italian Medici family, one of the world’s most substantial families, also known as the patrons of Renaissance, visited the Nişantaşı Damat Tween store.

– Orka Holding signed a partnership agreement with the famous investment company Investcorp.

– Tween presented a new collection made from air-permeable sweat-proof fabrics.

– Orka opened its 200th store, being the 100th store of D’S damat brand.

– Damat Tween ranked the first in the Men’s Textile category by the survey “Most Popular and Preferred Retail Brands in Shopping Malls”.

– Damat produced leather shoes equipped with a special injection system that can be worn even in rainy weather.

– Designer Pierangelo D’Agostin, who previously worked with world-famous brands such as Jil Sander and Uniqlo, collaborated with Damat Tween. D’Agostin also designed for the brand.

– Damat, 160 gr’lık dünyanın en hafif ceketlerini üreterek bir ilke daha imza attı.

– Damat produced the world’s lightest jackets of 160 grams and blazed a trail.

– Damat Tween received the “Superbrand” award in Turkey at the Superbrands Event.

– D’S damat signed up with Romania’s world-famous football club Dinamo Bucharest as the official clothing sponsor.

– World-famous luxury car brand Porsche chose Tween as a design and marketing partner. Reinterpreted by Tween, Porsche 911 Carrera 4S was highly acclaimed at the launch of Porsche’s new models.

– Damat Tween became the official clothing sponsor of the World Corporate Golf Tournament held in Türkiye.

Orka Akademi 12. Döneminde 27 yeni mezun verdi. Orka Akademi’nin mezun ettiği yönetici adayı sayısı, 12 dönemde toplam 103 kişiye ulaştı.

– Orka Academy had 27 new graduates in its 12th term, reaching a total of 103 management candidates graduated from Orka Academy.

– In cooperation with the Koruncuk Foundation, Damat signed the social responsibility project ” World Changes with Women’s Touch, ” with 20 women, including famous figures such as Nebahat Çehre, Balçiçek Pamir, Gonca Vuslateri, Ece Sükan, Ayşe Arman and Hülya Koçyiğit.

– Damat Tween sponsored the cocktail event of the 5th Global Fashion Awards organized by WGSN in London. Orka Holding Chairman Süleyman Orakçıoğlu presented the “Best Sustainable Brand” award to the Amsterdam-based Rambler brand.

–  Damat became the official clothing sponsor of Trabzonspor Football Club. 

– D’S damat became the official clothing sponsor of FK Spartak Moscow, one of Russia’s best known football teams.

– D’S Damat was chosen as the “Number One Men’s Clothing Brand of 2015” and “The most liked and preferred men’s clothing brand by consumers in shopping malls in 2015”.

– Damat Tween opened 9 corner stores in Italy within 9 days.

– D’S damat became the official clothing sponsor of the La Liga team Deportivo Alaves.

– D’S damat became the official clothing sponsor of the Macedonian National Team.

– Damat social media account was selected as the most followed men’s brand of the year by Business Life Magazine.

 – Damat became the official fashion supplier of the Turkish National Football Teams.

– D’S damat European flagship store opened on Serrano Street in Madrid.

– The total number of sales points of Damat Tween and of D’S damat in Italy reached 28.

– Damat started to sponsor Fenerbahçe Sports Club as the official clothing brand.

– Tween started to sponsor Trabzonspor Football Club as the official clothing brand.

– D’S damat became the official clothing sponsor of Bursaspor and MKE Ankaragücü Football Clubs.

– Orka Holding brands introduced 2020 Autumn/Winter season collections in the Overseas Dealers Meeting, which was held with the participation of representatives from more than 80 countries.

– Covid Pandemic…

– Orka has accelerated investments on Sustainability and Digitalization. For the first time, suits made of fabrics produced from recycled PET bottles were included in the Damat Tween 2020/21 collection.

– Orka Holding terminated share purchase agreement with Investcorp and decided to proceed its operations in the global fashion industry using only 100& Turkish investment. – Giteks

– Nivogo

– Eco Art Lab

– Mataran Nerede

– DÇEY