Kalkan family started its business life the small investments as located in Dogubeyazit. However, not only the conditions of the day but also the customer demand caused the Kalkan family to direct its assets on different areas. The introduction of Kalkan family started with operation of the retail store on the sub-branch of fabrics/furnishings in the year 1987. The purpose of the family was reaching the perfection with the services rendered in this period as well as being a leading corporation also in the increasingly improving textile sector in Turkey . Because of this reason;