Paşabahçe
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- Istanbul (26 stores)
- Ankara (5)
- İzmir (4)
- Antalya (2)
- Bursa (2)
- Adana
- Denizli
- Eskişehir
- Gaziantep
- Bodrum
- Mersin
- Başiskele (Kocaeli)
- Konya
Via e-commerce only:[1]
- Europe: All 30 European Union and EEA countries (for Cyprus, only the TRNC-controlled north)
- Other Europe: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Georgia, Moldova, North Macedonia, Switzerland, United Kingdom
- Egypt, Jordan, Tunisia, Chile
| Industry | Retailing |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Tuzla, , |
Number of locations | 50 stores, 9 offices outside Turkey (June 2024) |
Area served | Turkey
Via e-commerce only:[1]
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| Products | Glass art, glassware, dishware, flatware, serveware, tea/coffee services and accessories, kitchenware, home accessories, textiles, bar accessories, glass charms/icons, lokum |
| Brands | Paşabahçe |
| Owner | Şişecam |
| Parent | Şişecam |
| Website | store |
Paşabahçe (pron. "pah-shah-BAH-che", lit. "pasha's garden") is a chain of around 50[2] retail stores selling glass art, glassware, crystal, and other homeware, based in the Tuzla district of Istanbul, Turkey, part of the Şişecam company. It is named after the village of Paşabahçe that historically was famous for its glass furnaces.[3] It features many designed inspired by Ottoman-era glasswork.[4]
In 1935, Kemal Atatürk, the founder of modern Turkey, ordered the bank İşbank to found Pasabahçe in Beykoz to supply basic glassware for the country. The first products were glassware made from soda glass.[2] In 1955, Şişecam adopted machine production, marking the first stage of today's automated production technology. In 1974, Şişecam began producing heat-resistant glassware. The company's modern retail stores launched in 1957. The wholesale and (starting in 1961)[2] export businesses substantially expanded over the decades.[5]
Şişecam now manufactures in Bulgaria, Russia and Egypt as well.[2]
Şişecam targets household, catering, and industrial segments with about 20,000 SKUs consisting of machine-created but also some – with over 20,000 different products, specializing in automated production as well as handmade products. Today, Şişecam has a huge customer base across 140 countries with its global production of glassware.[2]
Besides Paşabahçe Stores, Şişecam's brands includes Nude, Borcam and Zest Glass.[2]
