1978
Derc was founded
Ramazan & Cemile Çakmak open a studio serving local brands with print and advertising. A small room in İzmir, big care.
About — Chapter 01
Two generations,
Two generations,
one vision.
It started in 1978 in İzmir — a small studio, two founders, a big sense of care. The studio Ramazan and Cemile Çakmak built became Arborra in 2023, now led by Ekin and Tuğba Çakmak. Same discipline, renewed language.
1978 to today.
From Derc to Arborra: the name changed, the desk didn't. Each chapter has its own language — but the care for brands has never changed.
1990s
Brand-led growth
The agency evolved from making ads to growing brands — strategy, identity, long partnerships.
2010s
Digital generation
The second generation joined. Social, content, motion and digital production were added.
2023
Arborra was born
Derc carried 45 years of craft into a new name. Brand growth + sourcing — two clear pillars.
2026
Today
Ekin & Tuğba Çakmak as founding partners. A six-person creative team in İzmir, working with Turkish and global brands.
Two generations,
one goal.
The first generation laid the foundation. The second speaks it in today's language.
01 · Founder
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Started advertising in a small room; his mark is still here.
Founded Derc in 1978. He stayed at the desk late into the night to find the right line for each brand — a founder who knew instinctively which tone belonged to which client. He shaped the agency's voice. No longer with us, but the care he built is what we continue.
Est. 1978 — Foundation of Derc
02 · Founder
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The creative soul and quiet elegance of the agency.
Her instinct ran through every client relationship and every visual decision at Derc. She knew how a brand should speak at any given moment — quietly, but decisively. No longer with us; the way she worked is embedded in everything we do.
Est. 1978 — Creative soul
03 · Founding partner
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Second generation, a new language in the same building.
Studied English Language & Literature, Comparative Literature, Philosophy and Data Mining — four disciplines whose intersection shapes his approach: finding not what's said, but what hasn't been said yet. He carries Derc's craft into contemporary creative infrastructure. Reads every brief personally.
Arborra — since 2023
04 · Founding partner
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Owner of operations, production and sourcing.
A graduate of METU. Respect for detail. From a film set plan to quality control on a textile order — every operational step carries her method. Arborra's sourcing service was built under her leadership.
Arborra — Sourcing & OpsTeam.
Design, social media, production and sourcing — a small, multi-skilled team. Names and photos coming soon.
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Graphic Design
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Social Media
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Production
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Sourcing & Ops
How
we work.
Fewer clients, deeper work. One point of contact per brand — no multi-layer coordination, no games of telephone.
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One point of contact
One creative director, one account lead per brand. Nothing gets lost between who heard it and who executes it.
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Nothing gets copied
Voice, rhythm, visual language — built from scratch per brand. Whatever worked for last month's client does not appear in your brief.
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Beautiful but purposeful
Creative work isn't made to admire — it's made to sell and to grow. Every deliverable ties back to a KPI.