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, a much bigger stage.
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 + product development — 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 product development.
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 product development service was built under her leadership.
Arborra — Product Development & OpsTeam.
Design, social media, production and product development — a small, multi-skilled team.
Elif Özkumru
Graphic Design
Ege Kutluhaner
Social Media
Duru Elçioğuz
Production
Sarp Gökçiner
Product Development & 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.