| The First Automotive Activities (The Ottoman Period) | ||||||
| 1888 | The first automobile date of dispatch to II. Abdülhamid. | |||||
| 1906 | The first official automobile imports (Züheyrzâde Ahmet Pasha and Stavrolu) | |||||
| 1913 | Mahmut Şevket Pasha’s automobile in the assassination. | |||||
| 1916 | First automotive road and traffic regulations in the Ottoman. | |||||
| The First Automotive Industry Companies (Pre-Republic Period) | ||||||
| Automotive Company Name | Foundation Year | Factory Capacity (per a year) | Company Capital (mil. TL) | Foreign Capital (%) | ||
| Ottoman Transport Vehicles Inc. Company | 1916 | - | Truck | - | 0 | |
| - | Jeep | |||||
| Ford Motor Export Istanbul Inc. Company | 1927 1944 | - | Truck | $0.018 | 100 | |
| - | Car | |||||
| Turk Willys Overland Inc. Company | 1954 | 5800 | Truck | - | 25 | |
| 7500 | Jeep | |||||
| 1000 | Bus | |||||
| Turkish Automotive Industry (TOE) Inc. Company | 1955 | 400 | Truck | 20 | 10 | |
| The European Customs Union Reference, 1959 (Republic Period: 1971 EU Agreement) | ||||||
| Ford Otosan Inc. Co. | 1959 | 200 | Truck | 1 | License | |
| 400 | Minibus | |||||
| Çiftciler Inc. Co. | 1959 | 1800 | Truck | 0.25 | License | |
| Turk Askam Inc. Co | 1964 | 6000 | Truck | 20 | License | |
| Istanbul Bus Carocer Inc. Co | 1963 | 320 | Bus | 5.4 | License | |
| Genoto Inc. Co. | 1963 | 3000 | Truck | 5 | License | |