Ferhan Turhan, Founder of a company hiring people with disabilities – “GEKO – Disabled Entrepreneurs Cooperative”

Ferhan founded the “GEKO – Disabled Entrepreneurs Cooperative” in 2015. The company’s activity focuses on the production of bioorganic vermicompost. They also manufacture seedlings and sell organic agricultural products. Like many of his employees, Ferhan has a physical disability. Today, there are ten of them, who work for the company.

At the beginning, Ferhan received the İŞKUR-Entrepreneurship grant. For the next three years, İŞKUR supported the company. It helped to ensure its development and expand the product range as well. 

Ferhan likes working with people with disabilities and sees himself as a colleague rather than a boss. The possibility to contribute to the preservation of the environment by making bioorganic products gives him satisfaction.