LDC in Türkiye
LDC established its presence in Türkiye in 1989, initially operating as an agency focused on CIF flow. Over time, the scope of our activities expanded to include cotton, coffee, grains and oilseeds merchandizing, and most recently food ingredients marketing, reflecting our commitment to growing and diversifying our operations in the country.
Our Operations
Our activity in Türkiye spans multiple business units, including Coffee, Cotton, Food & Feed Solutions, Grains and Oilseeds.
Our coffee business is built on strong sourcing relationships in Africa, South America and Southeast Asia, ensuring a consistent supply of premium beans to our partners.
Our cotton operations focus on domestic origination, import, and export activities. We are proud to be the number one international merchant in trading Turkish cotton, supporting both local producers and global markets.
In the oilseeds and grains segment, we act as the merchandizing arm for origination facilities across the Black Sea region, South America, and Asia, delivering high-quality products to trusted counterparties across Türkiye.
In 2025, our Food & Feed Solutions Platform began operating in Türkiye with a state-of-the-art applications lab that supports LDC’s commitment to serving customers with value-added food ingredients.
We currently employ 23 people in Türkiye.
People
We are committed to protecting and investing in our employees, and upholding the human and labor rights of the people who work across our value chains.
Climate
We assess physical and transition climate risks in our operations and value chains, and identify and implement adaptation measures to enhance their resilience to climate change, including the development of lower carbon solutions.
Land
We work to protect natural ecosystems by eliminating deforestation and conversion of land for agricultural purposes from our supply chains, incentivizing farmers to use degraded land and supporting the transition to regenerative agriculture practices.
