Alper Kaan Çerçi
Founder and CEOSets the platform's direction, the partnership model and the global trade side.
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A business development platform that combines local manufacturing capability with strategy, brand, technology and global trade to build scalable companies and brands.
Most of Türkiye's best products are sold under somebody else's label.
That is why TCM Global exists. We work inside Denizli, one of the country's largest textile and natural stone production hubs. The manufacturing quality here is world class; what's missing is the brand, the narrative and the channel.
We are neither an advertising agency nor a classic consultancy. What comes out at the end is not a presentation: it's a working site, an identity system, a ready-to-use image library, a sales channel that is set up, and a market entry plan you can track.
The biggest change is in the revenue model. We used to sell the service, invoice it and leave. Now we find the opportunity, build the strategy, develop the product, match the right partners, take it to the global market and stay inside the value that gets created. Alongside the consulting fee there is sales commission, trade margin, royalty and, where it fits, partnership.
We are a small studio and we prefer to stay that way. We take on few projects at once; it is the only way every one of them gets founder-level attention.
EXPERTISE
What we do
Four engines. Each works on its own; together they become one flow from opportunity to sale.
01
Strategy & Transformation
Brand strategy, business development, AI transformation, digitalisation and management systems.
02
Brand & Product Development
Turning the products of capable manufacturers into brands that carry margin; from private label to creating a brand outright.
03
Global Business Development & Trade
Connecting Turkish manufacturers with brands, distributors and buyers in the USA and Europe.
04
Partnership & Ownership
Revenue share, royalty or direct brand and company partnership on high-potential projects.
PRINCIPLES
What we believe
A template is not a project.
No stock themes, no stock taglines, no stock identities. Every brand is built around its own problem. Which is why no two of our projects look alike.
We do not stand outside the value.
On the right project we share the risk as well as the return, revenue share, royalty or partnership. A consultant with a stake works differently from one who leaves a deck behind.
AI is a tool, not an excuse.
It accelerates image production; it does not remove art direction, compositional judgement or retouching quality. That is exactly where the difference shows.
What we hand over has to run.
Not a PDF, a live site. Not a recommendation, a channel that is set up. Not an idea. A system the team can start using the next morning.
Local knowledge, global standard.
We know the reality of the factory and we set the target against the European shelf. Closing the distance between the two is the actual work.
STRUCTURE
Two sides of one system
Türkiye is our source of manufacturing and talent; the USA is one of our growth hubs.
TÜRKİYE
The source of capability
Textile, natural stone, food and industrial machinery manufacturers in and around Denizli. We scan commercial opportunities on the ground and work knowing the reality of the factory floor.
USA
The growth hub
The structure being set up in the USA means direct access to brands, distributors, technology companies and buyers. We connect Turkish manufacturing capability into it.
IN NUMBERS
TR × USATwo hubs, one system
4Growth engines
8Eightpus links
7Revenue lines
SELECTED WORK
Brands we have built
TEAM
The people who run the system
Tuğçe Karakuş
Partner / Strategy and Creative LeadLeads strategy and creative, and the US structure.
Nisa
Manufacturer Relations and Commercial ResearchRuns the manufacturer network and commercial opportunity research in Türkiye.
FAQ
About the studio
Who founded and runs TCM Global?
TCM Global was founded by Alper Kaan Çerçi, who is also its CEO. Partner Tuğçe Karakuş leads strategy and creative as well as the US structure; manufacturer relationships and commercial opportunity research in Türkiye are led by Nisa. The structure is deliberately two-centred: Türkiye as the source of manufacturing capability, the USA as the growth hub.
Why Denizli?
Because Denizli is one of Türkiye's densest manufacturing regions: textile, natural stone, food and industrial machinery producers sit in the same geography. TCM's advantage is knowing these manufacturers on the ground rather than as entries on a remote list. Working with knowledge of a factory's real capacity and its real limits. What is missing on the global side is not supply but the layer that turns supply into a brand and a sale. That is exactly where TCM sits.
What happens in the first conversation?
The first conversation is a diagnostic and it is free. It covers what you make, where you sell today, where the margin is being lost and which market is realistic. From there, which of the eight Eightpus links is blocking the business is identified. The output is a concrete roadmap showing where to start and what happens in the first 90 days, this stage requires no project commitment.
Which languages does TCM work in?
Turkish and English. Work with manufacturers in Türkiye runs in Turkish; work with brands, distributors and buyers in the USA and Europe runs in English. The site is published in both languages at separate addresses.
When was TCM Global founded?
TCM Global was founded in 2024. Since then it has run brand, digital and business development projects across textile, natural stone, food and industrial machinery. In 2026 the positioning was widened from a studio offering creative and consulting services to a business development platform.
How do I get in touch?
Write to contact@tcmglobal.co or call +90 553 256 40 80. The form on the contact page reaches the same address. Every message is answered within 24 hours. Working hours are Monday to Friday, 09:00 - 18:00 (GMT+3).
Let's sit at the same table.
The first conversation is a diagnostic and it is free. We cover what you make, where you sell and which market is realistic.