Frankfurter Buchmesse · 7–11 Oct 2026
A personal page from Ankara · Frankfurt 2026

Hi there.

We made this page — and the video below — just for you.
Recorded for youNot a template — Fırat and Deniz recorded this one for you.

Two minutes with Fırat and Deniz, and a short walk through the press that would print your books. No corporate film — just us, our machines and the way we work.

Your publishing house is one of a small number of publishers we'd genuinely like to work with. That's why you're holding a card with your name on it, and not a flyer.

Let's meet in Frankfurt
We'll be there
Frankfurt, 7–11 October 2026

We're coming to Frankfurter Buchmesse without a stand — on purpose. Instead of waiting behind a counter, we're spending the trade days walking the halls to meet a handful of publishers in person.

So we'll come to you — your stand, a café, a corner of the Agora. Just tell us where and when.

Trade days Wed 7 – Sat 10 · Messe Frankfurt

Komori offset press at Arkadaş Print House
Why we're coming

Three honest reasons to meet.

01

To listen, not to pitch.

We want to understand what you're planning for 2027 — formats, print runs, the finishes you'd love to use if the budget allowed. Then we tell you plainly what we can do with it.

02

To show real work.

We'll carry samples through the halls: sewn hardcovers, foil and edge-printed editions, boxed card sets. Tell us what you'd like to hold in your hands and we'll bring it to you.

03

To be a real alternative.

The standards you expect from a Western European press — Fogra-certified colour, FSC paper, Smyth-sewn binding — produced in Ankara. For most projects that means a noticeably better price for the same spec. Sometimes, a better spec for the same price.

1957.ThreeGenerations.One FamilyPress…
Ankara, est. 1957
Who we are

Print is what we do. Partnership is how we do it.

Since 1957, printing has been our family business. Three generations later, we still work with the same idea in mind: good print starts with understanding the project, paying attention to the details and staying involved from beginning to end.

Our printing house has grown considerably over the years, but the way we work has remained deliberately personal. And because we are still a family-run press, the people you speak to are never far from the people making your product.

  • Direct communicationYou deal directly with our team. Questions are answered quickly, decisions don't get lost between departments, and you always know who is following your project.
  • ExperienceMore than 70 years in print has taught us when to follow a specification — and when to ask the extra question before going to press.
  • FlexibilityNot every project is standard. We are used to finding practical solutions for unusual formats, materials, finishes and quantities.
  • ControlFrom prepress to the finished product, each stage is checked by our production team before the job leaves our factory.
  • Problem solvingWhen something needs adjusting, we prefer to find a solution quickly, discuss it clearly and keep the project moving.
  • One team, start to finishPrepress, printing, binding and finishing work closely together, so your project stays connected throughout production.
Sometimes the best thing a printer can do is print exactly what you asked for. Sometimes it's to call you before they do.
What we make

From paper to finished product.

  • BooksHardcover · softcover · Smyth-sewn · perfect bound · special editions
  • Cards & setsCard decks · boxed sets · presentation sets · custom formats
  • Catalogues & brochuresFrom commercial publications to high-quality editorial and art projects
  • Special finishingHot foil · spot UV · emboss · deboss · edge printing · soft-touch and special laminations
  • Custom packagingSlipcases · rigid boxes · card boxes · presentation folders
Our control process: colour control, visual control, print control, overprint control, blueprint control — perfect result
Inside our press

Everything under one roof.

2,500 m²Production facility in Ankara
2 offsetKomori LS-540 · Komori L-28
Full binderySewing · binding · case making · saddle stitching
Die-cuttingIn-house — cards, boxes, custom formats
CtP prepressHeidelberg Suprasetter · Fogra PSO colour
Since 1957Founded in Ankara by Hamdi Ersoy · 3rd generation
The Komori presses on our production floor Operator at the press console Picture-book sheets coming off the press

A book is made up of hundreds of small decisions — paper, colour, binding, materials, finishes, packing and timing. Our role is not simply to put ink on paper. It is to understand how all those decisions come together in production and make sure the finished product feels the way it was intended to.

Shot on our floor · September 2026

From plate to pallet. All under one roof.

Nothing here is outsourced. Plates, press, colour control, die-cutting, binding, case making and packing all happen in the same building — which is why we can promise a date and keep it.

Printing plate coming off the CtP
01Plates made in-houseHeidelberg Suprasetter CtP — no waiting on suppliers
Sheets on the Komori press
02On the Komori LS-5405 colours + coater, 72×103 cm sheet
Checking a picture-book sheet with a loupe
03Under the loupeRegister and dot checked on the first sheets of every run
Spectrophotometer measuring a colour bar
04Measured, not guessedSpectrophotometer against the Fogra PSO target
Printed sheets hanging on the approval line
05Approval lineSheets hung and compared before the run continues
Die-cut card sheet
06Die-cuttingCards, boxes and custom shapes, in-house
Gathering line for book sections
07Gathering & bindingSewn, PUR or saddle-stitched on the same floor
Case-making machine with cover boards
08Case makingHardcover cases made here, not bought in
Finished magazines on the conveyor
09Off the lineFinished copies checked again before packing
Wrapped pallets in the warehouse
10Palletised for EuropeWrapped, labelled and booked onto the truck
Scroll sideways · 10 steps
Binding & finishing

Tell us how it should feel. We'll tell you how to bind it.

Everything below is done in-house, which is why we can quote two or three ways to reach the same result — and say honestly which one is worth the money.

Hardcover

  • Smyth-sewn hardcover the standard for books that must open flat and last
  • Half-cloth binding cloth spine, printed or paper sides
  • Foam-board (padded) cover
  • Flexobinding sewn block, flexible cover
  • Slipcases & rigid boxes

Softcover & other

  • Sewn softcover with or without flaps
  • Perfect bound (PUR)
  • Saddle stitched
  • Wire-O calendars, agendas, manuals
  • Card decks & boxed sets die-cut, rounded corners, tuck or rigid box

Finishing

  • Hot foil stamping
  • Spot UV · emboss · deboss
  • Edge printing & coloured edges
  • Soft-touch, matt, gloss & special laminations
  • Die-cutting · index cutting · rounded corners
  • Varnishing · ribbon markers · head & tail bands
Sewn hardcover opening flat
Smyth-sewn — opens flat
Foil stamping on cloth
Foil on cloth
Sewn book block in a cloth cover
Sewn block, cloth cover
Rounded spine with headband
Rounded spine & headband
Index-cut tabs
Index cutting
Die-cut cover
Die-cut cover
Coloured edge tabs
Coloured edge tabs
Wire-O binding
Wire-O
On the floor: Komori LS-540 (5 colours + coater, 72×103) · Komori L-28 · Heidelberg Suprasetter CtP · Aster thread sewing · Müller Martini · Stahl folders · Polar & Wohlenberg cutting · JMD perfect binding · in-house die-cutting & case making.
Recent work

It's often the details that make the difference.

A foil that catches the light. The feel of a soft-touch cover. A perfectly printed edge. A box that opens exactly as it should. We like the details.
Black and white illustrated hardcover with a thick sewn block Gold hot-foil title on a textured cover Patterned illustrated hardcover Softcover with printed illustration Open art book with a lay-flat spread Navy hardcover with tipped-in portrait Illustrated hardcover with a scooter cover Illustrated non-fiction hardcover Children's picture books
Made in Ankara

Made in Ankara. Working across Europe.

From our production floor in Ankara, our books and printed products travel regularly to publishers and businesses across Europe. Working internationally has taught us that good production is only part of the job. Clear communication, reliable planning, consistent quality and dependable delivery matter just as much.

We keep looking at how we source, produce and ship — and where we can do better.

FSC®ISO 9001ISO 14001ISO 45001SMETAFAMAFogra PSO

What "a better alternative" means in practice

Not the cheapest quote in your inbox. A press that gives you:

  • A quotation with real options — two or three ways to reach the feel you want at different price points.
  • Fogra PSO colour, Smyth-sewn binding and FSC paper as standard, not as extras.
  • One person following your project from first PDF to delivered pallets.
  • Sample-first: we'd rather send a dummy than a promise.
  • Reliable, planned delivery to warehouses across Europe.
Loading finished pallets onto a truck for Europe
Who you'll meet

Meet the people behind the press.

Both of us will be in Frankfurt for the whole trade week. Call, write or WhatsApp — whichever is easiest from the hall floor.

Fırat Ersoy
Your contact

Fırat Ersoy

CEO
+90 535 256 86 04 [email protected]
Deniz Ersoy
Your contact

Deniz Ersoy

Export Manager
+90 530 158 29 69 [email protected]
Let's start

Let's start with one project.

Or with one coffee in Frankfurt — whichever suits you. Tell us how you'd like to connect and Fırat will come back to you personally within one working day.

Nothing here is automated on our side. Your message lands in Fırat's inbox, and the reply comes from a person who has already looked at your books.

Prefer email or a call? [email protected] · +90 535 256 86 04 — or tap the green button in the corner.
How would you like to connect?
When suits you?
Day
Time of day
Where
We'll bring samples. If there's something specific you'd like to see or feel, mention it below.
Roughly when?
About the project
Have a spec sheet or PDF? Just mention it — Fırat will reply from a real inbox you can attach it to.
What are you working on?
Your details
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Thank you, and see you soon.

Fırat has your message and will reply personally within one working day — and we'll see you in Frankfurt.

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