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Arkın Group of Companies
Our Companies and Activities
Our Company
As Arkin Group, we took our first steps into the hospitality industry with The Arkın Colony Hotel, in Kyrenia; our first hotel in Cyprus. The following years saw the group expanding its contribution to North Cyprus tourism by opening the Arkin Palm Beach Hotel in Famagusta, a hotel with an unprecedented quality and vision on the island.
Thanks to our successful growth graph, led by company founder, Erbil Arkin, the group moved into the tourism and yachting sectors as well as hotel management. This was followed, in 2017, with a move into the education sector with the opening of ARUCAD, the Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design. This is a thematic art university that is wholly dedicated to the fields of art, design and communication.
In addition to our existing ventures, we proudly introduced The Arkin Iskele Hotel, in 2022 marking our continued commitment to excellence and innovation in the hospitality industry. The Arkin Iskele Hotel represents another significant milestone in our journey, combining luxury, comfort, and a unique experience for our guests.
With our 25 years of experience we have continued our activities is tourism and other sectors with our successful business ventures in Europe, South America and the Middle East.
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International Offices
3000+
Employees
25
Years Of Service
14+
Companies
Philanthropic
Girne Belediyesi "Erbil Arkın Kültür Merkezi" Protocol
The protocol signing ceremony for the “Girne Belediyesi Erbil Arkın Kültür Merkezi”, which will be realized in cooperation between Girne Municipality and Arkın University of Creative Arts and Design (ARUCAD), was held in the Girne Municipality Council Meeting Hall.
Bellapais Cemetery
The Bellapais Cemetery Renovation is a project agreed between Girne Municipality and the Arkın Group for a restoration project within the boundaries of Bellapais Village.
The cleaning and restoration in this ongoing project has transformed the unkempt ruins of the cemetery into a beautiful oasis of tranquility and peace.
The Noble Peasant
The Noble Peasant Statue Project is an inspirational venture to construct one of Europe’s tallest statues, together with a nature park and museum, in an elevated mountain location overlooking the town of Kyrenia.
The construction of the Noble Peasant Project, will be funded entirely by ERBIL ARKIN and ARUCAD, without any use of public resources, and is a gift to the people of Cyprus.
SOS Children
SOS Children’s Village provides support and
pre-school education services to young people through social, sports and cultural activities in various fields.
SOS Children’s Village also aims to provide support for the special educational needs of children and to those at risk of losing family care in Northern Cyprus.
Scholarships
Since its founding, ARUCAD has offered generous scholarship opportunities to students from both home
and abroad.
Not only are all international students awarded a 50% tuition fee waiver scholarship on admission, but also, based on interview and portfolio assessments, students have the opportunity to receive additional scholarship on tuition fees of 75%
and 100%.
Karpaz Gate Marina Managing Director Liza Singer Hands Over Inspiring Leadership Legacy to Local Hotelier Arkin Group.
Karpaz Gate Marina Resort, a luxury boutique development on the Karpaz Peninsula recognised as one of the most significant and transformational touristic investments in the history of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC), enters a new phase in its pioneering success story with the announcement of a change of management.
THE ARKIN RODIN COLLECTION
LOCATED IN ARKIN GROUP HEADQUARTERS
The Arkin Rodin Collection Gallery was established in 2017 on the occasion of the inauguration of the
Arkin University of Creative Arts and Design, the only university in Cyprus and the region solely
dedicated to the arts and design.
Founder Erbil Arkin began collecting art in the early 2000s and developed his collection with
carefully selected works over time, through relentless effort and devotion. The collection showcases
30 sculptures by French artist Auguste Rodin, including a rare edition of The Vase of the Titans
made in collaboration with Carrier-Belleuse, iconic works like The Age of Bronze and The Kiss as well
as key works from Rodin’s monumental commissions The Gates of Hell and The Burghers of Calais.
Erbil Arkin’s collection of Rodin’s works is exhibited in a dedicated exhibition hall at The Clock Tower, the headquarters of Arkin Group, together with archival materials including the first-edition monographic print on Auguste Rodin by Leon Maillard (1899), with a signed presentation card by the artist and several original prints such as a dry point by Rodin, "Antonin Proust” present in two states both on Japan paper.
