TechnologySoftBank investment in Trendyol creates Turkey's first decacorn
Alibaba-owned e-commerce platform reaches $16.5bn valuation in latest funding round
Trendyol, Turkey's largest e-commerce company, operates delivery service Trendyol Express. (Photo courtesy of Trendyol)
SINAN TAVSAN, Nikkei staff writer
ISTANBUL -- Turkey's largest e-commerce company, Trendyol, said on Monday it has agreed to raise $1.5 billion in fresh funding from global institutional investors, including the SoftBank Vision Fund 2 and General Atlantic, driving up the Alibaba Group unit's valuation to $16.5 billion.