What is Yiltex Armor? Çorum-based ballistic protection brand
Quick answer: Yiltex Armor is the ballistic-protection brand of Yıltex Teknik Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., a manufacturer based in the Çorum Organized Industrial Zone in central Turkey. The company makes tactical plate carriers, hard and soft ballistic plates, ballistic helmets and tactical pouches, built mainly from Cordura fabric, polyethylene, ceramic composite and steel. The main production site covers 5,000 square meters of enclosed floor space in Çorum, and the company runs representative offices in the United States, Serbia and South Africa. Sources disagree on some points of the company’s founding history and management, and those discrepancies are addressed in a separate file rather than smoothed over.
Legal name and market position
The registered legal name that appears on the company’s ISO certificates and in business-registry listings is Yıltex Teknik Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. Certificates issued by KIOSCERT and Aliment Certification list the address as “Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 8. Cadde No: 20, Merkez/Çorum.” Yiltex Armor is this company’s export-facing ballistic-protection brand; the same corporate group also runs a parachute-systems line under the Yiltex Sky name. The two brands were presented together, under the shared “YILTEX” name, at the same booth at IDEF 2025.
When was it founded?
Sources do not fully agree on the founding date. The company’s own site, yiltexarmor.com, states that the business has operated in textiles since 1985 and has 38 years of experience producing steel-plate vests. Independent business-directory summaries, by contrast, describe a company founded in 1980 by Yılmaz Boynueğri, with Murat Boynueğri taking over as board chairman in 1990, an additional facility opening in Ankara in 1998, production moving to the Çorum Organized Industrial Zone in 2006, and manufacturing under the company’s own YILTEX brand beginning in 2016. The date and the founder’s name do not line up cleanly between the two narratives, so both are presented here with their sources; no single publicly available document confirms one official founding date.
What does it manufacture?
The official product menu is organized into four main categories — tactical vest, hard ballistic plate, soft ballistic plate and helmet — plus a tactical bag and pouch group. The YVA tactical vest family is built from 500- and 1000-denier Cordura fabric; some models use a MOLLE webbing system, while others carry a soft-armor-feel rifle rating. The hard ballistic plate line runs on two tracks, polyethylene and ceramic composite, alongside the AR500-550-600 steel plate series.
| Product group | Featured models | Main material |
|---|---|---|
| Tactical vest | YVA01-YVA023 | 500-1000 DN Cordura, urethane coating on some models |
| Hard ballistic plate | Level III+ PE, Level IV ceramic, AR500-550-600 steel | Polyethylene, PE/ceramic composite, steel |
| Soft ballistic plate | Level IIIA soft panel | UHMWPE fabric |
| Helmet | YHP03 FAST-cut and similar models | Composite shell (technical data not published) |
| Bag/pouch | YBA01-YBA06 | Tactical nylon, MOLLE webbing |
Quality and management documentation
Documents published on the company’s certificates page include ISO 9001:2015 (quality management, certified by both KIOSCERT and Aliment Certification), ISO 14001:2015 (environmental management, KIOSCERT), ISO 45001:2018 (occupational health and safety management, certified by both KIOSCERT and Aliment Certification) and SA 8000:2014 (social accountability, certified by International Documenting System/Montenegro). The certificate scope is described as “manufacture and sale of textile products for ballistic bulletproof vests and jackets, polyethylene and Kevlar-aramid packages for ballistic vests, military and police uniforms and tactical clothing products.”
Capacity and facilities
According to independent business directories, the company operates a 300-machine production line across 5,000 square meters of enclosed manufacturing space; the workforce figure that keeps recurring across those directories is roughly 250 people. The currency of that number has not been officially confirmed. Beyond its Turkish headquarters, the company maintains representative offices in the United States (Yiltex Armor USA Inc., Long Beach, California), Serbia (Belgrade) and South Africa (Gauteng). The international footprint and exhibition calendar are covered in more depth in the export file.
Management structure
Three separate Çorum Haber Gazetesi articles name Murat Boynueğri as the company’s founder and manager, while the company’s own website identifies Ali Abbas Boynueğri under the title “CEO.” The two men appear to belong to the same family and to hold different roles; the details and the gap between sources are addressed in the management file.
Frequently asked questions
What is Yiltex Armor’s full legal name?
The name that appears on its certificates and business registrations is Yıltex Teknik Tekstil Konfeksiyon Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.; Yiltex Armor is this company’s ballistic-protection brand.
Where does Yiltex Armor manufacture?
The main production facility sits at Organize Sanayi Bölgesi 8. Cadde No: 20 in Çorum, on 5,000 square meters of enclosed floor space.
What certifications does Yiltex Armor hold?
Documents published on its site include ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, ISO 45001:2018 and SA 8000:2014.
Is Yiltex Armor a state-owned company?
No. Independent business directories describe it as a privately held business owned by the Boynueğri family. The share structure has not been officially disclosed.
What is Yiltex Armor’s annual revenue?
The company does not publish this information.
Sources and verification note
The information in this file was compiled by cross-checking the company’s official corporate pages, its certificate images and independent Çorum Haber Gazetesi reporting. Discrepancies in founding date and management titles are reported openly rather than resolved by guesswork; no estimate was made for the undisclosed revenue and headcount figures.
- https://www.yiltexarmor.com/ourstory (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.yiltexarmor.com/about-1 (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.yiltexarmor.com/contact-us (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.tikla.com.tr/yiltex-teknik-tekstil-konfeksiyon-sanayi-ve-ticaret-anonim-sirketi.html (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.sahaistanbul.org.tr/en/firma/yiltex-teknik-textrile-konfeksiyon-sanayi-ve-tic-a-s (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
- https://www.corumhaber.net/corumdan-gokyuzune-uzanan-basari (Accessed: August 25, 2026)
