Ali Akkaya's vision laid the foundation of Akkaya Isı Makinaları's engineering culture and manufacturing discipline.
Ali Akkaya, born in Konya in 1940, graduated from Istanbul Technical University in 1962 as a mechanical engineer with a master's degree.
In 1962 he founded Akkaya Kollektif Şirketi in Konya to manufacture heating and steam boilers for the first time in the city. He grew the business as the holder of three patents in burner and boiler manufacturing, and in 1984 converted the company into Akkaya Isı Makinaları ve Doğalgaz San. ve Tic. Anonim Şirketi.
In 1974 he helped establish the Konya Chamber of Industry and chaired its founding committee. During eight years as president of the Konya Chamber of Industry he played a major role in the founding of Selçuk University, the creation of Konya's second organized industrial zone, the opening of a customs directorate in Konya, and the start of air services.
After handing management of Akkaya A.Ş. to his children, he studied Arabic at the KOMEK vocational courses in Konya from 2010, and later completed a second university degree, earning an associate diploma in theology from Anadolu University's Open Education Faculty.
Ali Akkaya, one of Konya's most respected industrialists, passed away on 24 March 2023 after a life full of achievement.