Vatan Makina was founded by Şükrü N. Umar and Hikmet Efe in Istanbul in 1955.  The company started out as a turning shop producing components and spare parts for machinery before moving into the manufacture of eccentric presses to serve the needs of metal working industry. As a result of combination of quality materials, a skilled workforce, just-in-time delivery and good after sales service, Vatan Makina became a preferred name in its field.