Aktaş Holding, which is the leader in Turkey and among the first three companies in the world in the air suspension bellows sector, creates difference with the social responsibility projects. Erden Eruç, making rowing sport with the sponsorship of Aktaş Holding, targeted to carry the record of 876 days passed in the sea to up.
"I have decided to go around the world with muscle power" Eruç said "I want to increase my experience of 876 days on the seas to over 1000 days. By this way, it will be much harder that my competitors catch me." Erden Eruç, who is the first person who passed all of the Indian Ocean with oars by completing the around the world with muscle power project, opened the exhibition where there are his experiences in Bursa. He also shared what he lived with the Aktaş employees. Eruç, stating that he had bought a boat after giving the decision that ‘I will go around the world with muscle power', recorded that the pulled the oars in the Caribbean Sea in Canary Islands in the spring of 2006. Then, Eruç reminded that he is the first oarsman who passed the Pasific and Indian Oceans. Mentioning that he wants to be the most experienced oarsman, Eruç said that "Today, in the area where British, French see each other as competitor I went ahead of them. This is a good development. It is required to be continued. Because if I wait, they come and pass me. I want to increase my experience of 876 days on the seas to over 1000 days. By this way, it will be much harder that my competitors catch me."
Explaining that he had different experiences in the seas, Eruç said that "We should allow dreaming. We shouldn't limit and suppress the life. The dreams don't come true without setting goals. We should establish short and long term dreams. It is required to say that I do. We have to show the courage to start".
Şahap Aktaş, president of the board of directors of Aktaş Holding said "We are glad to support this project which is directly proportional to our growth targets, as Aktaş Holding. We discovered whole world with the works we did. Erden Eruç did his discovery with his oars. We have a great joy for taking the part of such different projects."