British News Agency

Once again, agencies from Türkiye left their mark on the 2025 Global Agency Leadership Awards (GALA), held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand. Out of 20 agencies participating from Türkiye this year, five were recognized in key categories such as growth, performance, and rising talent.

Digital Exchange received the “Best Performing Agency” award for delivering consistently high performance and strong return on investment for its clients across digital channels.

revolutionDM won the “Fastest Growing Agency” award thanks to its rapidly expanding business volume and results-driven work for clients in Türkiye and abroad.

PlanB Media was honored with the “Launch of the Year” award for its successful go-to-market strategies and product launches that generated measurable business results.

Ad Venture Digital and Kreatif Agency demonstrated the strength of the new generation of independent digital agencies in Türkiye and received the “Rising Star” award.

As in last year’s awards, Türkiye once again became the country with the highest number of winning agencies from a single nation, underscoring the maturity and competitiveness of its digital marketing ecosystem.

This year’s GALA brought together more than 80 agencies from over 30 markets, ranging from Latin America to Southeast Asia, as well as the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and North America. The event, held at The Peninsula Hotel in Bangkok, served as a platform for sharing the experiences and achievements of a year shaped by long-term collaborations, strategic moves, data-driven approaches, and AI-powered innovation.

Nejla Bilge Atila, Head of Agency Partnerships for Türkiye, the Middle East and South Asia at a global AdTech platform, said:

“Turkish agencies have once again shown that they can compete and succeed on a global scale. What stands out here is not only the number of awards they have won, but also the diversity of those awards. From rapid growth and high performance to bold new launches and the rise of independent agencies, we see a wide range of achievements. The Turkish market is both challenging and highly competitive; this creates significant opportunities as well as serious challenges for agencies. In such a market, deeply understanding companies’ real needs and developing strategic partnerships that support brand growth are critically important.”

Digital Exchange CEO Emrah Pamuk said: “Being selected as the ‘Best Performing Agency’ at GALA has a special meaning for us, because performance most clearly reflects the reality of the business: either the numbers are there or they are not. For years, our team has been continuously improving in planning, optimizing and measuring our clients’ campaigns in Türkiye and abroad. This award shows that when it comes to delivering concrete business outcomes, a Turkish agency can compete at the highest level—not only in media activities, but overall.”

revolutionDM Founder and CEO Yılmaz Bozan also commented:

“Being recognized as the ‘Fastest Growing Agency’ at GALA is an important milestone for our team. For us, growth is not just about revenue; it also means helping brands originating from Türkiye reach new markets through effective and measurable campaigns. This award demonstrates that when agencies combine deep market and customer insight with ambitious goals, they can set new benchmarks in performance.”

PlanB Media Partner Murat Oykur said: “A successful launch today is more than just a big idea and a media plan. It’s about timing, data, storytelling and execution all working together. Winning the ‘Launch of the Year’ award proves that by combining our expertise with strong technology partners, we can deliver launches that resonate not only locally but also at regional and global scale. GALA offers an important opportunity to benchmark our work against other markets and bring fresh ideas to our clients.”

The event, themed “Redesigned AdTech: Making Advertising Great Again”, also featured expert speakers on AI-assisted creativity, cultural localization and the ethical use of data. GALA is a platform that recognizes creativity, innovation and measurable marketing success on a global scale. This year’s edition in Bangkok hosted agencies from Türkiye, Brazil, Colombia, Mexico, Vietnam, China, India, Indonesia, Singapore, the UAE, South Africa, the United States and many more countries.