社名の由来について

デレベイ（Derebey）とはトルコ語で、大名または封建領主または君主を意味します

Wikipediaで書かれているように、デレベイとはアナトリア地方に18世紀頃にあった称号で、当社代表取締役ムスタファの祖先（曽祖父および祖父）がそのデレベイの称号を与えられていたといいます。

祖父の代にデレベイの称号は廃止されましたが、今でも曽祖父が開墾し、統治したその小さな村を訪ねると、村人達はデレベイの一族のムスタファが来た、と歓迎してくれるのです。
小さな村ですが、曽祖父、そして祖父は、銃を背に馬で村を見回り、外敵から村人と土地や羊などの財産を守る役割を果たしていたそうです。

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A derebey (Turkish: valley lord) was a feudal lord in Anatolia in the 18th century, with considerable independence from the central government of the Ottoman Empire. Derebeys were obliged to provide military assistance in time of war, but ruled and administered their own territories, forming local dynasties.

The Russo-Turkish War of 1768–1774 saw an increase in the power and influence of the derebeys, due to the reliance of the Ottoman government on their assistance. By the end of the 18th century, during the reign of Sultan Selim III, most of Anatolia was ruled by derebeys, and their role in Ottoman affairs was prominent. Selim's successor, Mahmud II (who followed the year-long reign of Mustafa IV), oversaw the decline of the derebeys as Ottoman government became increasingly centralised and administration was conducted by appointed governors. In the 19th century, the term came to be applied to the powerful hereditary land-owners of southern and eastern Turkey. By 1866 the remaining derebeys were subjugated by a military expedition in the Çukurova region.