TKP'''Tutunski kombinat Prilep''' ({{Lang-mk|Тутунски Комбинат ад Прилеп}}) is a [[tobacco]] company fromheadquartered in [[Prilep]], [[North Macedonia]]. This tobaccoThe company from Prilepmainly deals mainly with the purchasing and selling of high quality oriental tobacco (types Prilep and Yaka); its operations also include the production of [[cigarettes]]. The Prilep region is known for its production of quality oriental tobacco. Tobacco tradition in Prilep goes back to 1873 when R.O.T ([[Regie Company|Regie Ottoman de Tabak]]) built the first warehouse for purchasing and processing tobacco. In 1930 the Croatian scientist Rudolf Gornik introduced the first varieties of famous oriental type Prilep and heralded the beginning of a golden tobacco era in Prilep. The then Government of Yugoslavia issued a special resolution in 1949 which established a state-owned Tobacco company in [[Prilep]]. Primary aims of this trading company were the purchasing and processing of tobacco. Soon Prilep's "gold" brought the first money in ex-Yugoslavia from abroad. Trade was established with United States, Japan, and companies in [[Europe]]. In 1955 the Tobacco company from Prilep opened its first cigarette factory.
