Ahmet Nazif Zorlu (botn 28 August 1944 in
Babadağ,
Turkey
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) is a
Turkish
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businessman, a billionaire and chairman of
Zorlu Holding
Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
History
The Zorlu group was founded by Ha ...
.
Biography
Zorlu began working in the business of his father
Hacı Mehmet Zorlu
Hacı Mehmet Zorlu (1919 in Babadağ, Denizli – May 7, 2005 in Istanbul) was the founder of Zorlu Holding, one of the biggest group of companies in Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cu ...
, a textile factory. Ahmet Nazif Zorlu and his brother Zeki Zorlu expanded the business in 1960, by opening a store in
Trabzon
Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...
, and one in
Istanbul
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later in 1966.
Zorlu noted a gap in the textile market, and began producing patterned bed sheets under the TAÇ brand, and later produced the first king-sized bed sheets in Turkey.
In 2017, Zorlu was listed by ''
Forbes
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'' as one of the richest men in Turkey, with an estimated US$1.3 billion fortune.
See also
*
List of Turkish billionaires by net worth
''List of Turkish Billionaires'' is an annual ranking by documented net worth of the wealthiest billionaires in Turkey, compiled and published in March annually by the American business magazine ''Forbes''.
Methodology
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Zorlu Holding
Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
History
The Zorlu group was founded by Ha ...
References
1944 births
Living people
People from Babadağ, Denizli
Turkish billionaires
Turkish businesspeople
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