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Ali Osman Sönmez (1926 – 12 October 2001) was a Turkish
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and
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.


Life and career

Ali Osman Sönmez, who was born in
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in
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in 1926, stayed in
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for 7 years after completing his primary and secondary education. He moved to Turkey in 1948 and settled in
Ä°negöl Ä°negöl (known as , ''Angelokomis'' in the Byzantine period) is a municipality and district of Bursa Province, Turkey. Its area is 1,118 km2, and its population is 302.251 (2024). Ä°negöl is one of the centers of the Turkish furniture indus ...
district. He worked as a civil servant in the Tekel administration, and then went into business for himself. He was the President of the Bursa Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chairman of the Union of Chambers Council, the Chairman of the Sönmez Holding Board of Directors, and the 20th Term
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for
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. Sönmez died on October 12, 2001 and was buried in
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in Bursa.


Ali Osman Sönmez Foundation

Ali Osman Sönmez Foundation is a foundation founded by industrialist businessman Ali Osman Sönmez. The Foundation only gives scholarships to students studying in the field of business administration. Scholarship candidates must be from Bursa or have completed their secondary education in Bursa.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sönmez, Ali Osman 1926 births Turkish philanthropists Turkish industrialists Turkish businesspeople Deputies of Bursa 2001 deaths