Remzi Gür (born October 1949) is a Turkish businessman, founder and owner of the

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clothing manufacturing and retail company, and "a close friend and financial sponsor of

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Early life

Remzi Gür was born in October 1949 in

Kastamonu Kastamonu, formerly Kastamone/Castamone () and Kastamon/Castamon (), is a city in northern Turkey. It is the seat of Kastamonu Province and Kastamonu District.

, Turkey.

Career

With his

brand, Gür built a clothing manufacturing and retail business which he founded in

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in the 1970s, and which has factories in Turkey and shops from

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. In 2013, Gür went into partnership with the Azerbaijani state oil company,

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, to establish three companies in Turkey. Gür is also chairman of Gürmen. Gür is the chairman of the Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Political activity

In 2008, the ''

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'' noted his decade-long "close friendship" with Turkey's leader,

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. In May 2008, Gür received a ten year prison sentence for trying to bribe an opposition politician, which he denies. Gür paid for the higher education of all four of

's children. In 2013, ''

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'' called him "a close friend and financial sponsor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".

Personal life

His son Ömer Gür is married to Didem Yurter, sister-in-law of

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from 2009 to 2015.

References

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