Ahmet Nazif Zorlu | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Chairman of Zorlu Holding |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Hacı Mehmet Zorlu |
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu (botn 28 August 1944 in Babadağ, Turkey) is a Turkish businessman, [1] a billionaire [2] and chairman of Zorlu Holding.
Zorlu began working in the business of his father Hacı Mehmet Zorlu, a textile factory. Ahmet Nazif Zorlu and his brother Zeki Zorlu expanded the business in 1960, by opening a store in Trabzon, and one in Istanbul later in 1966. [3] 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. [3]
In 2017, Zorlu was listed by Forbes as one of the richest men in Turkey, with an estimated US$1.3 billion fortune. [4]
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Turkish |
Occupation | Chairman of Zorlu Holding |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Hacı Mehmet Zorlu |
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu (botn 28 August 1944 in Babadağ, Turkey) is a Turkish businessman, [1] a billionaire [2] and chairman of Zorlu Holding.
Zorlu began working in the business of his father Hacı Mehmet Zorlu, a textile factory. Ahmet Nazif Zorlu and his brother Zeki Zorlu expanded the business in 1960, by opening a store in Trabzon, and one in Istanbul later in 1966. [3] 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. [3]
In 2017, Zorlu was listed by Forbes as one of the richest men in Turkey, with an estimated US$1.3 billion fortune. [4]