Ahmet Nazif Zorlu (botn 28 August 1944 in Babadağ, Turkey) is a Turkish businessman,[1] a billionaire[2] and chairman of Zorlu Holding.

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu
Born (1944-08-28) August 28, 1944 (age 80)
NationalityTurkish
OccupationChairman of Zorlu Holding
Children3
RelativesHacı Mehmet Zorlu

Biography

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He attended primary school at Gazi İlkokulu in Izmir.[3] 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.[4] 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.[4]

In 2017, Zorlu was listed by Forbes as one of the richest men in Turkey, with an estimated US$1.3 billion fortune.[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Ahmet Nazif Zorlu". Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ^ İZMİR (DHA), Eray ARPAŞİN / (2011-04-29). "Gazi mezunları ilk kez buluştu". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  4. ^ a b "History". Zorlu Holding. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  5. ^ "İşte Türkiye'nin en zengin 50 ismi". CNN Türk (in Turkish). 3 March 2017. Archived from the original on 12 November 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2020.