Ahmet Nazif Zorlu Explained

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu
Birth Date:28 August 1944
Birth Place:Babadağ, Denizli, Turkey
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.

Biography

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ahmet Nazif Zorlu. 2017-01-29.
  2. Web site: The World's Billionaires. . 2017-01-29.
  3. Web site: İZMİR (DHA) . Eray ARPAŞİN / . 2011-04-29 . Gazi mezunları ilk kez buluştu . 2024-08-03 . www.hurriyet.com.tr . tr.
  4. Web site: History . Zorlu Holding. 27 July 2020.
  5. Web site: İşte Türkiye'nin en zengin 50 ismi . Turkish . . 3 March 2017 . 27 July 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171112074523/https://www.cnnturk.com/ekonomi/turkiyenin-en-zengin-isimleri-aciklandi?page=1 . 12 November 2017.