Ahmet Nazif Zorlu
Born (1944-08-28) August 28, 1944 (age 79)
Babadağ, Denizli, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationChairman of Zorlu Holding
Children3
RelativesHacı 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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ahmet Nazif Zorlu". Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  2. ^ "The World's Billionaires". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ^ a b "History". Zorlu Holding. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  4. ^ "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.