Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, Chairman of the Board of Zorlu Holding, who was considered one of the doyens of the Turkish business world and the textile sector, has passed away. Zorlu's death was met with sadness in the business and industrial community.
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, who was admitted to intensive care on Saturday and had been receiving cancer treatment for some time, passed away in the evening hours at Göztepe Memorial Hospital in Istanbul.
Zorlu Holding announced the passing of its Chairman of the Board, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, through a post on its social media account.
In the company's statement, it was noted: "We are deeply saddened by the loss of our Chairman of the Board, Ahmet Zorlu, today at the hospital where he had been receiving treatment for some time."
Following the news of his passing, messages of condolence began to be published by various institutions. Ahmet Şişman, Chairman of the Board of the Istanbul Textile and Raw Materials Exporters' Association (İTHİB), also shared a message of condolence for Zorlu.
I have learned with deep sadness of the passing of Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, one of the doyens of the textile sector and Chairman of the Board of Zorlu Holding. May God have mercy on the deceased; I wish patience to his precious family and all his loved ones. My condolences to our sector.
A CAREER STRETCHING FROM A FAMILY BUSINESS TO A HOLDING
Ahmet Nazif Zorlu was born in 1944 in the Babadağ district of Denizli. Starting his business life with his family's activities in the textile field, Zorlu was involved in trade from a young age.
Zorlu, who opened his first textile store in Trabzon, moved the company headquarters to Istanbul in 1970. Having laid the foundations of Zorlu Holding together with his older brother Zeki Zorlu, Zorlu expanded his investments in the production field by founding Korteks in 1976.
In 1990, Zorlu consolidated his companies under the umbrella of Zorlu Holding. The group achieved growth in the electronics and white goods sectors by incorporating Vestel in 1994.
Growing under the leadership of Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, the Zorlu Group became one of Turkey's important organizations, operating in different fields such as textiles, electronics, white goods, energy, real estate, metallurgy, and the defense industry.
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