Who is Turgay Ciner?
He is the owner and president of the Ciner Group. He was born in March 1956. He is married to Didem Ciner. He has one child, a son named Atilla.
Ciner Group
The Ciner Group is one of Turkish biggest companies, with activities in mining, energy, media, textile, and real estate.
The group started in the 1980s by importing Mercedes cars and spare parts. The Ciner Group quickly expanded to real estate and the textile industry. The Ciner Group has around 10,000 employees.
Mining
From the 1990s the group started investing in copper mining, the Ciner Group is now the Turkish largest mining group. The group is now also one of the biggest investors in Turkish media.
Haberturk
Ciner owns the Haberturk newspaper and Haberturk website. In 2014 Ciner purchased the majority of the shares in Eti Soda, which produces Natural Sodium Carbonate and Sodium Bicarbonate.
These products are used to make glass, fiberglass, powdered detergents, and other products.
Football Club
Turgay Ciner also owns the Istanbul based football club Kas?mpa?a Spor Kulübü .
Turgay Ciner Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of US$ 1.3 billion.