Under their helm, Zorlu Holding completed numerous bankable projects, the most recent being the Zorlu Center which was finished in 2013. To get a clear picture of the monstrosity of the project, it includes a shopping mall, residences, offices and a hotel in the Zincirlikuyu neighborhood of Istanbul, after an investment of $2.5 billion. Furthermore, Ahmet founded Turkey’s first nickel refinery and aims to export 10,000 tons a year. A high school dropout, he is now one of the richest people in Turkey and shuttles around Europe in a custom-designed helicopter.
