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Hacı Mehmet Zorlu | |
|---|---|
| Born | November 23, 1919 |
| Died | 2005 Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Occupation | Business man |
| Known for | Founder of Zorlu Holding, one of the biggest group of companies in Turkey. |
Hacı Mehmet Zorlu (1919 in Babadağ, Denizli – May 7, 2005 in Istanbul) was the founder of Zorlu Holding, one of the biggest group of companies in Turkey. [1]
Ali Adnan Menderes was a Turkish politician who served as Prime Minister of Turkey between 1950 and 1960. He was one of the founders of the Democrat Party (DP) in 1946, the fourth legal opposition party of Turkey. He was tried and hanged under the military junta after the 1960 coup d'état, along with two other cabinet members, Fatin Rüştü Zorlu and Hasan Polatkan. One of the accusations brought against him was of him ordering the Istanbul pogrom against citizens of Greek ethnicity. He was the last Turkish political leader to be executed after a military coup and is also one of the four political leaders of the Turkish Republic, along with Kemal Atatürk, Süleyman Demirel and Turgut Özal, to have had a mausoleum built in his honour.
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Zorlu Holding is a Turkish multinational conglomerate holding specialized in textiles, white goods, electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services. Zorlu Holding is headquartered in Istanbul.
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Hacı is the Turkish spelling of the title and epithet Hajji. It may refer to:
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Events in the year 1961 in Turkey.
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