Last duty for Zorlu Holding Chairman of the Board of Directors Ahmet Nazif Zorlu

Zorlu Holding Chairman of the Board of Directors, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, was sent off on his final journey after the funeral prayer in Istanbul.

The funeral of Zorlu, who died at the age of 82 on November 2 in the hospital where he had been treated for lung cancer, was held at Barbaros Hayrettin Pasha Mosque in Levent, Istanbul.

Zorlu's family, relatives, colleagues and many names from the business and political world attended the funeral prayer at noon.

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu's body was buried in the family cemetery in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery after the funeral prayer.

In the statement made by Zorlu Holding, it was requested that no wreaths be sent to the funeral in line with Zorlu's wishes, and instead, those who wished to donate to a non-governmental organization of their choice.

Born in Denizli in 1944, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu started his working life at an early age in the textile business, which was his father's profession.

Zorlu, who was engaged in textile trade with the store he opened in Trabzon in the early years of his business life, moved the company's headquarters to Istanbul in 1970 and laid the foundations of Zorlu Holding.

Zorlu, which founded its first production company, Korteks, in 1976, gathered all companies under the umbrella of Zorlu Holding in 1990.

Source: TRT Haber Açık RSS (Gündem) (Open Press / Translated Full Text)