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BackCasino King Sudi Özkan passed away
Casino King Sudi Özkan passed away
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Cumhuriyet55 minutes agoBusiness1 min readTürkiyeView original

Casino King Sudi Özkan passed away

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  • Businessman Sudi Özkan, publicly known as the 'King of Casinos', died while he was reportedly receiving treatment in a hospital in Istanbul.
  • Born in Adana in 1939, Özkan started his business life in real estate and automobile trading, then turned to the tourism and entertainment industry.
  • He opened his first casino in Istanbul in 1985 and operated a total of 19 casinos in Hilton, Divan, Istanbul Princess, Ankara Hilton, Antalya Talya and Kuşadası Adakule until the casinos were closed in Türkiye in 1998.

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Sudi Özkan was born in Adana in 1939 and started his business life in real estate and automobile trade. Özkan, who later turned to the tourism and entertainment industry, opened his first casino in Istanbul in 1985 and became a well-known name in Türkiye's casino industry in the 1990s. With the closure of casinos in Türkiye in 1998, he left the sector and directed his investments abroad.

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Businessman Sudi Özkan, publicly known as the "King of Casinos", passed away. It was stated that Özkan had been receiving treatment in a hospital in Istanbul for a while.

WHO IS SUDİ ÖZKAN?

Born in Adana in 1939, Özkan started his business life in real estate and automobile trading. Özkan later turned to the tourism and entertainment industry and opened his first casino in Istanbul in 1985.

IN 1998 HE OPERATED 19 CASINO

Özkan became one of the most well-known names in the casino industry in Turkey in the 1990s.

It is stated that by 1998, when casinos were closed in Turkey, Özkan operated a total of 19 casinos in facilities including Hilton, Divan, Istanbul Princess, Ankara Hilton, Antalya Talya and Kuşadası Adakule.

HE DIRECTED HIS INVESTMENTS ABROAD

After the casinos were closed in Turkey, Özkan focused his investments abroad. Under the umbrella of Princess International Group, it made hotel and casino investments in the Balkans, Eastern Europe, the Caribbean and other regions.

No official statement has been made yet regarding Özkan's cause of death and funeral program.

Open Questions

  • What is the cause of Sudi Özkan's death?
  • When will the funeral program and gdzie be held?
  • Who is the current situation and management of Princess International Group?

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This article was originally published by Cumhuriyet.

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