Zorlu Holding Chairman of the Board of Directors Ahmet Nazif Zorlu was sent off on his last journey

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. In addition to the 11th President Abdullah Gül, 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, in accordance with Zorlu's wishes, no wreaths were sent to the funeral ceremony, but instead, those who wished were asked to donate to a civil 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.

Ahmet Nazif Zorlu, who incorporated Vestel into Zorlu Holding in 1994, paved the way for new business areas.

Zorlu's entrepreneurship, which started with the textile industry, continued with companies operating in many different fields such as white goods, electronics, real estate, energy, metallurgy, defense and e-mobility.

In addition to being the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Zorlu Holding, Ahmet Nazif Zorlu also served as the Chairman or Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors in many companies operating in different sectors within the Zorlu Group.