Overview
Turgay Ciner (born 1956) is a Turkish businessman and owner of the Ciner Group, a conglomerate that operates in five main sectors: energy and mining, natural soda ash, glass and chemicals, maritime and shipping, and news and entertainment media.
Early life
Ciner was born in Hopa, Artvin Province, in 1956.
Career
In the 1980's, Ciner began his first business venture, with his brother, importing German cars to Turkey. At the start of the 1990s, he diversified into the textile industry and proceeded to perform turnkey installations of textile plants outside of Uzbekistan, before buying two more textile plants in Turkey. In 1997, he acquired Penyeluks, a large ready-to-wear textiles company and renamed it Park Tekstil and Mensucat Santral. Subsequently, he floated 33% of Park Tekstil shares on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. In 1995, Ciner bought 60% of Havaş, Turkey's main airport ground handling and services company. In 1998, Havaş partnered with Swissair, which acquired a 40% stake in the company.
Ciner Group
Ciner Group operates in the following industry sectors:
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