Turgay Ciner

Born in 1956 in Artvin, Turgay Ciner is the owner of Ciner Holding, a mega corporation with investments in media, mining, energy, real estate and tourism; including Eti Soda, one of the world's largest soda ash ore deposits. In 2013, Ciner's net worth is estimated to be around $1.36 billion and he was listed as number 1367 on Forbes' list of the world's billionaires in 2016. He entered media in the late 90s with Sabah newspaper. He founded Habertürk newspaper in 2009. In 2013 he grew his media enterprise by acquiring Show TV from the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (TMSF) that had seized it from Çukurova Group. He's also the owner of Kasımpaşa Spor Kulübü, which has a stadium named after Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.