Turkey’s 100 wealthiest people revealed

ISTANBUL

Turkey's 100 richest people have seen their wealth rise significantly over the last year, according to the Turkish edition of Forbes magazine.

The richest people in Turkey increased their total wealth by $8.2 billion, according to the Forbes Turkey 2017 list of wealthiest people revealed on Thursday.

Murat Ulker, chairman of Turkey's largest food producer Yildiz Holding, remains the richest person in the country with a fortune of $3.7 billion.

Ulker was also Turkey’s wealthiest person in 2015 and 2016.

He increased his fortune by 27.5 percent compared to 2016. His fortune was evaluated at $2.9 billion in 2016 and $4.4 billion in 2015.

Overall, the 100 richest people have an accumulated wealth of $102.9 billion. This figure was $94.7 billion in 2016 and $100.4 billion in 2015.

Fiba Holding boss, Husnu Ozyegin, is second with a $3 billion fortune.

Semahat Sevim Arsel, Koc Holding's member of board and Sarik Tara, honorary president of Turkish construction company ENKA, were third with $2.4 billion.

There are 31 dollar billionaires on the list, with nine new inclusions from the 2016 list.

There are 24 women featured in the list, an increase from 21 last year. Women hold 19.3 percent of total wealth of the 100 richest people in Turkey.

Names of the richest 100 Turks by Forbes are as follows:

Rank	Name	Company	Wealth in 2017 (US$-million)
1	Murat Ulker	Yildiz Holding	3,700
2	Husnu Ozyegin	Fiba Holding	3,000
3	Semahat Arsel	Koc Holding	2,400
3	Sarik Tara	Enka Insaat	2,400
5	Erman Ilicak	Ronesans Holding	2,300
6	Rahmi Koc	Koc Holding	2,200
7	Ferit Şahenk	Dogus Holding	2,100
8	Osman Kibar	Samumed	2,000
8	Suna Kırac	Koc Holding	2,000
10	Filiz Sahenk	Dogus Holding	1,900
10	Mustafa Kucuk	LC Waikiki	1,900
12	Hamdi Ulukaya	Chobani	1,700
12	Suat Gunsel	Yakin Dogu Universitesi	1,700
14	Mehmet Nazif Gunal	MNG Holding	1,600
14	Nihat Ozdemir	Limak Holding	1,600
14	Sezai Bacaksiz	Limak Holding	1,600
14	Turgay Ciner	Park Holding	1,600
18	Bulent Eczacibasi	Eczacibasi Holding	1,500
18	Faruk Eczacibasi	Eczacibasi Holding	1,500
20	Ahmet Calik	Calik Holding	1,400
21	Ahmet Nazif Zorlu	Zorlu Holding	1,300
22	Mehmet Ali Aydinlar	Acibadem	1,200
22	Sinan Tara	Enka Insaat	1,200
22	Sefik Yilmaz Dizdar	LC Waikiki	1,200
25	Deniz Sahenk	Dogus Holding	1,100
25	Mehmet Rustu Basaran	Habas	1,100
27	Ali Agaoglu	Agaoglu Insaat	1,000
27	Fatma Tuba Yazici	Diler Holding	1,000
27	Hamdi Akin	Akfen Holding	1,000
27	Murat Vargi	MV Holding	1,000
27	Mustafa Latif Topbas	Bim	1,000

Reporting by Sumeyye Dalkilinc; Writing by Dilara Zengin