Ahmet Calik, a Turkish entrepreneur, is worth $1.7 billion.
The chairman of Calik Holding, a Turkish conglomerate that operates in textiles, energy, construction, finance, logistics, and media, is him.
Calik’s family has a long-standing tradition in the textile industry that dates back to the 1930s, starting with the establishment of Ortadogu Tekstil Ticaret in 1981. Ahmet Calik established Calik Holding in 1997 to bring all Calik companies together under one roof.
Presently, the group’s primary areas of focus are renewable energy and energy distribution, and it has secured contracts to construct power plants in Iraq, Uzbekistan, and Turkmenistan.