Mehmet Emin Karamehmet, a business tycoon from Turkey, is worth $1.8 billion.
Mr. is one of the richest people of Turkey.
Cukorova Holding conglomerate, with Karamehmet as its chairman, has interests in packaging, chemicals, finance, construction, defense, telecom, and media.
On April 1, 1944, Karamehmet was born in Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey, and graduated from Robert College. He later pursued a career in Economics and returned to Tarsus, where he established his first company with a capital of 100.000 TL provided by his father, who was the head of the local chamber of commerce at the time.
He established another company, Cukurova Holding, which has since become a conglomerate.
Karamehmet’s wealth is primarily derived from his investments in Turkcell, which is the largest GSM mobile phone company in Turkey and the only publicly traded company in the NYSE.