Forbes Turkey: Construction tycoon tops richest man list
- Economy
- Anadolu Agency
- Published Date: 12:00 | 01 March 2019
- Modified Date: 04:21 | 01 March 2019
Erman Ilıcak, the head of Turkish construction giant Rönesans, claimed the throne of past five year's regent as the richest man of Turkey.
According to Forbes Billionaires Real Time Ranking on Friday, Ilıcak, 51, dethroned Murat Ülker, chairman of Turkey's largest food producer Yıldız Holding, with a fortune of $3.8 billion.
Ülker ranked second in the list with a wealth of $3.7 billion.
The wealth of Forbes Turkey 100 list totaled $99.9 billion when eleven people showed up in the list in 2019 for the first time.
The number of billionaires in the list fell to 29, down from 40 last year.
The list featured 28 women, holding 19.7 percent of total wealth of the 100 richest people in Turkey.
Semahat Sevim Arsel, Turkish conglomerate Koç Holding's member of board, is the richest women in the country with $2 billion.