Remzi Gür (born October 1949) is a Turkish businessman, founder and owner of the Ramsey clothing manufacturing and retail company, and "a close friend and financial sponsor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".
Remzi Gür | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 1949 Kastamonu, Turkey |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Children | Ömer Gür |
Early life edit
Career edit
With his Ramsey brand, Gür built a clothing manufacturing and retail business which he founded in London in the 1970s, and which has factories in Turkey and shops from Dublin to Almaty.[2]
In 2013, Gür went into partnership with the Azerbaijani state oil company, Socar, to establish three companies in Turkey.[3]
Gür is also chairman of Gürmen.[4]
Gür is the chairman of the Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry.[2]
Political activity edit
In 2008, the Financial Times noted his decade-long "close friendship" with Turkey's leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.[2] In May 2008, Gür received a ten year prison sentence for trying to bribe an opposition politician, which he denies.[2] Gür paid for the higher education of all four of Recep Tayyip Erdogan's children.[5] In 2013, Hürriyet called him "a close friend and financial sponsor of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".[3]
Personal life edit
His son Ömer Gür is married to Didem Yurter, sister-in-law of Ali Babacan,[6] Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey from 2009 to 2015.
References edit
- ^ "Turkish-British Chamber of Commerce and Industry". Companies House. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b c d Barker, Alex (28 November 2008). "Remzi Gür: High places pose big risk". Financial Times. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Azeri firm to deliver gas with local boss". Hürriyet. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ "Executive Profile Remzi Gur". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ Seibert, Thomas (18 December 2010). "Daughter of Turkish premier fuels debate on headscarf". The National (Abu Dhabi). Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Turkish Parliament may become one big family reunion". Today's Zaman. 23 May 2007. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.