Murat Ulker
$5.1B
$26.1M (-0.5%)
as of 10/07/24
About Murat Ulker
Murat Ulker owns 63% of Yildiz Holding, which produces a wide range of food products and non-alcoholic beverages.
Yildiz spent $850 million to buy Belgian chocolatier Godiva in 2007 and $3.2 billion to buy United Biscuits of the U.K. in 2014.
To establish a more global structure, he merged United Biscuit, Ulker Biscuit and DeMet's Candy under the roof of London-based Pladis Foods.
In early 2019, Godiva announced the sale of parts of its Asia-Pacific business, along with a production facility in Belgium, to PE firm MBK Partners.
Yildiz is using some of the proceeds from the sale to expand Godiva's cafe business from 20 stores to more than 2,000 globally by 2025.
Personal stats
Citizenship
TürkiyeSource of wealth
FoodResidence
Istanbul, TürkiyeMarital status
MarriedBirth date
03/23/59 (age 65)Number of children
3Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Bogazici UniversitySelf-made
inherited and growingMurat Ulker’s fortune is worth
85K
troy ounces of gold
78K
median U.S. household
51K
median U.S. income
0.102%
U.S. credit card volume
0.02%
GDP of the United States
0.015%
United States debt
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Did you know?
In 2014, Ulker donated $24 million to Harvard University. A research facility focused on genetic diseases is named after his father, Sabri Ulker.
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Financial assets
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Bizim Toptan SatiG Magazalari A.g.ISTANBUL | GOZDE.E-TR
Gozde Girisim Sermayesi Yatirim Ortakligi A.S.ISTANBUL | KERVT.E-TR
Kerevitas Gida Sanayi ve Ticaret A.S.ISTANBUL | SAFGY-TR
Saf Gayrimenkul Yatirim Ortakligi A.S.ISTANBUL | SOKM.E-TR
Sok Marketler TicaretISTANBUL | UFUK.E-TR
Ufuk InvestmentISTANBUL | ULKER.E-TR
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