Cem Uzan

Quick Facts

Full Name	Cem Uzan
Occupation	Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Dec 26, 1960(1960-12-26)
Age	64
Birthplace	Adapazari
Country	Turkey
Horoscope	Capricorn

Cem Uzan Biography

Cem Uzan is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 26, 1960 in Adapazari, Turkey. Businessman and politician who is a member and son of Uzan Group, a family owned media empire that was the first 100% Turkish-owned telecommunications company. He is the co-founder of Star TV. In 2002, he moved into politics, founding The Young Party. After a series of government seizures against his businesses and properties, he fled to France in 2009, claiming political asylum. He was sentenced in absentia to twenty-three years in prison on 15 April 2010.

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In December 2002, a U.K. court sentenced Cem Uzan to 15 months imprisonment for contempt of court after he failed to appear in the U.K. to testify in a case involving a $4.3billion defrauding of Motorola corporation.

Uzan has often been criticized for using his professional life to bolster his political life, and even benefiting from criminal charges leveled against him. In 2003, U.S. District Court Judge Jed Rakoff commented, “I think the proof is very strong that the Uzans are business imperialists of the worst kind, in that they will go to any lengths, including fraud and racketeering, to preserve their business empire…” Cem Uzan responded by asserting that the judge “is biased against Turkey, against the Turkish people.”

He was married to Alara Zeynep Koçibey from 1997 – 2009. He married Fanny Blanchelande in 2012. He has four children, Emre Renç, Yasemin Paris, Sinan Kemal, and Dilara Gizem Uzan. His parents are Kemal and Melahat Uzan.

Cem Uzan Net Worth

Cem Uzan is one of the richest Entrepreneur from Turkey. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Cem Uzan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He graduated from Istanbul German High School, and received his degree in business administration from Pepperdine University in California.

In 1990, he bought the then-failing football club Istanbulspor. It was promoted back to first league in 1995, and was once again competing in the UEFA Cup by 1997.

Cem Uzan (born 26 December 1960, Adapazarı) is a Turkish businessman and politician of involved in the media and banking industries, while also chairing the social liberal Young Party. His family’s media empire (Uzan Group) at one time included both television stations and print media. His family was one of Turkey’s most influential families. His supporters claim Uzan’s political rivalry resulted in the groups companies being seized by the government under Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, eventually resulting in Uzan’s flight to France to escape what he claimed was political persecution. He has been sentenced in absentia to jail terms in the UK and USA for fraud- related offences.

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Who is Cem Uzan Dating?

According to our records, Cem Uzan married to Fanny Blanchelande , Alara Zeynep Koçibey. As of December 1, 2023, Cem Uzan’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Cem Ranked on the list of most popular Entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Turkey. Cem Uzan celebrates birthday on December 26 of every year.