Cuneyd Zapsu was a co-founder of the Justice and Development Party in Turkey as well as the founder of Balsu, one of the world's leading hazelnut producers.
11 Facts About Cuneyd Zapsu
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Cuneyd Zapsu is a descendant of Bedir Khan Beg and Kurdish poet Abdurrahim Rahmi Zapsu.
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Cuneyd Zapsu founded Balsu, which would go on to become a leading hazelnut exporter in 1978.
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Cuneyd Zapsu was the President of the Association of Exporters of Istanbul between 1987 and 2001 and was a founder of several hazelnut-related associations.
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Cuneyd Zapsu sold his shares to Merrill Lynch in 2000.
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Cuneyd Zapsu denied any irregularities in their business relations and Guy Martin, Kadi's lawyer, stated that no UN sanctions were breached with the transactions in question.
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Cuneyd Zapsu never was a candidate to parliament, but was an important adviser to Recep Tayyip Erdogan and often the sole translator in meetings Erdogan held with Western politicians.
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Cuneyd Zapsu resigned as advisor to Erdogan in 2008 and founded the Cuneyd Zapsu Consultancy Inc which serves as an advisor to various global and Turkish enterprises.
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Cuneyd Zapsu has returned to the hazelnut processor and exporter Balsu.
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Cuneyd Zapsu serves as a senior advisor to Coca-Cola since 2012 and in May 2017, he was appointed a member of the board to the company in charge of the construction of the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant.
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Cuneyd Zapsu is married to Beyza Zapsu and is the father of three children.