Forbes Turkey:Construction tycoon tops richest man list

By Burhan Sansaroglu</p> <p>ISTANBUL (AA) – Erman Ilıcak, the head of Turkish construction giant Ronesans, claimed the throne of past five year’s regent as the richest man of Turkey.</p> <p>According to Forbes Billionaires Real Time Ranking on Friday, Ilicak, 51, dethroned Murat Ulker, chairman of Turkey's largest food producer Yildiz Holding, with a fortune of $3.8 billion.</p> <p>Ulker ranked second in the list with a wealth of $3.7 billion.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>The number of billionaires in the list fell to 29, down from 40 last year.</p> <p>The list featured 28 women, holding 19.7 percent of total wealth of the 100 richest people in Turkey.</p> <p>Semahat Sevim Arsel, Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding's member of board, is the richest women in the country with $2 billion.

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