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Uzan Holding

Turkish conglomerate

Uzan Group was a Turkish conglomerate owned by Cem Uzan. The group formerly owned (via the Star Media Group) Star TV, which it had founded as the first private broadcaster in the country, Metro FM, and the Star newspaper it launched in 1999. Other group companies included the Telsim mobile network and Imar Bank.2 It was founded by Kemal Uzan.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Uzan Group was a Turkish conglomerate owned by Cem Uzan. The group formerly owned (via the Star Media Group) Star TV, which it had founded as the first private broadcaster in the country, Metro FM, and the Star newspaper it launched in 1999. Other group companies included the Telsim mobile network and Imar Bank. In 2003 the Turkish government seized 219 group companies to cover $5.7 billion of debts arising from bank fraud at Imar.2

The story

Founded by Kemal Uzan.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

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