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Murat Ülker
Murat Ülker (born 1959) is a Turkish billionaire businessperson and the former chair of Yıldız Holding. He is among the 900 richest people in the world as of April 2026.
Murat Ülker was born to Sabri Ülker and Güzide İman on 21 March 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. He attended high school at İstanbul Erkek Lisesi and graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in business administration. In 1982, he studied abroad at the American Institute of Baking (AIB) and Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft (ZDS) and trained at Continental Baking Company in the United States. He also worked on various International Executive Service Corps projects.
In 1984, Ülker joined the Ülker Group, part of Yıldız Holding, as a control coordinator. Over the following years, he served as assistant general manager for enterprises, and later, as general manager.[citation needed]
In 2000, Ülker became the CEO of Yıldız Holding, before becoming its chairman in 2008. Under his chairmanship, Yıldız Holding expanded its business and made several acquisitions including GODIVA Chocolatier in 2008 and United Biscuits in 2014. In 2016, Yıldız formed a new global business, pladis, by bringing together three of its brands: Ülker, United Biscuits, and DeMet’s Candy Company.
In 2009, the Ülker family established the Sabri Ülker Foundation to make a lasting contribution to public health around the areas of food and nutrition.[citation needed]
In 2014, the Ülker family contributed $24 million to Harvard University. The funding, distributed over 10 years, was provided to establish The Sabri Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The center addresses chronic and complex diseases to help millions of people with illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Murat Ülker is of Crimean Tat descent. He told that his father said "we are Tats, not Tatars", adding that "Tats are a mixed ethnic group that come from abroad and settled in Crimea. But when you look from the distance, you would say they look like Tatars."
He is married, with three children, and lives in Istanbul.
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Murat Ülker
Murat Ülker (born 1959) is a Turkish billionaire businessperson and the former chair of Yıldız Holding. He is among the 900 richest people in the world as of April 2026.
Murat Ülker was born to Sabri Ülker and Güzide İman on 21 March 1959 in Istanbul, Turkey. He attended high school at İstanbul Erkek Lisesi and graduated from Boğaziçi University with a degree in business administration. In 1982, he studied abroad at the American Institute of Baking (AIB) and Zentralfachschule der Deutschen Süßwarenwirtschaft (ZDS) and trained at Continental Baking Company in the United States. He also worked on various International Executive Service Corps projects.
In 1984, Ülker joined the Ülker Group, part of Yıldız Holding, as a control coordinator. Over the following years, he served as assistant general manager for enterprises, and later, as general manager.[citation needed]
In 2000, Ülker became the CEO of Yıldız Holding, before becoming its chairman in 2008. Under his chairmanship, Yıldız Holding expanded its business and made several acquisitions including GODIVA Chocolatier in 2008 and United Biscuits in 2014. In 2016, Yıldız formed a new global business, pladis, by bringing together three of its brands: Ülker, United Biscuits, and DeMet’s Candy Company.
In 2009, the Ülker family established the Sabri Ülker Foundation to make a lasting contribution to public health around the areas of food and nutrition.[citation needed]
In 2014, the Ülker family contributed $24 million to Harvard University. The funding, distributed over 10 years, was provided to establish The Sabri Ülker Center for Nutrient, Genetic, and Metabolic Research at the T.H. Chan School of Public Health. The center addresses chronic and complex diseases to help millions of people with illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Murat Ülker is of Crimean Tat descent. He told that his father said "we are Tats, not Tatars", adding that "Tats are a mixed ethnic group that come from abroad and settled in Crimea. But when you look from the distance, you would say they look like Tatars."
He is married, with three children, and lives in Istanbul.