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Murat Vargi

Murat Vargi

Murat Vargi (#3408)

Global Rank #3408
Country Rank #40
Country Turkey

Murat Vargi is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 1 B
  • Telecom
  • Turkey
  • M
  • 78 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #3,408
Country Rank #40
Net Worth $1.0B
Previous Worth $1.0B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Turkey
Industry Telecom
Age 78 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 11 Sep 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
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Personal Stats

Age 78
Source Of Wealth Telecom, Self Made
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
Citizenship Turkey
Marital Status Married
Children 2
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $1.0B
Current Net Worth $1.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Murat Vargi is the co-founder of Turkey's largest provider of mobile service, Turkcell, who has diversified into real estate and hotels, startups and renewable energy. Although having divested most all of his Turkcell stake, he has 80% of KVK, a mobile phone distributor supplying a retail network with 1,000+ outlets. Dost Energy, of which Vargi's owns 51%, has found success by focusing exclusively on producing power from wind. Vargi is an active venture investor. In 2015, Gedik Yatırım and Vargi's MV Holding opened a startup hub in Istanbul, StartersHub. Among his venture investments is a 20% stake in PayCore, focused on payment systems services and solutions, plus fraud detection and prevention.

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Did You Know?

Vargi started his career working as an export representative with Koc Holdings, founded by one of Turkey's leading business families.

Turkcell and KVK are among Turkey's most recognized brands.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Murat Vargi's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $1.0B (May 4, 2026)

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