Reza Zarrab

Reza Zarrab
Born Reza Zarrab
1983 (age 31–32)
Tabriz, Iran
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
Ethnicity Iranian Azerbaijani
Citizenship Turkish[1]
Azerbaijani
Iranian
Occupation Businessman
Years active 2004–present
Spouse(s) Ebru Gündeş (m. 2010)
Children Alara Zarrab

Reza Zarrab (Persian: رضا ضراب‎, Turkish: Rıza Sarraf;[2] born 13 July 1984) is a Turkey-based businessman. He is a Turkish-Azerbaijani dual citizen of Iranian origin.

Early life

Zarrab was born in Tabriz to Iranian Azerbaijani parents[3] and grew up in Turkey.[1] He became a dual citizen of Azerbaijan and Turkey after settling in Istanbul.[4]

2013 corruption scandal in Turkey

Zarrab who has business affiliation with the Iranian tycoon Babak Zanjani was detained in Istanbul on 17 December 2013 due to his involvement with the sons of three ministers (Erdoğan Bayraktar, Muammer Güler and Zafer Çağlayan) in the Turkish government and Egemen Bagis, the former minister for EU Affairs and chief negotiator of Turkey in accession talks with the European Union,[5][6][7] in an alleged bribery, corruption and smuggling racket.[8] The court ordered his arrest on 21 December along with Barış Güler, son of Muammer Güler, and Kaan Çağlayan, son of Zafer Çağlayan.[9] He was released on 28 February 2014.[10]

Personal life

Zarrab is married to the Turkish singer, Ebru Gündeş.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Pamuk, Humeyra (Apr 29, 2014). "Special Report - Golden Loophole: How an alleged Turkish crime ring helped Iran". Reuters. Retrieved Apr 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Yolsuzluk operasyonu, Reza Zarrab kimdir, Ebru Gündeş,, Ebru Gündeş-En Son 3. Sayfa Haberleri-HABERTÜRK". Haberturk.com. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  3. ↑ "حاشیه‌های بازداشت تاجر ایرانی در ترکیه؛ از بابک زنجانی تا مشایی". Iran Wire. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  4. ↑ "ایرانی بازداشت شده در ترکیه 'در مورد دور زدن تحریم‌ها بازجویی شده بود'". BBC Persian. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  5. ↑ "Üç bakana rüşvet suçlaması". Radikal. 2013-12-18. Retrieved 2013-12-18.
  6. ↑ "Yolsuzluk ve rüşvet soruşturmasında Egemen Bağış görüntüleri de çıktı!". T24. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2013-12-19.
  7. ↑ "To This Tycoon, Iran Sanctions Were Like Gold". New York Times. 2013-10-05. Retrieved 2013-10-05.
  8. ↑ "İstanbul'da yolsuzluk ve rüşvet operasyonu". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  9. ↑ "2 Bakan oğlu ile Reza Zarrab tutuklandı". Hurriyet.com.tr. Retrieved 2014-03-23.
  10. ↑ "Turkey frees cabinet ministers' sons". bbc.com. Retrieved 2014-08-17.