President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan made a statement regarding Osman Kavala, who received aggravated life sentence in the Gezi Case, “This man was Turkey's Soros. George Soros, one of the most talked about names after Erdogan's statements, is also a matter of curiosity for the citizens. Who is Soros while citizens are researching about Soros? Soros searched for answers to questions such as how much is his fortune.
George Soros is an American of Hungarian descent. Hungarian-American currency speculator, stock investor, businessman who won the title of "The Man Who Robbed British Banks" by making $1992 billion in one day during the Black Wednesday economic crisis in 1. He was born on August 12, 1930 in Hungary.
For the first time, after the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, it made its name by making the biggest financial aid of all time to the Eastern European countries (Ukraine, Belarus, Poland, Yugoslavia, Romania, etc.), which were quite poor compared to Western Europe. Its aid is more than the financial aid of large organizations such as the United Nations.
Soros, who studied at Oxford University School of Economics, started to live in England in 1947. Soros, who broke his leg while working as a porter to make a living in England, received his treatment in a public hospital.
As a result of his experiences, he learned how important the state aid to the poor is. He took macroeconomics courses in his faculty. In addition, Soros was inspired by Karl Popper, who had a great influence on him and became a student for his future project 'Open Society'.
Making a name for himself in the financial world in a short time, Soros settled in the United States in 1956. He did his first job by buying a stock or currency where it was cheap and selling it where it was expensive at the same time.
He became the owner of a great fortune thanks to the international investment fund he established.
After the fall of communism, it provided large amounts of aid to Eastern European countries.
In 1984, he founded an association called the Open Society Foundation in his hometown of Hungary.
OSIAF (Open Society Institute Aid Foundation), which was established in Bebek in September 2001, is the Turkey branch of the Open Society Institute.
How Much Is George Soros' Wealth?
Billionaire businessman George Soros 8,6 billion USD he has wealth. Many writers and famous names describe Soros as a “philanthropist” because of these activities. But on the contrary, there are some authors who claim that they do this to control the socio-political system of those countries. Against these allegations and the question marks in the minds, Soros said, “The only reason I am accused of these color revolutions is Russian propaganda. I support such processes around the world. We're doing it in Liberia right now, we can do it in Nepal too,” he defended himself and admitted such actions. He also told a Russian radio in 2006 that he financially supported the 2003 Rose Revolution in Georgia.
SOROS REACTION FROM PRESIDENT ERDOĞAN
President Erdoğan responded harshly to the reactions to the decision regarding Osman Kavala. "The decision made about an individual disturbed some circles," Erdogan said. This man was Turkey's Soros, he was the behind-the-scenes coordinator of the Gezi events.”
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