9. Istanbul – 28 Billionaires
The city of Istanbul is home to about 28 billionaires. The net worth of the billionaires is around $48.7 billion, and the average billionaire in the city has a net worth of $1.62 billion. Istanbul is considered one of the “poorer” cities in the world, but the income of these wealthy individuals is still more than most people could dream of making. Some of the wealthiest people in the city include Husnu Ozyegin, who sold his company Finansbank, to the National Bank of Greece for $2.76 billion, and Ferit Sahenk, who was paid $1.6 billion for 25% of Garanti Bank, the third largest bank in Turkey.
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