He united the group companies operating in the fields of energy, construction, mining, textile and finance under one roof by establishing Çalık Holding in 1997.

[3] The disaster occurred on February 13, 2024 after the cyanide leaching process at the Anagold mine in the İliç district of Erzincan.

We are only a financial investor.” CHP Chairman Özgür Özel said to Ahmet Çalık, the owner of Çalık Holding, one of those responsible for the mine disaster in İliç, where 9 workers were buried under the soil, “If you get a share of the profit, you are responsible for everything that happens there.

In the documents disclosed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), it was stated that Çalık Holding, whose activities in tax havens were previously exposed with the Paradise Papers leaks, used shell companies with millions of dollars in their accounts for Çalık Holding's commercial transactions, according to the newly leaked documents.

Istanbul 21st Civil Court of First Instance rejected the lawsuit filed by Ahmet Çalık against journalists Pelin Ünker and Orhan Erinç due to the Paradise Papers article series, finding the journalists right.