[2] In September 2016, the group was in talk with the Iranian authorities to build gas-fired power plants in Iran.

[3] In November 2017, the Zorlu Group opened Turkey's first nickel and cobalt production facility, and Europe's first global-scale smartphone manufacturing plant.

Through this deal, GSR Capital took 50% of Meta Nikel Madencilik, a nickel production subsidiary of the Zorlu Group.

[7] In November 2019, the Zorlu Group announced a $400-million investment to boost its production capacities,[8] and the launch of domestic electric cars on the Turkish market by 2022.

[9] Zorlu Group companies are active principally in the areas of textiles, white goods and electronics manufacturing, energy, and financial services.