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In 1977 he launched his business career and held various positions in the companies his family owned. He founded Balsu, which would go on to become a leading hazelnut exporter in 1978. He was the
President of the Association of Exporters of Istanbul between 1987 and 2001 and was a founder of several
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Erdogan in 2008 and founded the Cuneyd Zapsu Consultancy Inc. which serves as an advisor to various global and Turkish enterprises. He has also returned to the hazelnut processor and exporter Balsu. He serves as a senior advisor to
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hazelnut-related associations. In 1995 Zapsu and his brother Aziz co-founded the
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