Matild Manukyan
Matild Manukyan | |
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| Born | 1914 |
| Died | 17 February 2001 (aged 86–87)[1] Istanbul, Turkey |
| Resting place | Armenian Cemetery of Şişli |
| Nationality | Armenian |
| Occupation(s) | Real property investor, brothel owner |
Matild Manukyan (Armenian: Մաթիլդ Մանուկյան; 1914 – 17 February 2001) was a wealthy Turkish businesswoman of Armenian descent. She was a real property investor and madam[2] who made a fortune in the brothel business, whereby she became the top taxpayer in Istanbul for five consecutive years during the 1990s.
Biography
She was born in 1914 to an aristocratic Armenian family in Istanbul, Ottoman Empire. After finishing the French language-high school Lycée Notre Dame de Sion Istanbul,[3] she opened an haute couture atelier for Istanbul's socialites. Soon, she lost her husband and had to live alone with her son.[1]
Manukyan leased the buildings she inherited from her father in the red-light district of Karaköy neighbourhood in Istanbul to brothel owners. One of the brothel owners handed over his business to her in order to settle a debt, and over the years, she expanded the number of brothels she owned to a chain of 32.[1]
She invested her opulent earnings from the
In an interview, she revealed that she then owned around 70 business centers and 500
]Manukyan died on 17 February 2001, in Istanbul, at age 84, and was buried in the Armenian Cemetery of Şişli following the funeral at the Üç Horon Armenian Church in Beyoğlu. Her only heir is her son Kerope Çilingir, who grew up in the United States.[citation needed]
Trivia
- On 28 September 1995, Matild Manukyan was seriously injured on her left leg in a firearm attack, which originally targeted her security guard and driver.
- Manukyan (played by Ahu Tuğba) was featured in a 2006 TV miniseries named Meçhule Gidenler (literally Those Who Go to Uncertainty) directed by Bülent Pelit. The series has not been broadcast yet.[5]
References
- ^ a b c Zaman, Amberin (21 February 2001). "Matild Manukyan; Turkish Brothels Made Her Wealthy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ Sussman, Anna Louie. "The Brothel Next Door".
- ^ "biyografi.net: Matild Manukyan biyografisi burada ünlülerin biyografileri burada". www.biyografi.net.
- ^ "Aktif Haber February 5, 2006". Archived from the original on February 10, 2006.
- ^ "SinemaTürk". Archived from the original on September 29, 2007.
External links
- Biography Net (in Turkish)