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- Net Holding A.S. (NTHOL.IS) is a Turkey-based holding company primarily engaged in tourism, gaming, hotel management, real estate development, and related services across Turkey, Northern Cyprus, Montenegro, Croatia, and Bulgaria. Founded in 1974 by Besim Tibuk as Net Turizm A.Ş. and headquartered in Istanbul's Etiler district, the company operates through brands such as MERIT International Hotels & Resorts and MERIT Casinos, offering luxury hotels, casinos, duty-free shops, gift and souvenir stores under Bazaar54, cafes, bookstores, limousine services, publishing for tourists and children, and real estate projects; it ranks as the eighth-largest casino operator worldwide and focuses on gaming & lottery, hotel management, and property development sectors targeting leisure, travel, and entertainment markets. Net Holding employs around 7,134 people under CEO Hande Tibuk and listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange since 1989, contributing to regional economies through expansions like the Hagia Sophia restoration in 1992, Merit casino openings in Northern Cyprus, and Balkan market entries with multiple casino and hotel properties since 2011. In recent developments, the company pursues a merger with Net Tourism (NTTUR) to eliminate cross-holdings, consolidate assets including tourism operations onto its balance sheet, enhance synergies, transparency, and market capitalization, with the process outlined since 2015 and ongoing transformation into a regional services holding emphasizing sustainable growth in gaming and hospitality.