Mustafa Küçük

Küçük was born in Malatya in 1963 to a poor family. He was one of two people from his district to attend university.^[1] In 1987, he started his own textile business in the basement of an apartment building, later growing the business and expanding into embroidery, printing and dyeing.^[1] In 2000, Küçük became the CEO of the Tema Group.^[1]

Küçük became the largest shareholder of fashion brand LC Waikiki in 1997.^[2] The brand began expanding into international markets in 2009, first opening stores in Romania,^[2] and now operates in 33 countries.^[3] In 2016, LC Waikiki expanded into textile products, under the name LCW Home.^[2]

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