Ahmet Ertegun

, Istanbul, Turkey

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Ahmet Ertegun (; ? December 14, 2006) was the Turkish American founder and president of Atlantic Records and chairman of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and museum, described as "one of the most significant figures in the modern recording industry". He also co-founded the New York Cosmos soccer team of the North American Soccer League.

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Born in Istanbul, Ahmet and his family, including elder brother Nesuhi, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1935, with their father, Münir Ertegün, who served as the first Ambassador of the then-young Republic of Turkey to the United States of America. His last name, Ertegün, means "living in a hopeful future" in Turkish.

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