Madam Mathild Manukyan operated half-a-dozen brothels in Istanbul in the ‘80s. The famous madam, who died in 2002, was one of Turkey’s biggest taxpayers. Every year she received an annual prize from Ankara for her contributions to the public coffers. She also had substantial real estate holdings. Following her death, her son took over the corporation.

Madam Mathild Manukyan operated half-a-dozen brothels in Istanbul in the ‘80s. The famous madam, who died in 2002, was one of Turkey’s biggest taxpayers. Every year she received an annual prize from Ankara for her contributions to the public coffers. She also had substantial real estate holdings. Following her death, her son took over the corporation.