Ihsan Sabanci
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İhsan Sabancı a second-generation member of the renowned Sabancı family
, was a Turkish
businessman.
He was born in 1931 in the village of Akçakaya in Kayseri Province
as the first of six sons of Hacı Ömer Sabancı
and Sadıka. His brothers were Sakıp
(1933–2004), Hacı
(1935–1998), Şevket
(1936–), Erol
(1938–) and Özdemir
(1941–1996), all of whom contributed to the growth of a business imperium from nothing, founded by their father.
İhsan dropped out of school, and was a passionate football
player in his youth. Unlike his father and brothers, he was not much interested in business. With his father's backing, he dealt with textile and cotton purchasing until 1975, during the time his family’s major business was cotton trade. However, he spent most of his time at the Demirspor football club's facilities in Adana
.
He married Yüksel in 1953, with whom he had two daughters, Güler
(born 1955 in İstanbul) and Nur, and a son, Ahmet Yakup. İhsan had also three more children from his second marriage (religious marriage) with Nevin Tenik in Adana, two daughters, Sevgi Sabancı and Sevilay Sabancı (born 1966), and a son, Murat Sabancı (born 1967).
İhsan Sabancı died in 1979 at a young age of 48. After the death in 2004 of İhsan’s brother Sakıp, who led the family-controlled Sabancı Holding
, İhsan's daughter Güler Sabancı was appointed the chairperson of the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.
Sabanci family
The Sabancı family is a dynasty of Turkish businesspeople founded by Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a self-made wealthy trader. Some second and third generation members of the family control today Turkey’s largest and prestigious group of companies, established mostly by the efforts of his son Sakıp Sabancı...
, was a Turkish
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
businessman.
He was born in 1931 in the village of Akçakaya in Kayseri Province
Kayseri Province
The Kayseri Province , in central Turkey, is an area that has been linked with mythological stories as well as important figures in Turkish history. It is located in Anatolia, and surrounded by the Mount Erciyes, the Mount Hasan and the Mount Ali...
as the first of six sons of Hacı Ömer Sabancı
Haci Ömer Sabanci
Hacı Ömer Sabancı was a Turkish entrepreneur, who founded a number of companies, which later formed the second largest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey, the Sabancı Holding. He initiated the establishment of a dynasty of Turkey's wealthiest businesspeople.He was born in Akçakaya, a...
and Sadıka. His brothers were Sakıp
Sakip Sabanci
Sakıp Sabancı was a prominent Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist.Born as the second son of a cotton trader, he worked in all the ranks of his father's business without completing high school. He was the head of Turkey's largest business conglomerate and 147th richest man on the Forbes list...
(1933–2004), Hacı
Haci Sabanci
Hacı Sabancı , a member of the second generation of the renowned Sabancı family, was a Turkish businessman and philanthropist....
(1935–1998), Şevket
Sevket Sabanci
Şevket Sabancı , a member of the renowned Sabancı family in second generation, is a Turkish businessman and philanthropist.-Biography:...
(1936–), Erol
Erol Sabanci
Erol Sabancı , a member of the renowned Sabancı family in second generation, is a billionaire Turkish banker.-Biography:Erol Sabancı is the Honorary Chairman of Akbank and the doyen of Turkish bankers...
(1938–) and Özdemir
Özdemir Sabanci
Özdemir Sabancı was a Turkish businessman and a second generation member of the Sabancı family.-Biography:He was born in Adana, Turkey. After finishing the high school at the Tarsus American College in Tarsus, province Mersin, he received his B.A...
(1941–1996), all of whom contributed to the growth of a business imperium from nothing, founded by their father.
İhsan dropped out of school, and was a passionate football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player in his youth. Unlike his father and brothers, he was not much interested in business. With his father's backing, he dealt with textile and cotton purchasing until 1975, during the time his family’s major business was cotton trade. However, he spent most of his time at the Demirspor football club's facilities in Adana
Adana
Adana is a city in southern Turkey and a major agricultural and commercial center. The city is situated on the Seyhan River, 30 kilometres inland from the Mediterranean, in south-central Anatolia...
.
He married Yüksel in 1953, with whom he had two daughters, Güler
Güler Sabanci
Güler Sabancı is a third-generation female member of the renowned Sabancı family, and currently the chairperson of the family-controlled Sabancı Holding, the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.-Biography:...
(born 1955 in İstanbul) and Nur, and a son, Ahmet Yakup. İhsan had also three more children from his second marriage (religious marriage) with Nevin Tenik in Adana, two daughters, Sevgi Sabancı and Sevilay Sabancı (born 1966), and a son, Murat Sabancı (born 1967).
İhsan Sabancı died in 1979 at a young age of 48. After the death in 2004 of İhsan’s brother Sakıp, who led the family-controlled Sabancı Holding
Sabanci Holding
Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is the largest industrial and financial conglomerate in Turkey by profit. The holding is owned at about 75% by the Sabancı family, one of Turkey's wealthiest. 3% is owned by the Sabancı University and the Sabancı Foundation. The...
, İhsan's daughter Güler Sabancı was appointed the chairperson of the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.