Sabri Ülker

Sabri Ülker
Born 1920
Died 12 June 2012
Occupation Businessman
Children Murat Ülker

Sabri Ülker (1920 - 12 June 2012) was a Turkish businessman.

Early life

Sabri Ülker was born in 1920 in Crimea.[1] His family fled to Turkey to escape Communism.[1]

Career

He founded the Ülker company in 1944.[2] It became known as Yıldız Holding in 1989.[2]

Death

He died on 12 June 2012.

Legacy

The Sabri Ülker Center at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health in Cambridge, Massachusetts is named in his honor.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Pelin Turgut, Ülker: Ambitious confectioner snaps up Belgium’s Godiva, Financial Times, November 28, 2008
  2. 1 2 3 Sabri Ülker Center


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