Şevket Sabancı

Şevket Sabancı
Born	1936 (age 79–80) Akçakaya village, Kayseri Province
Residence	Istanbul, Bodrum, London
Nationality	Turkish
Citizenship	Turkey
Education	Textile engineering
Alma mater	University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology
Organization	Sabancı Holding, Esas Holding
Notable work	Haci Omer Sabanci Foundation, Sabancı Holding, Sabanci University, Esas Holding
Net worth	US$ US$7-8 billion (2015)
Spouse(s)	Hayırlı Zerrin Sabanci
Children	Emine Sabancı Kamışlı, Ali İhsan Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı
Parent(s)	Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı
Relatives	İhsan Sabancı, Sakıp Sabancı, Hacı Sabancı, Erol Sabancı, Özdemir Sabancı

Şevket Sabancı (born 1936), a member of the Sabancı family in second generation, is a billionaire Turkish businessman and philanthropist.

Biography

He was born 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey as the fourth son of Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a self-made wealthy trader, and Sadıka. Şevket was educated in textile engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST) in England. Returned home, he worked at managerial positions in a number of textile companies owned by his family. After 1980, he went abroad to represent Sabancı Holding. Currently, Şevket Sabancı is the chairperson of Esas Holding, the investment firm of his family's, which is the second largest shareholder in Air Berlin and the owner of Turkey's largest private airline company Pegasus Airlines.

Şevket Sabancı was also a founding member of the Sabancı Foundation VakSA.

He is married to Hayırlı Zerrin, with whom he has two daughters Emine Kamışlı, Sadıka Sabancı, and a son Ali Sabancı.

Family Tree

Şevket Sabancı (1936 Kayseri) married to Hayırlı Zerrin

Emine Sabancı Kamışlı (1966 Adana) married to Erhan Kamisli

Fethi Kamisli (m) (1991 London)

Kerem Kamisli (m) (1993 London)

Ali İhsan Sabancı (1969 Adana) married (1995) Vuslat Doğan Sabancı (1971)

Şevket Emrecan Sabancı (m) (London 2001)

Kaan Ali Sabancı (m) (New York 2003)

References

Biography at Sabancı Holding website

Sabancı family

First generation

Hacı Ömer Sabancı (1906–1966)
Sadıka Sabancı (1910–1988)

Second generation

İhsan (1931–1979)
Sakıp (1933–2004)
Hacı (1935–1998)
Şevket (1936–)
Erol (1938–)
Özdemir (1941–1996)

Third generation

Güler (1955–)
Ömer (1959–)
Mehmet (1963–2004)
Dilek (1964–)
Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (1965–)
Demet Çetindoğan (1965–)
Ali (1969–)
Demir (1971–)
Sevil (1973–)

Fourth generation

Faruk (1992–)

Entities involved in

Major companies	Sabancı Holding Akbank TEMSA Pegasus Airlines EnerjiSA

Social and cultural institutions	Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation Sabancı University Sakıp Sabancı Museum Dilek Sabancı Sport Hall Sabancı Performing Arts Center

Cultural events	International Sabancı Theater Festival

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