Mehmet Sabancı (April 25, 1963 – November 9, 2004), a member in third generation of the renowned
Sabancı family
The Sabancı family is one of the wealthiest families in Turkey according to the Forbes billionaires list of 2016, with an estimated fortune ranging between $20–30 billion. The family's main business entity was founded by Hacı Ömer Sabancı in ...
in
Turkey
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, was a businessman.
Mehmet was born on April 25, 1963 in
Adana
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as the third child and the second son of
Hacı Sabancı
Hacı Sabancı (25 June 1935 – 26 June 1998) was a Turkish businessman and philanthropist, and a member of the second generation of the renowned Sabancı family.
He was born in the Akçakaya village of Kayseri Province as the third son of ...
(1935–1998). His father was the son of
Hacı Ömer Sabancı
Hacı Ömer Sabancı (1 January 1906 – 2 February 1966) 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 initiate ...
(1906–1966), the founder of
Sabancı Holding
Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., commonly abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is an industrial and financial conglomerate with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey. The company's primary activities are in financial services, energy (electricity generat ...
, the second largest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey. After he finished the high school at Tarsus American College in
Tarsus,
province Mersin, he was educated in
Business Administration
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at
US International University Europe in
London
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,
UK.
He worked from 1983 on 18 years long at several posts in the family owned
Akbank
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and Sabancı Holding. In 2001, he quit his high ranked position in the holding as head of the food group with US$1.3 billion turnover, and started his own business in upper class car trade representing
Smart
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,
Aston Martin
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,
Cadillac
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,
Porsche
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,
Brabus
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Mercedes-Benz
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,
Startech Chrysler
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,
MG and
Rover
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brands. Later, he extended his business interests to food, electronics and petroleum products under the roof of his F&B-Group Company.
Mehmet Sabancı died of a
heart attack
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on November 9, 2004 in a hotel room during a business trip in
London
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at age 41. His corpse was brought to Turkey and was buried in
Zincirlikuyu Cemetery
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The Zincirlikuyu Cemetery ( tr, Zincirlikuyu Mezarlığı) is a modern burial ground residing on the European part of Istanbul, Turkey. It is administered by the Metropolitan Municipality. Many prominent figures from the world of polit ...
in Ä°stanbul. He and his wife Zeynep and two sons, Faruk and Burak. He was brother of
Ömer Sabancı
Ömer Sabancı (born 1959) is a Turkish businessman and a member of the Turkey's second-wealthiest Sabancı family in third generation. He is the ex-chairman of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD). Due to the share ...
, former chairman of the prestigious "Turkish Businesspeople Association"
TÃœSÄ°AD
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, and
Demet Cetindogan, member of the board of textile giant Bossa.
References
Our unforgettables at Sabancı websiteF&B-Group website
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1963 births
2004 deaths
Businesspeople from Adana
Tarsus American College alumni
Mehmet Sabanci
Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery