Vitali Hakko (1913 – 10 December 2007) was a Turkish businessman, founder of the

Vakko Vakko is a Turkish fashion company. It produces and retails textiles, leather goods, and accessories. Vakko also operates luxury department stores under the Vakko name at Zorlu Center, İstinye Park, Akmerkez, Vadi Istanbul, and Akasya malls ...

clothing business. He was laid to rest at the Ulus Sephardi Jewish Cemetery in

Istanbul Istanbul ( , ; tr, İstanbul ), formerly known as Constantinople ( grc-gre, Κωνσταντινούπολις; la, Constantinopolis), is the List of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city in Turkey, serving as the country's economic, ...

following the religious funeral ceremony held at the

Neve Shalom Synagogue Neve Shalom Synagogue ( tr, Neve Şalom Sinagogu, he, בית הכנסת נווה שלום; lit. "Oasis of Peace" or "Valley of Peace") is a synagogue in the Karaköy quarter of Beyoğlu district, in Istanbul, Turkey. The synagogue was built in ...

. He was survived by his son

Cem Hakko Cem Hakko (Istanbul, 17 June 1955) is a Turkish fashion designer and businessman. He is the son of Vitali Hakko (1913–2007). Life After finishing elementary school in Turkey, he continued his studies at College du Leman in Geneva and graduated ...

.Jürgen Gottschlich, Dilek Zaptcioglu ''Istanbul. Con atlante stradale'' 2011 Page 19 "Uomini d'affari ebrei come Ishak Alaton, che opera nel campo dell'elettronica, e l'imperatore della moda Cem Hakko (Vakko) sono attualmente tra i personaggi più noti di İstanbul. Gli armeni furono decimati dalle persecuzioni del 1915 ..."

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Hakko, Vitali 1913 births Turkish Jews 20th-century Turkish businesspeople 20th-century Sephardi Jews 21st-century Sephardi Jews 2007 deaths