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SAKIP SABANCI

SAKIP SABANCI. (7 April 1933 – April 10, 2004) TURK I SH BUS I NESS TYCOON AND PH I LANTHROP I ST. SAKIP SABANCI.

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SAKIP SABANCI

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  1. SAKIP SABANCI (7 April 1933 – April 10, 2004) TURKISH BUSINESS TYCOON ANDPHILANTHROPIST.

  2. SAKIP SABANCI

  3. 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 of the world's top billionaires in 2004

  4. . SakıpSabancı described himself as such: "I get angry when someone calls me only rich; I am happy with my social personality and my generosity."

  5. Sabancı was among the most colorful personalities in the Turkish business world. After taking over the family business, with his energy, initiative and courage alongside the assistance of his brothers, he carried the Sabancı Group among the world's top companies starting in the 1980s. Sabancı Holding controls 64 companies, which are involved in textiles, food, tourism, paper and packing, automotives, chemicals, tobacco, cement, insurance and banking.

  6. Sabancı was a humorous, folksy figure, who loved the media limelight and rejoiced in being known as "SakıpAğa".

  7. Sabancı received honorary doctorates from following Turkish and American universities: • 1984 Anadolu Üniversitesi, Eskişehir • 1986 University of New Hampshire, New Hampshire, USA • 1992 Yıldız Üniversitesi, Istanbul • 1993 Erciyes Üniversitesi, Kayseri • 1997 18 Mart Üniversitesi, Çanakkale • Mimar Sinan Üniversitesi, Istanbul • Girne AmericanUniversity, Kyrenia, Cyprus • Trakya Üniversitesi, Edirne • IstanbulUniversitesi, Istanbul • 1998 SoutheasternUniversity, Washington D.C., USA • 1999 Çukurova Üniversitesi, Adana • 2002 Kırıkkale Üniversitesi, Kırıkkale

  8. He was awarded by various national and international institutions as listed below: • 1979 "Golden Mercury Award" given to successful businessmen. • 1987 Belgian "Ordre de Léopold II, Commander Class" by Belgian Prince Albert (now King Albert II of Belgium). • 1992 Japanese "Order of the Sacred Treasure, Golden and Silver Star" from the Japanese Government. • 1997 Turkish "State Medal of Distinguished Service" by the Turkish President SüleymanDemirel.[1] • 1997 "European Chrystal World Award" from the European Institute for Economy in Zurich, Switzerland. • 1999 "Businessman of the Year Award" by the FABSIT (Friends of American Board Schools in Turkey) Foundation in New York, USA. • 1999 Turkish "Grand Prize of Culture and Arts" from the Ministry of Culture of the Turkish Republic. • 2001 Turkish "Industry Technology and Quality Award" by the GYTE (Gebze Institute for High Technology). • 2001 French "Légiond'honneur" from President Jacques Chirac for his contributions to the Franco-Turkish relationships in culture and business.

  9. He wrotebooksmostly on his experience in business life. Some of themaretranslatedinto English andJapaneselanguage. Theroyaltiesfrom his booksarebeingdonatedto Darülaceze (Almshouse) and Türkiye Spastik Çocuklar Vakfı (Turkey Foundation forSpasticChildren). • İşte Hayatım (This is my life), 1985 • Para Başarının Mükafatıdır (Money is thereward of success), 1985 • This is my life (English) 1988 • Gönül Galerimden (Fromthegalleria of myhearth), 1988 • Rusya'dan Amerika'ya (FromRussiatoAmerica), 1989 • Ücret Pazarlığı mı ? - Koyun Pazarlığı mı ? (Is it wagebargainorsheepbargain ?), 1990 • Değişen ve Gelişen Türkiye (Turkey, ChangingandDeveloping), 1991 • Daha Fazla İş Daha Fazla Aş (Morework, morefood), 1993 • Doğu Anadolu Raporu (EasternAnatolianreport), 1995 • Başarı Şimdi Aslanın Ağzında (Success is now in thelion'smouth), 1998 • İşte Hayatım (Japanese), 2000 • Hayat Bazen Tatlıdır (Life is sometimessweet), 2001 • Sakıpname (Dedicatedto Sakıp), 2002 • ...bıraktığım yerden Hayatım; (My life fromwhere I leftoff), 445 pp, ISBN 975-293-181-2. • Her Şeyin Başı Sağlık; (Healthfirst) 176 pp, ISBN 975-293-217-7.

  10. His contributionstotheworld: • His greatest contribution was to education in Turkey, and he founded the Sabancı University in 1999.

  11. His collections of more than 320 Ottoman and Turkish paintings, statues and more than 400 examples of Ottoman calligraphy are exhibited at AtlıKöşk (The Equestrian Villa) at Bosporus in Emirgan, Istanbul, where he and his family lived for years and which was converted into the SakıpSabancı Museum in 2002.

  12. Already in 1974, Sabancı family also founded the charitable Vaksa foundation, which runs more than 100 health, education and cultural centers throughout Turkey. • http://www.sabancivakfi.org/homepage/

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