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The '''Sabancı family''' is a family of [[Turkey|Turkish]] businesspeople founded by [[Hacı Ömer Sabancı]], a wealthy trader. Some second and third generation members of the family control today a group of Turkish companies that were established mostly by the efforts of his son [[Sakıp Sabancı]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/business/sakip-sabanci-71-businessman.html|title=Sakip Sabanci, 71, Businessman|date=13 April 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=15|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> After the death of Sakıp Sabancı, also known as Sakip Aga, in 2004, the granddaughter of the founder, [[Güler Sabancı]], was chosen to run [[Sabancı Holding]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=116805|title=Güler Sabancı dönemi|date=19 May 2004|work=[[Radikal]]|language=[[Turkish language|Turkish]]|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> |
The '''Sabancı family''' is a family of [[Turkey|Turkish]] businesspeople founded by [[Hacı Ömer Sabancı]], a wealthy trader. Some second and third generation members of the family control today a group of Turkish companies that were established mostly by the efforts of his son [[Sakıp Sabancı]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/13/business/sakip-sabanci-71-businessman.html|title=Sakip Sabanci, 71, Businessman|date=13 April 2004|work=[[The New York Times]]|page=15|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> After the death of Sakıp Sabancı, also known as Sakip Aga, in 2004, the granddaughter of the founder, [[Güler Sabancı]], was chosen to run [[Sabancı Holding]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/haber.php?haberno=116805|title=Güler Sabancı dönemi|date=19 May 2004|work=[[Radikal]]|language=[[Turkish language|Turkish]]|accessdate=9 May 2013}}</ref> |
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The Sabancı family,<ref>Geoffrey Jones: ''Entrepreneurship and Multinationals: Global Business and the Making of the Modern World.'' Edward Elgar Pub, 2013. p. 35</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Ozkoray|first1=Erol|title=Why Is the Armenian Genocide Still a Taboo?|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100520022946/http://hetq.am/en/region/29407/|agency=Hetq|date=3/29/2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Acemoglu|first1=Murat|title=Setting New Agendas for Turkish-Armenian Relations|agency=Armenian Reporter|date=17 February 2001|quote=Wealthy magnates like Vehbi Koc, according to available information, accumulated their wealth from abandoned Armenian properties.}}</ref> took part in [[Confiscated Armenian properties in Turkey|takeovers]] of old Armenian minority-run ventures, which were encouraged by the government.<ref>Ayse Bugra: ''State and Business in Modern Turkey. A Comparative Study.'' SUNY Press, 1994. p. 82</ref> |
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In 2004, [[Forbes]] magazine ranked the family as the 147th richest in the world, and valued the family's assets at $3.2 billion.<ref name=NYT /> |
In 2004, [[Forbes]] magazine ranked the family as the 147th richest in the world, and valued the family's assets at $3.2 billion.<ref name=NYT /> |
Revision as of 21:07, 29 June 2014
The Sabancı family is a family of Turkish businesspeople founded by Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a wealthy trader. Some second and third generation members of the family control today a group of Turkish companies that were established mostly by the efforts of his son Sakıp Sabancı.[1] After the death of Sakıp Sabancı, also known as Sakip Aga, in 2004, the granddaughter of the founder, Güler Sabancı, was chosen to run Sabancı Holding.[2]
In 2004, Forbes magazine ranked the family as the 147th richest in the world, and valued the family's assets at $3.2 billion.[1]
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References
- ^ a b "Sakip Sabanci, 71, Businessman". The New York Times. 13 April 2004. p. 15. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Güler Sabancı dönemi". Radikal (in Turkish). 19 May 2004. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
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