Sevil Sabancı

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Sevil Sabancı (born January 4, 1973), a member of the Sabancı family in third generation, is a Turkish businesswoman.

Biography

She was born on January 4, 1973, in Istanbul, Turkey as the third child of Sakıp Sabancı, the founder of Sabancı Holding, Turkey’s second biggest industrial and financial conglomerate. Sevil received a degree in Business Administration from Marmara University in Istanbul.

Following her graduation, she worked at various posts in family-owned companies, and then entered the board of directors of Sabancı Holding in 1997, serving until 2001. She is member of the board of Türkan Sabancı School for Sight Disabled, which was established by her mother, Türkan Sabancı.

Inspired by the equestrian statue in the garden of her family’s former mansion Atlı Köşk ("The Equestrian Villa") in Emirgan, Istanbul, Sevil Sabancı is a passionate jumping rider competing internationally. In 2006, she finished first at Wiesbaden Small Tour at 1.20 and won also the final competition in Leipzig, Germany. She is vice president of the Turkish Equestrian Federation.

Sevil Sabancı has a daughter, Melissa, from her first marriage with Eran Tapan.

External links

Sabancı Holding website (Turkish)

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

Persondata
Name	Sabanci, Sevil
Alternative names
Short description	Turkish businesswoman
Date of birth	January 4, 1973
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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