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Sabancı Holding A.Ş.
Anonim Şirket
Traded as BİST: SAHOL
Industry Conglomerate
Founded 1967; 58 years ago (1967)
Headquarters
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Güler Sabancı (Chair)
  • Erol Sabancı (Vice Chair)
  • Suzan Sabancı Dinçer (Board Member)
  • E. Melisa Sabancı Tapan (Board Member)
  • Serra Sabancı (Board Member)
  • Cenk Alper (Board Member and CEO)
  • Hayri Çulhacı (Independent Board Member)
  • Hüseyin Gelis (Independent Board Member)
  • Mehmet Kahya (Independent Board Member)
Products Finance, energy, cement, retail, insurance, industry
Revenue Increase Lira 449,7 billion (2023Q3)
Increase Lira 34,2 billion (2023Q3)
Subsidiaries

Sabancı Holding is a very large company based in Istanbul, Turkey. It's like a big group of many different businesses. They work in areas such as money services, energy, making cement, selling things in stores, and other industries. The Sabancı family started the company and still owns most of it.

Sabancı Holding began in 1967. Today, it works in 14 countries all over the world. They help more than 40 million customers. Over 60,000 people work for Sabancı Holding. They also partner with famous global companies like E.ON, Bridgestone, and Carrefour.

What Sabancı Holding Does

Sabancı Group companies operate in many countries. They sell their products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and both North and South America. The company offers many services. These include banking, insurance, and managing money. They also work in industry, retail, and cement production.

Sabancı Holding partners with big international companies. Some of these are Ageas, Bridgestone, Carrefour, and E.ON. These partnerships help them grow and reach more people.

The Sabancı family owns most of the company. However, a part of the company's shares can be bought by the public.

Leadership

Güler Sabancı is the head of the company's board of directors. She is a member of the Sabancı family. She took over in 2004 after her uncle, Sakıp Sabancı, passed away. Erol Sabancı is the vice chairman. Cenk Alper is the company’s CEO.

Different Businesses

Sabancı Holding has many different types of businesses. Here are some of the main ones:

Industrial Companies

  • Kordsa: Makes strong materials for tires and other products.
  • Brisa: A partnership with Bridgestone that makes tires.
  • Temsa Motorlu Araçlar: Works with Komatsu on vehicles.
  • Temsa Ulaşım Araçları: A partnership with PPF Group for transportation vehicles.

Banking Services

  • Akbank: This is one of the largest banks in Turkey.

Retail Stores

  • Teknosa: Sells electronics and is part of the Euronics network.
  • Carrefoursa: A partnership with Carrefour for grocery stores.

Financial Services

  • Agesa: Works with Ageas on life insurance and pensions.
  • Aksigorta: Also partners with Ageas for general insurance.

Energy Sector

  • Enerjisa: A partnership with E.ON that provides electricity.
  • Enerjisa Üretim: Also with E.ON, it generates electricity. It owns the lignite-fired Tufanbeyli power station.
  • Sabancı Climate Technologies: Focuses on new technologies for climate solutions.

Building Materials

  • Çimsa: Produces cement and other building materials.
  • Akçansa: A partnership with HeidelbergCement for cement.
  • Sabancı Building Solutions: Provides solutions for building projects.

Digital Services

  • SabancıDX: Focuses on digital transformation and technology solutions.

Other Businesses

  • Tursa: Owns and runs three Hilton hotels. These hotels are in Adana, Ankara, and Mersin.
  • Exsa
  • Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik

Headquarters

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Sabancı Group towers in Istanbul, Turkey

Sabancı Holding moved its main office to Istanbul in 1974. Their headquarters are in the Sabancı Group towers. These are two tall buildings in an area called Levent.

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