Sabancı Holding facts for kids
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![]() Sabancı Center in Beşiktaş, İstanbul
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Traded as | BİST: SAHOL |
Industry | Conglomerate |
Founded | 1967 |
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Istanbul, Turkey
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Worldwide |
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Products | Finance, energy, cement, retail, insurance, industry |
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Agesa
Ak Yatırım Akçansa Akbank Aksigorta Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik Brisa Carrefoursa Çimsa Enerjisa Enerjisa Üretim Kordsa Sabancı Building Solutions SabancıDX Sabancı İklim Teknolojileri Temsa Temsa Motorlu Araçlar Teknosa Tursa Exsa Gayrimenkul |
Sabancı Holding is a very large company based in Istanbul, Turkey. It's like a big group of many different businesses. These businesses work in areas such as money services, energy (like making and sending electricity), making cement, selling things in stores, and other industries.
The family who started the company, the Sabancı family, still owns most of it. Sabancı Holding's shares were first sold on the Istanbul Stock Exchange in 1997. In 2024, the Sabancı Group worked in 17 countries across 5 continents. They helped over 40 million customers and had more than 60,000 people working for them. The company also partners with other big global companies like E.ON, Bridgestone, Ageas, Heidelberg, and Carrefour.
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What Sabancı Holding Does
Sabancı Group companies operate in 17 countries. They sell their products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America, and South America. The company works in different areas like banking, industry, retail, and cement.
They offer many services, including:
- Banking for companies and individuals
- Payment systems
- Insurance services
- Managing money for others
- Financial leasing
In 2024, the company's total sales were about US$37.33 billion. In March 2025, Hayri Çulhacı became the first person from outside the Sabancı family to be the Chair and Managing Director of Sabancı Holding.
Industrial Businesses
Sabancı Holding has several companies that make industrial products:
- Kordsa
- Brisa (which is a partnership with Bridgestone)
- Temsa Motorlu Araçlar (a partnership with Komatsu)
- Temsa Ulaşım Araçları (a partnership with PPF Group)
Banking Services
- Akbank is a major bank that is part of Sabancı Holding.
Retail Stores
- Teknosa (part of the Euronics network)
- Carrefoursa (a partnership with Carrefour)
Financial Services
These companies help people with money and insurance:
- Agesa (a partnership with Ageas)
- Aksigorta (also a partnership with Ageas)
Energy Production
- Enerjisa (a partnership with E.ON)
- Enerjisa Üretim (also a partnership with E.ON): This company owns the lignite-fired Tufanbeyli power station.
- Sabancı Climate Technologies
Building Materials
These companies make materials used in construction:
- Çimsa
- Akçansa (a partnership with HeidelbergCement)
- Sabancı Building Solutions
Digital Technology
- SabancıDX focuses on digital solutions and technology.
Other Businesses
- Tursa: This company owns and runs three Hilton hotels in Adana, Ankara, and Mersin.
- Exsa
- Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik
Company Headquarters
Sabancı Holding moved its main office from Adana to Istanbul in 1974. Their headquarters are now in the Sabancı Group towers. This is a complex of two tall buildings in a part of Istanbul called Levent.