Dilek Sabancı
Personal details
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964
Adana,
Turkey
ResidenceIstanbul
OccupationEntrepreneur, businesswoman
Net worthIncrease £1 billion[1]
(US$1.66 billion)

Dilek Sabanci is the Turkish chairperson and CEO of Vista Tourism and Travel, a firm she founded in 1989. She is an heir to the Sabancı family fortune, as a daughter of Sakıp Sabancı.[1] According to the latest profile on Forbes, she is worth upwards of £1 billion.[1]

Life and career

Dilek has two bachelor's degrees from Reinhardt University and Fisher College. Dilek established Vista Tourism and Travel with her father in 1989 and has evolved the company to one of the largest travel agencies in Turkey. She also serves as a board member of the family’s Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation, a philanthropic organisation involved in education and health.[1]

Dilek is disabled and devotes much of her time to helping mentally and physically impaired people. Sabanci is also active in a number of charitable groups as the vice president of Turkish Sports Federation for the Mentally Handicapped, chair of board of directors of Turkish Special Olympics, and an active member in Foundation for Children with Leukemia and Kanlica Lions and Rotary Clubs.[2]

Supporting various social, cultural and sports activities every year, Sabanci has funded several facilities, including “Dilek Sabanci Anatolian Vocational Trade School”, “Besiktas Municipality Dilek Sabanci Park”, “Dilek Sabanci Antalya Sports Hall”, “Dilek Sabanci Gulen Yuzler Vocational Rehabilitation and Business Centre”, “Konya Selcuk University Dilek Sabanci Conservatory” as well as “Dilek Sabanci Art Gallery” in Mardin.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "#1342 Dilek Sabanci". Forbes. March 2013. Retrieved 26 Feb 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Dilek Sabanci". Sabanci Vakfi. 23 Feb 2014. Archived from the original on 30 March 2014. Retrieved 26 Feb 2014.
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