Özdemir Sabancı
| Özdemir Sabancı | |
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| Born |
May 15, 1941 Adana |
| Died | January 9, 1996 (aged 54) Istanbul |
| Cause of death | Murdered |
| Resting place | Adana Asri Cemetery |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Education | Chemical engineering |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology |
| Organization | Sabancı Holding |
| Spouse(s) | Sevda (Girişken) Sabancı |
| Children | Demir Sabancı, Serra Sabancı |
| Parent(s) | Hacı Ömer Sabancı, Sadıka Sabancı |
| Relatives | İhsan Sabancı, Sakıp Sabancı, Hacı Sabancı, Şevket Sabancı, Erol Sabancı |
Özdemir Sabancı (May 15, 1941 - January 9, 1996) was a Turkish businessman and a second generation member of the Sabancı family.
He was born in Adana, Turkey. After finishing the high school at the Tarsus American College in Tarsus, province Mersin, he received his B.A. degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK. Later, he obtained a master's degree in the same discipline in Switzerland.
Returned to Turkey, he worked in the Sabancı Holding and soon founded and further developed the synthetic fibres producer Sasa, one of the biggest industrial companies of the group. Under his leadership, Sabancı Holding entered into the automotive sector. He established several joint-venture projects with major Japanese companies including production of Mitsubishi coaches and trucks, Komatsu construction equipment, loaders and forklifts. In 1990, he paved the way to produce Toyota cars in Turkey as a consequence of the largest Turkish-Japanese partnership.
In the board of directors of the holding, he was responsible for the Group of Synthetic Fibers, Automotive and Plastics.
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