degree in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (UMIST), UK.

[2] Returning 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.

[2] He established several joint-venture projects with major Japanese companies including production of Mitsubishi coaches and trucks, Komatsu construction equipment, loaders and forklifts.

[2] In the board of directors of the holding, he was responsible for the Group of Synthetic Fibers, Automotive and Plastics.

They had been given access to the building by Fehriye Erdal, a female member of DHKP-C, who was an employee at that time.