[1] His businesses range from the largest personal care market chain in Turkey, to real estate management and development in New York City.

[3] Demir Sabancı started his business career in Japan and quickly rose to the executive ranks.

He left Japan and moved to the United States to help lead Toyota Motor Sales.

In 1996, he joined Sabancı Holding as a board member and three years later, founded Teknosa, the pioneer electronics retail chain in Turkey.

[5] Sabancı is an active philanthropist with organizations such as the Turkish Health & Education Foundation (SEV).