In 2016, Columbia University established the Sakıp Sabancı Chair and Center for Turkish Studies, the first initiative of its kind in the United States.
[4] This initiative, supported by a $10 million donation, aims to enhance knowledge and awareness of Turkey through research, teaching, and intellectual exchange.
The establishment of the professorship and the center is part of a broader effort to foster academic collaboration and promote Turkish studies globally.
Sabancı received honorary doctorates from following Turkish and American universities: He was awarded by various national and international institutions as listed below:[5] He wrote books mostly on his experience in business life.
The royalties from his books are being donated to Darülaceze and Türkiye Spastik Çocuklar Vakfı (English: Turkey Foundation for Spastic Children).