Ferit Şahenk (Turkish pronunciation: [feˈɾit ʃaˈhenk], born 1964) is a Chairman of Turkey’s Doğuş Holding conglomerate and richest person in Turkey. On the Forbes 2016 list of the world’s billionaires, he was ranked #722 with a net worth of US$2.4 billion.
Background
Şahenk graduated from The American School in Switzerland (TASIS) and earned his Bachelors from Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. with a degree in Marketing and Human Resources in 1989. After graduation, Şahenk returned to Istanbul, where his father, Ayhan Şahenk (1929–2001), sent him to apprentice at Doğuş’ Garanti Bank. After eight years he moved to the holding company, and beginning in 1998, he has acquired two food retail chains and operated NTV by funding the expansion by selling part of the group’s Garanti Bank to the public. Understanding that top talent is essential to running a diverse group, he also created a recruitment division, Humanitas. Revenues for 1999 at privately held Doğuş Group hit $5.7 billion. In May 2000, he instituted centralized back-office operations for Doğuş’ multiple banks and is doing the same for its auto dealerships. To its banking business, Şahenk added leasing, insurance and cashback reward schemes like those of Discover Card in the United States – financial services still uncommon in Turkey at the time.
| Ferit Faik Şahenk | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1964 (age 52–53) Niğde, Turkey |
| Residence | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Nationality | Turkish |
| Alma mater | Boston College |
| Occupation | Chairman of Doğuş Holding |
| Net worth |  US$2.4 billion |
| Spouse(s) | Diana Şahenk (1989–present) |
| Children | Defne Şahenk |
| Parent(s) | Ayhan Şahenk Deniz Şahenk |
| Relatives | Filiz Şahenk (sister) |
Ferit Faik Sahenk net worth: Ferit Faik Sahenk is a Turkish businessman who has a net worth of $2.7 billion. Ferit Faik Sahenk chairs his family’s, Dogus Holding, which has interests in finance, media, tourism and construction companies. As of 2012, the group has made an enormous expansion after acquiring deluxe restaurant chains, including the purchase of a 74% stake in the Door’s Group, as well as a majority share in restaurant chain, Go Mongo. Under Sahenk’s leadership, the company has expanded worldwide building tourism in Croatia and Greece. However, the main holding of his family is Garanti Bank, which they co-own with GE Capital. He is one of the wealthiest men in Turkey, but not the only billionaire in his family as his mother Deniz Sahenk and sister Filiz Sahenk also have billions. Together with American wife Diana Sahenk, Ferit Faik Sahenk has only one child.
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