Sabancı Holding

Sabancı Holding A.Ş.
Company typeAnonim Şirket
BİST: SAHOL
IndustryConglomerate
Founded1967 (1967)
Headquarters
Istanbul, Turkey
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
  • Hayri Çulhacı (Chair)
  • Erol Sabancı (Vice Chair)
[1]
ProductsFinance, energy, cement, retail, insurance, industry
RevenueIncrease US$37.33 billion (2024)[2]
Decrease US$1.26 billion (2024)
Decrease US$0.12 billion (2024)
Total assetsIncrease US$87.26 billion (2024)
Total equityDecrease US$13.43 billion (2024)
Subsidiaries
List
  • Agesa
    Ak Yatırım
    Akçansa
    Akbank
    Aksigorta
    Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik
    Brisa
    Carrefoursa
    Çimsa
    Enerjisa
    Enerjisa Üretim
    Kordsa
    Sabancı Building Solutions
    SabancıDX
    Sabancı İklim Teknolojileri
    Temsa
    Temsa Motorlu Araçlar
    Teknosa
    Tursa
    Exsa Gayrimenkul
[3]
Websitewww.sabanci.com

Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.Ş., commonly abbreviated as Sabancı Holding, is an industrial and financial conglomerate with headquarters in Istanbul, Turkey.[4] The company's primary activities are in financial services, energy (electricity generation and distribution), cement, retail and industrial sectors.[5] The founding Sabancı family continues to hold a majority stake.[6] Sabanci Holding was first listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (BIST) in 1997.[7] As of 2024, Sabancı Group operates in 17 countries across 5 continents, serving more than 40 million customers and providing employment for over 60,000 people.[8] Additionally, the holding has joint venture partnerships with prominent global players such as E.ON, Bridgestone,[9] Ageas,[10] Heidelberg,[11] and Carrefour.[12]

Operations

Sabancı Group companies operate in 17 countries and market their products in Europe, the Middle East, Asia, North America and South America. The company operates through banking, industry, retail, cement and other segments, and offers corporate and investment, private, commercial, SME, retail, and international banking services, as well as payment systems, treasury transactions, insurance brokerage services, asset management services, and financial leasing services.[4] Sabancı Holding’s multinational business partners include global companies such as Ageas, Bridgestone, Carrefour, E.ON, HeidelbergCement, Marubeni and Komatsu.[7]

In 2024, the Holding’s combined sales reached 1.244 trillion (US$37.33 billion), while its combined EBITDA amounted to ₺128.9 billion (US$3.92 billion).[13]

In March 2025, Hayri Çulhacı stepped into the role of the first non-family Chair and Managing Director of Sabancı Holding.[14]

Industrials

  • Kordsa
  • Brisa (joint venture with Bridgestone)
  • Temsa Motorlu Araçlar (joint venture with Komatsu)
  • Temsa Ulaşım Araçları (joint venture with PPF Group)

Banking

  • Akbank

Retail

Financial Services

  • Agesa (joint venture with Ageas)
  • Aksigorta (joint venture with Ageas)

Energy

Building Materials

  • Çimsa
  • Akçansa (joint venture with HeidelbergCement)
  • Sabancı Building Solutions

Digital

Others

  • Tursa: owns and operates 3 Hilton branded hotels in Adana, Ankara and Mersin
  • Exsa
  • Ankara Enternasyonel Otelcilik

Headquarters

Sabanci Group towers, 4. Levent, Istanbul, Turkey

Sabanci Holding relocated its headquarters from Adana to Istanbul in 1974, in the Sabanci Group towers — a twin skyscraper complex in Levent.

References

  1. ^ "Board of Directors". Sabancı Holding A.Ş. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  2. ^ "2023 Year End Financials, Sabanci Holding".
  3. ^ "HACI ÖMER SABANCI HOLDİNG A.Ş. 1 Ocak – 31 Mart 2023 Ara Dönemi Yönetim Kurulu Faaliyet Raporu" (in Turkish). KAP. Archived from the original on 2024-03-20. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  4. ^ a b "Haci Ömer Sabanci Holding A.S." Yahoo! Finance. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "Haci Omer Sabanci Holding AS". Bloomberg. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  6. ^ "In Pictures: The 40 Richest Turks". Forbes. April 13, 2007. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Haci Omer Sabanci Holdings A.S. History". Funding Universe. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
  8. ^ "Anadolu'nun Yükselen Holdingleri - Capital". Capital Online (in Turkish). Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  9. ^ "Brisa Bridgestone Sabancı Reaches Agreement to Acquire Site for New Passenger Car Tire Plant in Turkey News | Bridgestone". Bridgestone Global Website. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  10. ^ "AvivaSA'da Sabancı'nın yeni ortağı Ageas oluyor". BloombergHT (in Turkish). 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  11. ^ "Turkey | Heidelberg Materials". www.heidelbergmaterials.com. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  12. ^ "CarrefourSa'da direksiyona Sabancı geçti". www.hurriyet.com.tr (in Turkish). 2013-05-01. Retrieved 2024-03-20.
  13. ^ "Sabancı, proposing a dividend distribution of 6.3 billion TL, has e..." www.sabanci.com. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  14. ^ "Sabancı Investor Relations". yatirimciiliskileri.sabanci.com. Retrieved 2025-04-18.
  15. ^ "GCEL Data – Global Coal Exit List". www.coalexit.org. Retrieved 2025-04-24.
  16. ^ "Sabancıdx, 60 Ülkede Ayak Izi Olan Global Bir Teknoloji Şirketine Dönüştü | Marketing Türkiye". www.marketingturkiye.com.tr (in Turkish). 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2024-03-20.