Rank #2533
Deniz Sahenk
Net worth $1.6B
Diversified · Turkey
- Born
- Aug 06, 1945
- Age
- 80
- Source
- Diversified
- Residence
- Istanbul
- Citizenship
- Turkey
- Marital status
- Widowed
- Children
- 2
- Education
Net worth over time
Biography
- Deniz Sahenk is the widow of Dogus Holding founder Ayhan Sahenk, who died of a heart attack in 2001. She has no active role in the conglomerate.
- Dogus operates in sectors ranging from tourism, real estate and media to financial services, construction, autos and restaurants.
- The family had controlled Garanti Bank, the cornerstone of its fortune, selling it last 10% to Spain's BBVA in 2017, bringing in $900 million.
- Deniz's son, Ferit Sahenk, is CEO of Dogus Holding, and her daughter, Filiz Sahenk, manages its fashion and tourism components.
- Both Ferit and Filiz are also billionaires.
- Dogus has been deleveraging. In 2020, it agreed to sell its 42% stake in high-end Istanbul shopping mail Istinye Park to Qatar Holding LLC.
- Luxury hotel divestments include the Astir Palace and Athens Hilton in Greece, and the Capri Palace and Aldrovandi Villa Borghese in Italy.
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