Portrait of Ferit Faik Sahenk

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Ferit Faik Sahenk

Net worth $3.0B

Diversified · Turkey

Born
Mar 18, 1964
Age
62
Source
Diversified
Residence
Istanbul
Citizenship
Turkey
Marital status
Married
Children
1
Education
Bachelor of Arts/Science, Boston College

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Ferit Sahenk is CEO of Dogus Holding, which covers sectors ranging from tourism, real estate and media to financial services, construction and autos.
  • 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.
  • Dogus has invested $1.7 billion in Istanbul's Galataport. The project includes a cruise terminal, hotel, retail and restaurants.
  • Lately, 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.
  • Ferit Sahenk came in first in the prestige sailing competition Les Voiles de Saint-Tropez in 2016 and placed second in 2017 in the Wally classification.
  • His sister Filiz Sahenk and mother Deniz Sahenk are also billionaires.

Financial assets

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