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Sabancı Foundation

Leadership Through Years

Since its establishment in 1974, the Sabancı Foundation has been guided by visionary leaders who shaped its values, direction, and impact. This section highlights the contributions of our former Presidents, CEOs, and Board Members whose dedication laid the groundwork for the Foundation’s long-standing commitment to social development. Here, you can find out more about the leadership legacy that continues to shape and inspire our work today.
Chairmen of Board of Trustees
Hacı Sabancı
Sakıp Sabancı
Güler Sabancı
Duty Period
1974 - 1998
1998 - 2004
2004 - Devam
General Managers
Kamil Yeşilpınar
Vecdi Özgül
Erbay Fiş
Hüsnü Paçacıoğlu
Zerrin Koyunsağan
Nevgül Bilsel Safkan
Duty Period
1974 - 1986
1986 - 1993
1993 - 2006
2006 - 2011
2011 - 2018
2018 - Devam
Members of Executive Committee
Kamil Yeşilpınar
Özdemir Sabancı
Hacı Sabancı
Vecdi Özgül
Prof.Dr. Mithat Özsan
Prof.Dr. Can Özşahinoğlu
Erbay Fiş
Sakıp Sabancı
Prof.Dr. Yalçın Kekeç
Güler Sabancı
Mustafa Nedim Bozfakıoğlu
Hüsnü Paçacıoğlu
Zerrin Koyunsağan
Nevgül Bilsel Safkan
Hayri Çulhacı
Dilek Sabancı
Suzan Sabancı
Duty Period
1974 - 1986
1974 - 1990
1974 - 1998
1986 - 1993
1990 - 1992
1992 - 2000
1993 - 2006
1999 - 2004
2000 - 2004
2004 - Devam
2004 - 2020
2006 - 2018
2018 - 2020
2020 - Devam
2021 - Devam
2021 - Devam
2021 - Devam
Governors of Adana
Nezihe Okuş
Alaattin Özkiper
Lütfü F. Tuncel
Tahir Gençağa
Aydemir Ceyhan
Metin Dirimtekin
Hayri Kozakçıoğlu
Erdoğan Şahinoğlu
Fevzi Yetkiner
Recep Birsin Özen
Bekir Aksoy
Naci Parmaksız
Oğuz Kağan Köksal
İ. Kemal Önal
Duty Period
1974
1975
1975 - 1978
1978 - 1979
1979
1979 - 1980
1980 - 1983
1983 - 1988
1988 - 1989
1989 - 1991
1992 - 1993
1993 - 1996
1996 - 2002
2003 - 2004
Adana Metropolitan Municipality Mayors
Ege Bağatur
Selahattin Çolak
Nuri Korkmaz
Ali Kelecek
Aytaç Durak
Duty Period
1974 - 1977
1977-1980; 1990-1994
1980-1981
1981-1983
1984-1989; 1994-2004
Rectors of Cukurova University
Prof.Dr. Nevzat Eser
Prof.Dr. Lütfullah Aksungur
Prof.Dr. Mithat Özsan
Prof.Dr. Can Özşahinoğlu
Prof.Dr. Yalçın Kekeç
Duty Period
1974-1977
1978-1980
1980-1992
1992-2000
2000-2004
Delegates of Akbank
Erol Sabancı
Turgut Özal
Bülent Yazıcı
Naim Talu
Hayri Çulhacı
Duty Period
1974-1974
1974-1975
1974-1976
1976-1997
1998-Devam
Delegates of Sabanci Group
Hacı Sabancı
Şevket Sabancı
Kamil Yeşilpınar
Özdemir Sabancı
Sakıp Sabancı
Oğuz Karahan
Hasan Güleşçi
Vecdi Özgül
Erbay Fiş
Güler Sabancı
Ömer Sabancı
Ali İsmail Sabancı
Ömer Sabancı
Mustafa Nedim Bozfakıoğlu
Faruk Bilen
Dilek Sabancı
Hüsnü Paçacıoğlu
Serra Sabancı
Suzan Sabancı
Zerrin Koyunsağan
Nevgül Bilsel Safkan
Duty Period
1974-1998
1974
1974-1986
1974-1995
1974-2004
1975-1985
1985-1998
1986-1993
1993-2006
1997-Devam
1998-1999
1998-2004
2000-2006
2004-Devam
2004-2017
2004-Devam
2006-2018
2007-Devam
2018-Devam
2018-2020
2020-Devam
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