Background
He was born in 1931 in the village of Akçakaya in Kayseri Province as the first of six sons of Hacı Ömer Sabancı and Sadıka.
He was born in 1931 in the village of Akçakaya in Kayseri Province as the first of six sons of Hacı Ömer Sabancı and Sadıka.
İhsan dropped out of school, and was a passionate football player in his youth. With his father"s backing, he dealt with textile and cotton purchasing until 1975, during the time his family’s major business was cotton trade. However, he spent most of his time at the Demirspor football club"s facilities in Adana.
İhsan Sabancı died in 1979 at a young age of 48.
After the death in 2004 of İhsan’s brother Sakıp, who led the family-controlled Sabancı Holding, İhsan"s daughter Güler Sabancı was appointed the chairperson of the second-biggest industrial and financial conglomerate of Turkey.