Background
He was born 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey as the fourth son of Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a self-made wealthy trader, and Sadıka.
He was born 1936 in Kayseri, Turkey as the fourth son of Hacı Ömer Sabancı, a self-made wealthy trader, and Sadıka.
Şevket was educated in textile engineering at the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology (University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology) in England.
Returned home, he worked at managerial positions in a number of textile companies owned by his family. After 1980, he went abroad to represent Sabancı Holding. Currently, Şevket Sabancı is the chairperson of Esas Holding, which is the second largest share holder in Air Berlin and the owner of Turkey"s largest private airline company Pegasus Airlines.
Şevket Sabancı was also a founding member of the Sabancı Foundation VakSA.