Our History

• 1906

• • 1906 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı was born in the Akçakaya village of Kayseri.

• 1925

• • 1925 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı moved to Adana.
  • 1925 - Sabancı Holding was founded.
  • 1925 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı started working in the cotton trade business.

• 1932

• • 1932 - ÇIRÇIR PLANT Hacı Ömer Sabancı became a shareholder.

• 1943

• • 1943 - Yağsa Hacı Ömer Sabancı became a shareholder in a vegetable oil plant, known as Türk Nebati Yağlar Fabrikasi.

• 1946

• • 1946 - Marsa - Hacı Ömer Sabancı acquired a second vegetable oil plant.

• 1948

• • 1948 - Akbank Hacı Ömer Sabancı founded the Bank as a shareholder.

• 1949

• • 1949 - MISIRLI FARM Hacı Ömer Sabancı acquired his first farm of 1,000 hectares in Çukurova-Ceyhan (sold in 2001).

• 1950

• • 1950 - Bossa Flour Hacı Ömer Sabancı set up a flour and cotton ginning mill.

• 1951

• • 1951 - Bossa Textiles Hacı Ömer Sabancı made new investments in Bossa.

• 1953

• • 1953 - ÇIRIK FARM Hacı Ömer Sabancı acquired his second farm of 650 hectares in Adana-Yureğir. (sold in 2002)

• 1954

• • 1954 - Oralitsa Construction Materials Trading Ltd. (liquidated in 1998) was founded.

• 1957

• • 1957 - Madama Farm Hacı Ömer Sabancı acquired his third farm of 300 hectares in Çukurova near Tarsus. (sold in 2002)

• 1958

• • 1958 - Sapeksa Textiles and Soil Products Manufacturing and Trading Inc. was founded.

• 1960

• • 1960 - Aksigorta Insurance Company was founded.

• 1961

• • 1961 - Şakir Paşa Farm Hacı Ömer Sabancı acquired his fourth farm of 250 hectares in Adana next to the airport

• 1966

• • 1966 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı passed away in Istanbul

• 1967

• • 1967 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding was founded.

• 1968

• • 1968 - Temsa Thermo Mechanical Equipments Inc. was founded.

• 1971

• • 1971 - Pilsa Plastic Industry Inc. was founded.

• 1972

• • 1972 - Çimsa Cement Inc. was founded.

• 1973

• • 1973 - Yunsa Carpet and Worsted Products Inc. was founded.
  • 1973 - Kordsa was founded.

• 1974

• • 1974 - Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding Head Office moved to Istanbul.

• 1975

• • 1975 - Doğan Sigorta was purchased. (Renamed as Akhayat Sigorta in 1995 and as Akemeklilik in 2003
  • 1975 - Bimsa was founded.

• 1976

• • 1976 - Cipas Cement Products Inc. (Betonsa after 1994 and Betonsa merged into Akçansa in 1998)

• 1978

• • 1978 - Türk Philips Industry Inc. and Turk Philips Trade Inc. (shares sold to the partner in 1997)

• 1979

• • 1979 - İhsan Sabancı passed away.

• 1980

• • 1980 - Holsa Inc Trading CompanyNew York (Exsa Americas after 2004)

• 1981

• • 1981 - Ak International Bank Ltd. London. (Sabancı Bank after 1993)

• 1982

• • 1982 - Susa Liquid Bottling and Trading Inc. (merged into Marsa KJS in 1993, joined Danonesa in 1997)

• 1984

• • 1984 - Universal Trading [Jersey] Ltd. was founded in London.

• 1985

• • 1985 - Ankara International Hotels Inc. was founded.

• 1986

• • 1986 - Hefti Worsted Fabric Weaving and Finishing Inc. (sold in 2002) was founded.
  • 1986 - 1986 Hefti Worsted Fabric Weaving and Finishing Inc.

• 1987

• • 1987 - Dusa Industrial Yarn Manufacturing and Trading Inc. was founded.

• 1988

• • 1988 - Sadıka Sabancı passed away in Istanbul.

• 1991

• • 1991 - Philsa and Tobacco Inc. was founded with the partnership of Philip Morris and Sabancı.

• 1992

• • 1992 - IBimsa (IBM-Sabancı partnership) International Business Information and Management Systems was founded. (after the investment of IBM in Bimsa, and Bimsa again in 2004 after the acquisition of the shares of IBM)

• 1993

• • 1993 - Marsa KJS Food Products Manufacturing Inc. was founded.

• 1994

• • 1994 - Toyotasa Automotive Inc. started production.

• 1996

• • 1996 - Özdemir Sabancı passed away untimely.

• 1997

• • 1997 - Sabancı Holding Initial Public Offering.

• 1998

• • 1998 - Hacı Sabancı passed away.

• 1999

• • 2000 - Dupontsa B.V. (Dupont-Sabancı partnership) was founded.

• 2000

• • 2000 - Dupontsa B.V. (Dupont-Sabancı partnership) was founded.
  • 2000 - Teknosa was founded.

• 2001

• • 2001 - Dusa International LLC (Dupont-Sabancı partnership) was founded.

• 2002

• • 2002 - Sakıp Sabancı Museum opened.

• 2003

• • 2003 - Sabancı Telekomünikasyon Hizmetleri A.Ş. was founded and Turk.Net and Ak Internet companies merged into this company.

• 2004

• • 2004 - Sakıp Sabancı passed away.

• 2005

• • 2005 - SA 15+ (Sabancı in 2015 and after ) project was launched.

• 2006

• • 2006 - Sabancı Holding A.Ş. signed an equal partnership cooperation agreement with Austria's leading electricity company Verbund (Österreichische Elektrizitatswirtschafts Aktiengesellschafts) for its activities for the electricity market.

• 2007

• • 2007 - Verbund became a partner to 49.99% of Enerjisa.

• 2008

• • 2008 - The foundations of the Bandırma, Kavşakbendi and Hacınıoğlu power plants were laid.

• 2009

• • 2009 - Sabancı Golden Collar Awards were launched.

• 2010

• • 2010 - Enerjisa Bandırma Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant was Opened

• 2011

• • 2011 - Sabancı Holding and Ageas, one of the pioneering insurance companies of Europe, became equal partners in Aksigorta.

• 2012

• • 2012 - Enerjisa started power generation at Menge Dam and Hydroelectric Power Plant.

• 2013

• • 2013 - Enerjisa, completed the transfer of shares of Verbund, of which it has 50 percent shares with Sabancı Holding, to E.ON, one of the world's largest electricity and natural gas companies.

• 2014

• • 2014 - Sabancı Holding launched the “Sabancı Volunteers” Program.

• 2016

• • 2016 - Sakıp Sabancı Center was established at Columbia University.

• 2017

• • 2017 - Kordsa initiated negotiations for purchasing Kordsa in the USA, Fabric Development Inc. (FDI) and Textile Products Inc. (TPI) companies with an investment of approximately $100 million

• 2018

• • 2018 - Enerjisa Enerji A.Ş. was offered to public

• 2019

• • 2019 - Kordsa purchased Axiom Materials

• 2020

• • 2020 - PPF, affiliate of Skoda Transportation, and Sabancı Group signed a letter of intent for Temsa Ulaşım Araçları

• Our History

• Our History