Adnan Polat (born 1953 in
Erzurum
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) is a Turkish businessman, manager and former president of Galatasaray SC.
He graduated from Işık High School in 1971 and
Long Island University
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Business Management department in 1976.
He started working in the construction sites of Polat Ä°nÅŸaat Anonim Åžirketi, affiliated with Polat Holding, in 1976.
Starting in 1981, he took charge of the management of the industry group of Polat Holding and made the group an international player.
Between 1992 and 1996, he was vice president and president of the Football Committee in
Galatasaray Sports Club.
In 2001, he was elected president of Serkap, Association of Turkish Ceramic Coating Materials Producers.
In 2002, he was elected the president of the Turkish Ceramic Federation.
Between 2003 and 2008, he was the board chairman of Ege Seramik.
In 2006, he became the vice president of
Galatasaray S.K. in March.
In June 2006, he was awarded an
Italian order of merit by the president of
Italy
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given to the people for their services to society.
In 2007, he became the board chairman of Polat Holding.
He served as the president of
Galatasaray Sports Club between 2008 and 2011.
In November 2013, he was the honorary consulate of the
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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in the
Marmara region.
He is still a shareholder of the İ. Polat Holding A.Ş. companies, the block holder in Polat Holding A.Ş., owner of the whole of AP Enerji Tedarik A.Ş., shareholder and board chairman of Adnan Polat Enerji Yatırımı A.Ş., Batıyel Enerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş., and İstiklal Gayrimenkul Geliştirme A.Ş. He is also the board chairman of AP Gayrimenkul Yatırım ve Geliştirme A.Ş.
Adnan Polat is involved in significant social, cultural, and sportive activities in
Turkey
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.
Affiliated to:
Galatasaray Sports Club,
TÃœSÄ°AD
TÃœSÄ°AD, the Turkish Industry and Business Association (), is Turkey's top business organization.
Founded in 1971, TÃœSÄ°AD is a voluntary, independent, non-governmental organization dedicated to promoting public welfare through private enterpris ...
,
Ä°KV,
Istanbul Chamber of Commerce.
See also
*
List of Galatasaray S.K. presidents
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Polat, Adnan
1953 births
Living people
People from Erzurum
20th-century Turkish businesspeople
Galatasaray S.K. presidents
Long Island University alumni
21st-century Turkish businesspeople