Dilek Sabanci is the

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chairperson and CEO of Vista Tourism and Travel, a firm she founded in 1989. She is an heir to the Sabancı family fortune, as a daughter of

Sakıp Sabancı Sakıp Sabancı (7 April 1933 – 10 April 2004) was a Turkish business tycoon and philanthropist. Biography He was the second son of a cotton trader and worked in his father's business without completing high school. He was the head of Turkey's ...

. According to the latest profile on

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, she is worth upwards of £1 billion.

Life and career

Dilek has two bachelor's degrees from

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and Fisher College. Dilek established Vista Tourism and Travel with her father in 1989 and has evolved the company to one of the largest travel agencies in

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. She also serves as a board member of the family’s

Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation Hacı Ömer Sabancı Foundation, also known as the Sabanci Vakfi is a Turkish philanthropic organization. Established in 1974, the foundation gives money for a variety of causes, including education and health. They award scholarships to college s ...

, a philanthropic organisation involved in education and health. Dilek is disabled and devotes much of her time to helping mentally and physically impaired people. Sabanci is also active in a number of charitable groups as the vice president of Turkish Sports Federation for the Mentally Handicapped, chair of board of directors of Turkish Special Olympics, and an active member in Foundation for Children with Leukemia and Kanlica Lions and Rotary Clubs. Supporting various social, cultural and sports activities every year, Sabanci has funded several facilities, including “Dilek Sabanci Anatolian Vocational Trade School”, “Besiktas Municipality Dilek Sabanci Park”, “Dilek Sabanci Antalya Sports Hall”, “Dilek Sabanci Gulen Yuzler Vocational Rehabilitation and Business Centre”, “Konya Selcuk University Dilek Sabanci Conservatory” as well as “Dilek Sabanci Art Gallery” in Mardin.

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