Leyla Alaton is a Turkish businesswoman and art collector, member of the Board of

Alarko Alarko Holding is one of the largest business conglomerates in Turkey; it is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. It operates in various sectors, including construction, electricity generation and distribution, tourism, and real estate. It was ...

group of companies.Leyla ALATON
Board of Directors. Alarko Holding She has been named to that position since 2008. She is also a

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of Alvimedica Medical Devices.

Biography

Leyla was born in

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. She is the daughter of

İshak Alaton İshak Alaton (2 September 1927 – 11 September 2016) was a Turkish businessman and investor. He is a founding partner of the Alarko group of companies. Biography İshak Alaton was born in Istanbul in 1927. He completed his high school education ...

, one of the founders of the

Alarko Holding Alarko Holding is one of the largest business conglomerates in Turkey; it is listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange. It operates in various sectors, including construction, electricity generation and distribution, tourism, and real estate. It was ...

, one of the largest business conglomerates in

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, listed on the

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. Her father died on September 11, 2016. Alaton studied at Şişli Terakki Primary School, Sainte-Pulchérie French Secondary School and Notre Dame de Sion French High School in

.Leyla Alaton
Indeks She also has a degree in Business Administration and Management from

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, and completed a master's degree in Social Sciences at the

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. Alaton started her entrepreneurial career by selling belts while in the

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. She is a founding member of Kadiger, the Turkish Association of Women Entrepreneurs. She is a popular speaker on women's rights issues and on the role of women in modern Turkey, as well as fostering social entrepreneurship. In 1993, she was one of the first ''Leaders of the Future'' named at the

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. In 2014, she was made ''Chevalier'' of the French

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.Leyla Alaton’a Fransa’dan ‘Légion d’Honneur’ (Onur Nişanı)

Art

Alaton is known in Turkey for her extensive collection of

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, from artists both from Turkey and abroad. She is a member of Contemporary Art Istanbul Consultative Committee and the Leadership Council of the

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.Leyla Alaton
. Women's Forum for the Economy and Society

Honours

* : Chevalier (Knight) of the French

(1994).

References

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