Ethem Sancak

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Ethem Sancak
Born1958 (age 63–64)
Siirt, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationBusinessman

Ethem Sancak (born 1958, Siirt)[1] is a Turkish businessman considered to have "close ties to President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan".[2] He completed his primary and secondary education in Siirt. He graduated from Istanbul University's Faculty of Business Administration. Following graduation he worked as a journalist between 1976 and 1978.[3]

Ethem Sancak was the owner of the Star Media Group from 2004 to 2009, giving its Star newspaper a more pro-Justice and Development Party (AKP) line.[2][4] In early 2013, he was listed by Forbes as the 43rd richest person in Turkey.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Vatan, 8 November 2008, Ergenekon iddianamesinde Ethem Sancak korundu mu?
  2. ^ a b Hurriyet Daily News, 8 June 2010, Pressing for freedom: The rise of a party's partisans
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ haberler.com, 30 May 2013, Turkey Approves 50 Pct Sale Of Star Media To Azerbaijan's SOCAR
  5. ^ gazeteport.com.tr, 19 April 2013, "Dedenin kemiklerini sızlattın" Archived 6 June 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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