How Turkey's business superwoman built empire in man's world
Istanbul Turkey -- In Turkey, you can't go far without coming across the name Sabanci. Sabanci Holding is the country's largest financial and industrial conglomerate. Also present in 17 other countries and covering financial, energy, cement and retail sectors the giant accounts for 12% of Istanbul Stock Exchange and employs 56,000 people.There is also a Sabanci University a Sabanci Foundation and a Sakip Sabanci Museum in Istanbul.And at the head of it all is one woman, Guler Sabanci, who has been chairwoman and managing director of the empire since 2004.Under Sabanci's stewardship, the company has grown at an average of 12% a year in the past decade with plans to increase growth in the next 10 years.In 2011 Sabanci was ranked number two in the Financial Times Top 50 Women In World Business and in 2012 was number 93 on Forbes World's Most Powerful Women list. Sabanci 58 is the third generation of her family -- and the first woman -- to run the company started by her gr...