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Vehbi Koç

Turkish businessperson

1901 - 1996

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His biography is available in 12 different languages on Wikipedia. Vehbi Koç is the 443rd most popular businessperson, the 1,014th most popular biography from Türkiye and the 5th most popular Turkish Businessperson.

Vehbi Koç is most famous for founding Koç Holding, which grew into Turkey's largest conglomerate and transformed the nation's economy. A surprising lesser-known fact is that he began his business career with a small grocery store in Ankara and later became one of the first Turkish entrepreneurs to form partnerships with global giants like Ford Motor Company. His lasting legacy is the Vehbi Koç Foundation, which continues to support education, health, and cultural initiatives, profoundly influencing Turkish society.

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Among Businesspeople

Among businesspeople, Vehbi Koç ranks 443 out of 847. Before him are David Baszucki, Susanne Klatten, Haim Saban, Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., Li Ning, and Gaston Gallimard. After him are Wang Jianlin, Armand Hammer, Alfred P. Sloan, Naguib Sawiris, Aliko Dangote, and David Sarnoff.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Vehbi Koç ranks 190. Before him are Ahmet Hamdi Tanpınar, Clyde Geronimi, Francisco Guilledo, Claude Aveline, Karl Arnold, and Sekiryo Kaneda. After him are Peter van de Kamp, Grete Hermann, Jan de Quay, Michael Oakeshott, Erich Ollenhauer, and Vilma Bánky. Among people deceased in 1996, Vehbi Koç ranks 173. Before him are Heriberto Herrera, Duke Christian Louis of Mecklenburg, Dorothy Lamour, Andrey Lukanov, Seymour Cray, and Ferdinand Leitner. After him are Paul Rand, San Yu, Vagn Holmboe, Mikael Tariverdiev, Aruna Asaf Ali, and Arthur Rudolph.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Vehbi Koç ranks 1,014 out of NaN. Before him are Lucius Marcius Philippus (-150), Colotes (-320), Julia Cornelia Paula (300), Ruben Sevak (1885), Panyassis (-500), and Ahmet Ali Çelikten (1883). After him are Mithat Bayrak (1929), Baltacı Mehmet Pasha (1662), Ali Fuat Cebesoy (1882), Basil Lekapenos (925), Dionysius of Heraclea (-360), and Can Yaman (1989).

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Among Businesspeople In Türkiye

Among businesspeople born in Türkiye, Vehbi Koç ranks 5. Before him are Aristotle Onassis (1906), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Basil Zaharoff (1849), and Dieter Zetsche (1953). After him are Uğur Şahin (1965), Salt Bae (1983), Murat Ülker (1959), Güler Sabancı (1955), Acun Ilıcalı (1969), Selçuk Bayraktar (1979), and Aziz Yıldırım (1952).

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