Hamdi Akin & family

$2.68B

$69.9M (2.7%)

as of 10/09/26

About Hamdi Akin & family

Hamdi Akin is the founder of Akfen Holding, a conglomerate with investments in energy, real estate development and infrastructure.

During college, he produced heating boilers and water and fuel tanks in his father's workshop. After graduating, he started Akfen as a contractor.

Winning tenders for operating the Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Ankara Esenboga Airport led him to establish TAV Airports Holding.

In 2012, he sold 38% of TAV to Aeroports de Paris Group for $874 million. In 2017, he sold his remaining 8% to Aeroports de Paris for $160 million.

Today, Afken is mainly focused on renewable energy, building hospitals and developing and renting apartments to students.

Personal stats

Citizenship

Türkiye

Source of wealth

Diversified

Residence

Istanbul, Türkiye

Marital status

Divorced

Birth date

01/01/55 (age 71)

Number of children

Self-made

self-made