Hamdi Akin & family

Hamdi Akin & family (#1818)

Global Rank #1818

Country Rank #14

Country Turkey

Companies grow when they are sold, when they get new partners. If you don't sell, if shares don't change hands, they don't become immortal but die with their owners.

$ 2 B
Diversified
Turkey
M
71 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #1,818

Country Rank #14

Net Worth $2.3B

Previous Worth $2.3B

Worth Change +$0.0B

Country Turkey

Industry Diversified

Age 71 Years

Gender M

Worth As Of May 4, 2026

Residence Istanbul, Turkey

Citizenship Turkey

World Billionaires List Turkey Billionaires Diversified

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Personal Stats

Age 71

Source Of Wealth Diversified, Self Made

Residence Istanbul, Turkey

Citizenship Turkey

Marital Status Divorced

Children 3

Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth

Previous Net Worth $2.3B

Current Net Worth $2.3B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

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.

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#2274

Billionaires (2026)

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Did You Know?

Akin has transferred ownership of Akfen to daughter Pelin and son Selim. They both serve on its board.

In December 2015, he donated six flats he owned in a compound in Istanbul Beylikduzu to Syrian refugees.

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Current Net Worth: $2.3B (May 4, 2026)