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Semahat Sevim Arsel (born 1928) is a Turkish billionaire businesswoman. She is a director of Koç Holding, the largest industrial conglomerate in Turkey, and the eldest child of its founder, Vehbi Koç (1901–1996). She owns 6.15% of the family business. As of August 2022, her net worth was estimated at US$1.6 billion.

Early life

Arsel was born in Ankara in 1928, the eldest child of Vehbi Koç (1901-1996).

Arsel graduated from the American College for Girls in Istanbul.

Career

Arsel founded the Koç University School of Nursing. As of August 2021, Forbes estimated her net worth at US$1.9 billion. Arsel is the chairperson of the Vehbi Koç Foundation.

Personal life

Her husband Nusret Arsel died in January 2014. They had no children. She lives in Istanbul.

References

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• 1928 births
• Living people
• Female billionaires
• Koç family
• Robert College alumni
• Turkish billionaires
• 20th-century Turkish businesspeople
• 21st-century Turkish businesspeople