‘Most generous Turkish businessmen of 2014’ list revealed

A Turkish magazine has revealed its list of the country's "most generous businessmen" of 2014.

According to the list compiled by Capital, Mustafa Koç, chairman of the executive board of Koç Holding, is the most generous businessman.

Koç Holding - which has 113 companies, 90,000 employees, and 14,000 dealers - is the only Turkish firm to be listed in the Fortune Global 500 list.

Koç was followed by the chairman of the executive board of Doğuş Holding, Ferit Şahenk, and Hüsnü Özyeğin, chairman of the executive board of FIBA Holding respectively.

The list was based on a survey which compiled amounts donated in 2013.

Turkey's leading companies and business groups such as Anadolu Group, Rönesans Holding, Enka Holding, Sinpaş Holding, Eren Holding, Borusan Holding, Hekim Holding, Boydak Holding, Nef, Tekfen Holding participated in the survey.

Here are the top ten most generous Turkish businessmen of 2014:

1) Mustafa Koç - Koç Holding
2) Ferit F. Şahenk - Doğuş Holding
3) Hüsnü M. Özyeğin - Fiba Holding
4) Ali Doğramacı - Bilkent Holding
5) Mehmet Ali Aydınlar - Acıbadem Medical Group
6) Tuncay Özilhan - Anadolu Group
7) İpek Ilıcak Kayaalp - Rönesans Holding
8) M. Sinan Tara - Enka Holding
9) Avni Çelik - Sinpaş Holding
10 Ahmet Eren - Eren Holding