Feyyaz Berker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Feyyaz Berker

Turkish businessman

Date of Birth: 07-Sep-1925

Place of Birth: Mersin, Turkey

Date of Death: 22-Aug-2017

Profession: businessperson, entrepreneur

Nationality: Turkey

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Feyyaz Berker (October 7, 1925 – August 22, 2017) was a Turkish businessman, born in Mersin, Turkey.
He is one of the three co-founders and current owners of the Tekfen Holding.
His father, Muhtar Berker, an ophthalmologist in Mersin, was elected to Grand National Assembly of Turkey in 1939 as Içel deputy.
When his family moved to Ankara, Feyyaz had transferred to Robert College of Istanbul, from Tarsus American College.
In 1946, he graduated from Robert College with a diploma in civil engineering and moved to the United States for a master's degree at University of Michigan.
When he returned to Turkey in 1949, he worked in the construction of Esenboga International Airport (Ankara) for a year.
In 1950, he founded Tekfen Holding with Nihat Gökyigit, his friend from Robert College, and Necati Akçaglilar.