F erit Sahenk is a prominent Turkish billionaire and the chairman of Dogus Group, one of the country's largest private conglomerates. He is the son of the group's founder, Ayhan Sahenk. After his father's death in 2001, Ferit took the helm and has since been the dynamic and high-profile leader of the family's vast business empire. At one point, he was Turkey's richest person.

Under his leadership, the Dogus Group has had major interests in financial services, automotive, construction, and media. A key part of the family's wealth came from their ownership of Garanti Bank, one of Turkey's largest and most successful banks, which they gradually sold to the Spanish bank BBVA. Ferit has also made a massive and ambitious push into the high-end hospitality and restaurant industry, acquiring a portfolio of luxury hotels and founding D.ream Group, which owns or partners with a number of world-famous restaurant brands, including Salt Bae's Nusr-Et steakhouse chain.