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'''Cem Boyner''' (born September 3, 1955) is a Turkish businessman in the textile industry, owner of department stores, and was a short-time politician.
'''Cem Boyner''' (born September 23, 1955)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radikal.com.tr/ekonomi/cem-boyner-kimdir-1214608/ |title=Cem Boyner kimdir? |language = tr |website=www.radikal.com.tr |publisher=Radikal}}</ref> is a Turkish businessman in the textile industry, owner of department stores, and was a short-time politician.


==Early life and education==
Cem Boyner was born on September 3, 1955 in Istanbul to Osman Boyner, a textile industrialist from [[Tosya]]. After graduating from [[Robert College]],<ref name="m1"/> he studied at [[Boğaziçi University]] and earned a [[Bachelor's degree]] in Business Administration.<ref name="b"/>
Cem Boyner was born on September 3, 1955, in Istanbul to [[Osman Boyner]], a textile industrialist from [[Tosya]] who founded Atlınyıldız and [[Beymen]] brands and the Beymen and [[Boyner]] department stores, among others. After graduating from [[Robert College]],<ref name="m1"/> he studied at [[Boğaziçi University]] and earned a [[Bachelor's degree]] in Business Administration.<ref name="b"/>


==Career==
In 1978, he was appointed the chairman of the board of the family-owned textile company Altınyıldız and of the [[Boyner|Boyner department stores]].<ref name="b"/> Currently, he is the CEO of Boyner Holding.<ref name="h1"/><ref name="tg"/>
In 1978, he was appointed the chairman of the board of the family-owned textile company Altınyıldız and of the [[Boyner|Boyner department stores]].<ref name="b"/> Currently, he is the CEO of Boyner Holding.<ref name="h1"/><ref name="tg"/>


He served as chairman of [[Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association]] (TÜSİAD), the top business association of Turkey, in the 1989-1990 term.<ref name="b"/><ref name="tsid"/>
He served as chairman of [[Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association]] (TÜSİAD), the top business association of Turkey, in the 1989-1990 term.<ref name="b"/><ref name="tsid"/> In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the [[Harvard Business School]], he describes how he introduced the Advantage Card, which revolutionized the way retail was being conducted in Turkey.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hbs.edu/businesshistory/emerging-markets/pages/profile-detail.aspx?profile=cboyner |title=Interview with Cem Boyner |website=Creating Emerging Markets |publisher=Harvard Business School}}</ref>


Cem Boyner got interested in politics in 1990s. He founded a liberal-leaning political party, the New Democracy Movement ({{lang-tr|Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi}}, YDH), and was elected its leader.<ref name="z1"/><ref name="hb"/> The party participated in the [[Turkish general election, 1995|1995 general elections]]. The YDH was not able to enter the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|parliament]], by gaining only 0.48% of the total votes. In 1996, he quit politics due to the poor outcome at the elections.<ref name="b"/><ref name="hdn1"/>
Cem Boyner got interested in politics in 1990s. He founded a liberal-leaning political party, the New Democracy Movement ({{langx|tr|Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi}}, YDH), and was elected its leader.<ref name="z1"/><ref name="hb"/> The party participated in the [[1995 Turkish general election|1995 general elections]]. The YDH was not able to enter the [[Grand National Assembly of Turkey|parliament]], by gaining only 0.48% of the total votes. In 1996, he quit politics due to the poor outcome at the elections.<ref name="b"/><ref name="hdn1"/>


==Family life==
==Family life==
Cem Boyner was previously married to Ayle Bilgün Sazak, the daughter of the assassinated politician [[Gün Sazak]]. From this marriage, he had three daughters, Emine (b. March 16, 1989), and the twins Elif and Ayşe (b. March 6, 1985). Cem Boyner made his second marriage with Ümit Nazlı Alpay ({{ill|tr|Ümit Boyner}}), with whom he had a son, Murat (b. February 14, 1996).<ref name="b"/>
Cem Boyner was previously married to Bilgün Sazak, the daughter of the assassinated politician [[Gün Sazak]]. From this marriage, he had three daughters, Emine (b. March 16, 1989), and the twins Elif and Ayşe (b. March 6, 1985). Cem Boyner made his second marriage with [[Ümit Boyner]], with whom he had a son, Murat (b. February 14, 1996).<ref name="b"/>


==Hobbies==
==Hobbies==
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==Books==
==Books==
*''Demokrasinin İçyüzü'' (1975)<ref name="nk"/>
* ''Demokrasinin İçyüzü'' (1975)<ref name="nk"/>
*''Yakındaki Uzak Uzaktaki Yakın''<ref name="if"/>
* ''Yakındaki Uzak Uzaktaki Yakın''<ref name="if"/>


==References==
==References==
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<ref name="b">{{cite web |url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/cem-boyner |publisher=Biyografi |title=Cem Boyner |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="b">{{cite web |url=http://www.biyografi.info/kisi/cem-boyner |publisher=Biyografi |title=Cem Boyner |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/23438303.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Cem Boyner'den, 'Ben de çapulcuyum' çıkışı |date=2013-06-05 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="h1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyet.com.tr/ekonomi/23438303.asp |newspaper=[[Hürriyet]] |title=Cem Boyner'den, 'Ben de çapulcuyum' çıkışı |date=2013-06-05 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="z1">{{cite news |url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_cem-boyner-e-almanya-da-saldiri_346594.html |newspaper=[[Zaman (newspaper)|Zaman]] |title=Cem Boyner’e Almanya’da saldırı |date=1995-09-25 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="z1">{{cite news |url=http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_cem-boyner-e-almanya-da-saldiri_346594.html |newspaper=[[Zaman (newspaper)|Zaman]] |title=Cem Boyner'e Almanya'da saldırı |date=1995-09-25 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222132944/http://www.zaman.com.tr/gundem_cem-boyner-e-almanya-da-saldiri_346594.html |archive-date=2014-02-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="if">{{cite book |url=http://www.idefix.com/kitap/uzaktaki-yakin-yakindaki-uzak-cem-boyner/tanim.asp?sid=BAMM4PU2GU3UTDS1P7DZ |publisher= |title=Uzaktaki Yakın Yakındaki Uzak |author=Cem Boyner |language=Turkish |isbn=978-975-0027-50-5 |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="if">{{cite book |url=http://www.idefix.com/kitap/uzaktaki-yakin-yakindaki-uzak-cem-boyner/tanim.asp?sid=BAMM4PU2GU3UTDS1P7DZ |title=Uzaktaki Yakın Yakındaki Uzak |author=Cem Boyner |language=tr |isbn=978-975-0027-50-5 |access-date=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="tg">{{cite news |url=http://www.turkiyegazetesi.com.tr/ekonomi/92624.aspx |newspaper=[[Türkiye (newspaper)|Türkiye Gazetesi]] |title=Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık, YKM'yi tamamen satın aldı |date=2013-10-23 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="tg">{{cite news |url=http://www.turkiyegazetesi.com.tr/ekonomi/92624.aspx |newspaper=[[Türkiye (newspaper)|Türkiye Gazetesi]] |title=Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık, YKM'yi tamamen satın aldı |date=2013-10-23 |language=tr |access-date=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="tsid">{{cite web |url=http://www.tusiad.org.tr/tusiad/tarihce/kurulustan-bugune-tusiad-yonetim-kurulu-uyeleri/ |publisher=[[Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association|TÜSİAD]] |title=Kuruluştan Bugüne TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri <language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="tsid">{{cite web |url=http://www.tusiad.org.tr/tusiad/tarihce/kurulustan-bugune-tusiad-yonetim-kurulu-uyeleri/ |publisher=[[Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association|TÜSİAD]] |title=Kuruluştan Bugüne TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri <language=Turkish |access-date=2014-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140217112203/http://www.tusiad.org.tr/tusiad/tarihce/kurulustan-bugune-tusiad-yonetim-kurulu-uyeleri/ |archive-date=2014-02-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="m1">{{cite news |url=http://egitim.milliyet.com.tr/robert-kolej-in-150-yili-onuruna/egitimdunyasi/detay/1775694/default.htm |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |title=Robert Kolej’in 150. yılı onuruna ünlü mezunlar okula döndü |date=2013-10-10 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="m1">{{cite news |url=http://egitim.milliyet.com.tr/robert-kolej-in-150-yili-onuruna/egitimdunyasi/detay/1775694/default.htm |newspaper=[[Milliyet]] |title=Robert Kolej’in 150. yılı onuruna ünlü mezunlar okula döndü |date=2013-10-10 |language=tr |access-date=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="hb">{{cite news |url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17498917.html |newspaper=High Beam |title=Turkey's new reformer: magnate with a cause.(Cem Boyner of the New Democracy Movement) |date=1995-07-17 |accessdate=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="hb">{{cite news |author= Doxey, John|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17498917.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140611061737/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-17498917.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-06-11 |newspaper= The New Leader |title=Turkey's new reformer: magnate with a cause. (Cem Boyner of the New Democracy Movement) |date=1995-07-17 |access-date=2012-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="hdn1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun.aspx?pageID=438&n=ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun-1996-05-28 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=YDH on it's new route with Huseyin Ergun |author=Ergenç, Erdinç |date=1996-05-28 |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="hdn1">{{cite news |url=http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun.aspx?pageID=438&n=ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun-1996-05-28 |newspaper=[[Hürriyet Daily News]] |title=YDH on {{sic|it's|nolink=y}} new route with Huseyin Ergun |author=Ergenç, Erdinç |date=1996-05-28 |access-date=2019-11-10
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222144224/http://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun.aspx?pageID=438&n=ydh-on-its-new-route-with-huseyin-ergun-1996-05-28|url-status=dead|archive-date= 22 February 2014}}</ref>
<ref name="nk">{{cite book |url=http://www.nadirkitap.com/demokrasinin-ic-yuzu-imzali-kitap642647.html |publisher=Reman |title=Dekokrasinin İçyüzü |author=Cem Boyner |year=1975 |page=63 |language=Turkish |accessdate=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
<ref name="nk">{{cite book |url=http://www.nadirkitap.com/demokrasinin-ic-yuzu-imzali-kitap642647.html |publisher=Reman |title=Dekokrasinin İçyüzü |author=Cem Boyner |year=1975 |page=63 |language=tr |access-date=2014-02-12 }}</ref>
}}
}}


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Latest revision as of 13:25, 1 November 2024

Cem Boyner
Born (1955-09-23) September 23, 1955 (age 69)
Istanbul, Turkey
NationalityTurkish
OccupationBusinessman
Spouse(s)Bilgün Sazak
Ümit Boyner
Children4
FatherOsman Boyner

Cem Boyner (born September 23, 1955)[1] is a Turkish businessman in the textile industry, owner of department stores, and was a short-time politician.

Early life and education

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Cem Boyner was born on September 3, 1955, in Istanbul to Osman Boyner, a textile industrialist from Tosya who founded Atlınyıldız and Beymen brands and the Beymen and Boyner department stores, among others. After graduating from Robert College,[2] he studied at Boğaziçi University and earned a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration.[3]

Career

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In 1978, he was appointed the chairman of the board of the family-owned textile company Altınyıldız and of the Boyner department stores.[3] Currently, he is the CEO of Boyner Holding.[4][5]

He served as chairman of Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (TÜSİAD), the top business association of Turkey, in the 1989-1990 term.[3][6] In a recent interview for the Creating Emerging Markets project at the Harvard Business School, he describes how he introduced the Advantage Card, which revolutionized the way retail was being conducted in Turkey.[7]

Cem Boyner got interested in politics in 1990s. He founded a liberal-leaning political party, the New Democracy Movement (Turkish: Yeni Demokrasi Hareketi, YDH), and was elected its leader.[8][9] The party participated in the 1995 general elections. The YDH was not able to enter the parliament, by gaining only 0.48% of the total votes. In 1996, he quit politics due to the poor outcome at the elections.[3][10]

Family life

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Cem Boyner was previously married to Bilgün Sazak, the daughter of the assassinated politician Gün Sazak. From this marriage, he had three daughters, Emine (b. March 16, 1989), and the twins Elif and Ayşe (b. March 6, 1985). Cem Boyner made his second marriage with Ümit Boyner, with whom he had a son, Murat (b. February 14, 1996).[3]

Hobbies

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After leaving politics, Cem Boyner developed an interest in underwater photography. He exhibited his photographs taken under water while touring around the world. He collected his safari photographs, taken in Africa and exhibited in 2005, in a book titled Yakındaki Uzak Uzaktaki Yakın (The Near Distant / The Distant Near).[3][11]

He is also an amateur kickboxing practitioner.[3]

Books

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  • Demokrasinin İçyüzü (1975)[12]
  • Yakındaki Uzak Uzaktaki Yakın[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Cem Boyner kimdir?". www.radikal.com.tr (in Turkish). Radikal.
  2. ^ "Robert Kolej'in 150. yılı onuruna ünlü mezunlar okula döndü". Milliyet (in Turkish). 2013-10-10. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "Cem Boyner" (in Turkish). Biyografi. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  4. ^ "Cem Boyner'den, 'Ben de çapulcuyum' çıkışı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  5. ^ "Boyner Büyük Mağazacılık, YKM'yi tamamen satın aldı". Türkiye Gazetesi (in Turkish). 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  6. ^ "Kuruluştan Bugüne TÜSİAD Yönetim Kurulu Üyeleri <language=Turkish". TÜSİAD. Archived from the original on 2014-02-17. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  7. ^ "Interview with Cem Boyner". Creating Emerging Markets. Harvard Business School.
  8. ^ "Cem Boyner'e Almanya'da saldırı". Zaman (in Turkish). 1995-09-25. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  9. ^ Doxey, John (1995-07-17). "Turkey's new reformer: magnate with a cause. (Cem Boyner of the New Democracy Movement)". The New Leader. Archived from the original on 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  10. ^ Ergenç, Erdinç (1996-05-28). "YDH on it's [sic] new route with Huseyin Ergun". Hürriyet Daily News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 2019-11-10.
  11. ^ a b Cem Boyner. Uzaktaki Yakın Yakındaki Uzak (in Turkish). ISBN 978-975-0027-50-5. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
  12. ^ Cem Boyner (1975). Dekokrasinin İçyüzü (in Turkish). Reman. p. 63. Retrieved 2014-02-12.
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