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Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara

Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara

Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara (#2127)

Global Rank #2127
Country Rank #15
Country Turkey

Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara is listed among the world billionaires tracked by Iconic Billionaires.

  • $ 2 B
  • Construction
  • Turkey
  • M
  • 68 Years

Snapshot

Quick Facts

Global Rank #2,127
Country Rank #15
Net Worth $2.0B
Previous Worth $2.0B
Worth Change +$0.0B
Country Turkey
Industry Construction
Age 68 Years
Gender M
Worth As Of May 4, 2026
Last Refreshed 27 Aug 2026, 12:00 AM
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
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Profile Data

Personal Stats

Age 68
Source Of Wealth Construction
Residence Istanbul, Turkey
Citizenship Turkey
Marital Status Married
Children 3
Education Master of Business Administration, Stanford University
Net Worth Change +$0.0B +0.0% from previous worth
Previous Net Worth $2.0B
Current Net Worth $2.0B

Worth as of May 4, 2026

About Me

Mehmet Sinan Tara is the largest shareholder of one of Turkey's largest construction and energy companies, ENKA. It was cofounded by his father, Sarik Tara, in 1957. Turkey's leading private electricity producer, ENKA also operates in real estate, tourism, transport and trade (construction equipment and machinery). In Moscow, ENKA owns a hotel, shopping malls and approximately 370,000 square meters of net rentable Class A office space. Sarik Tara's brother-in-law Sadi Gulcelik, with whom he founded ENKA, died in a plane accident in Saudi Arabia in 1980. Sinan Tara took over management of ENKA in 1984 when he was only 26 years old. His son Agah Mehmet Tara became CEO in 2012, at age 29.

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Did You Know?

Over the last 20 years or so, ENKA has been the biggest builder of U.S. consular and embassy buildings.

Spanning the globe, these projects can be found in locations ranging from Turkey, Algeria and Nepal to Equatorial Guinea, the Dominican Republic and the Netherlands.

Wealth Growth

Net Worth Growth Over Time

Tracking Mehmet Sinan & Family Tara's net worth journey over the years, highlighting key growth phases and financial milestones.

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Current Net Worth: $2.0B (May 4, 2026)

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