Background and career
Suna Koç Kıraç (born Suna Koç; 3 June 1941 – 15 September 2020) was a Turkish businesswoman and a billionaire.
Suna Koç was born to Vehbi Koç (1901–1996), the wealthiest businessman of Turkey, and his wife Sadberk (1908–1973) on 3 June 1941. She became the vice president of Koç Holding. She married İnan Kıraç, then a high-level executive of Koç Holding. As they were unable to have a biological child, they adopted a four-month old baby girl named İpek in their 15th year of marriage.
Suna Kıraç and her husband established a foundation for culture and education. The foundation opened the Pera Museum in 2005, which exhibits three valuable art collections of the Kıraç family.
Suna Kıraç was awarded the State Medal of Distinguished Service by the Turkish Council of Ministers for her contributions to education, health and social services in the country on 23 September 1997. She received the award from President Süleyman Demirel on 27 October 1997. In 2008, she was awarded an honorary doctorate degree from the Boğaziçi University for her contribution to education. Kıraç received several other honors, including the Directorate General of Foundations Honor Award for Friends of Foundations, an Honorary Fellowship from the London Business School, and the Galatasaray Education Foundation Honor Medal. She held various roles in prominent organizations, serving as a Member of the Board of Directors at the Vehbi Koç Foundation, Chair of the Board of Directors at the Suna and İnan Kıraç Foundation, and trustee at institutions such as Koç University, the Turkish Education Foundation (Turkish: Türk Eğitim Vakfı, commonly abbreviated as TEV), the Turkish Family Health and Planning Foundation, and Robert College. She was also a founding member and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey.
In 1998, she published an autobiography, in which she wrote about her life, her marriage, how she adopted her daughter İpek, her professional years, her illness and her dreams.
Ömrümden Uzun İdeallerim Var!, 1998 ("I Have Ideals Longer Than My Life!").
Sources
Net-worth figure: Celebrity Net Worth (October 2026), in USD. Biography and career facts: the person's Wikipedia article and linked reporting. Snapshot date for all StarWorth figures: 28 October 2026.
