Education Life: Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan. Graduate of Architecture and Physics.
Business Life: He started his business life as Assistant General Manager at Hongkong Investment Company. Metin DURMAZ, who continued by working with Zaha Hadid, whom he met in 2003, returned to Istanbul after 6 years and became the head of the family company SAGIST GROUP. Metin Durmaz, who has companies in Istanbul, California, London, Sofia, Dubai, Moscow, Vienna, Abuja, manages a multi-portfolio of his huge investors and carries out international projects in many countries of the world.
Languages: English, Chinese, Turkish.
Birthday: 16JUN1978
Private Life: He is married and has a son.
Receives awards:
2022 - The Best Luxury Furnture Design Brand Award
2022 - Businessman of the Year
2022 - EUROPE BEST CUSTOM MADE FACTORY AWARD
2021 - EUROPE BEST CONTRACT FURNITURE MANUFACTURER AWARD
2020 - INTERNATIONAL ARCH OF EUROPE AWARD
2019 - BEST CONTRACT FURNITURE FACTORY FIVE STAR DIAMOND AWARD
2018 - THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF HOSPITALITY SCIENCES
Metin Durmaz
SAGIST GROUP CEO, Mimar, iş insanı
Doğum: 1978, Istanbul. ikizler Burcu
Eğitim: Sichuan University Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti, Royal Academy Londra ingiltere. https://galeri.uludagsozluk.com/r/2276306/+
Metin Durmaz Kimdir?
Metin Durmaz mimar ve fizik mühendisi. 1978 yılında istanbul’da dünyaya gelmiştir. Evli ve bir çocuk babasıdır.
ilkokul ve ortaokul tahsilini istanbul’da tamamlamıştır. Üniversite sınavlarında elde ettiği üstün başarı ile TUBiTAK öğrenci değişim programı yardımı ile Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti’nde tamamen Çince eğitim ile fizik ve mimarlık çift lisansı yapmıştır. ikincisi olarak lisans derecesinde mezuniyetini kutlamıştır. yine aynı üniversitede Mimarlık bölümü için master eğitimini tamamlamıştır.
Hong Kong’da bir holdingde ülke müdürü olarak çalışan Durmaz, 1 sene sonra genel müdür olarak göreve atanmıştır. Ardından dünyaca ünlü Mimar Zaha Hadid Hanımefendi ile çalışmaya başlamıştır.
Kendisini tam yetiştirmiş ardından Türkiye’ye geri dönerek kendi kuruluşu olan Sagist Group’un başına geçmiştir.
Uluslararası bir şirket haline getirdiği şirketinde Amerika Birleşik Devletleri California, Birleşik Arap Emirlikleri Dubai, ingiltere Londra, Avusturya Viyana, Bulgaristan Sofya gibi pek çok ülkede daha hizmet vermeye başlamıştır.
Dünyanın 47 ülkesinde 126 adet 5 yıldızlı otel ve 1650 ultra lüks villa ve pek çok okul, hastane ayrıca firma bünyesinde de pek çok yabancı müşterinin dünyanın birçok yerindeki yatırımlarını yönetmektedir.
Sagist Grup dışında pek çok firmanın daha yöneticiliğini yapmaktadır. https://galeri.uludagsozluk.com/r/2276302/+
En iyi Lüks Mobilya Dizayn Markası Ödülü (2022)
Yılın iş Adamı (2022)
Avrupa’da En iyi Özel Üretim Fabrika Ödülü (2022)
Avrupa En iyi Sözleşmeli Mobilya Üreticisi Ödülü (2021)
Avrupa Uluslararası ARCH Ödülü (2020)
En iyi Kontrat Mobilya Fabrikası Beş Star Elmas Ödülü (2019)
Amerikan Konaklama Bilimleri Akademisi (2018))
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Metin Durmaz (born June 16, 1978) is a Turkish entrepreneur, architect, and physics
engineer.[1] He is the Founder and President of Sagist Group.
Early life and education
Durmaz was born to Halil Durmaz and Hatice Durmaz. He graduated in Architecture and Physics
from Sichuan University, Chengdu Sichuan, in 2001.[2] He also studied in China with the
TUBITAK student exchange program during this time.[3] He trained under Zaha Hadid, a British-
Iraqi architect designer, for 6 years.[1]
Career
Durmaz began his career as a home furniture producer[4] and later became an Assistant General
Manager at Hongkong Investment Company.[1][5]
He became the Founder and CEO of the family company Sagist Group, a global manufacturer of
custom-made luxury furniture that works with different businesses on a project basis and creates
investment opportunities for investors in its field. His company has invested in Istanbul, California,
London, Sofia, Dubai, Moscow, Vienna, and Abuja.[6][7] Under his leadership, he turned the
company into an international one that has worked on 126 5-star hotels, 1650 ultra-luxury villas,
and several schools and hospitals in 47 countries. He also managed the company's investments
of several foreign customers in different parts of the world.[8] Apart from Sagist Group, Durmaz is
a Manager in several other companies.
In early 2022, Durmaz made a 5 million dollar agreement to produce furniture with Glee Hotel, the
only 7-star hotel in Africa.[9] He also carried out a 60-million-euro project in Bulgaria following the
launch of Sagist Mega international. The project will work on opening 400 luxury villas in Bulgaria
and will be open to investors, particularly from Africa.[10] Additionally, he has bought 140
thousand square meters of land in Şile, Turkey, to build 40 villas.[11][12]
Philanthropy
In April 2022, Durmaz announced an education scholarship for 100 Female University Students in
Africa, including Nigeria, South Africa, Ghana, and Kenya. The architecture graduates among
these female students will be chosen for an internship for three years to be personally trained by
Durmaz, subjecting them to an intensive training program.[13]
Awards
Businessman of The Year at The Golden Crow Awards,
2022[14][15]
Europe Best Custom-Made Factory Award, 2022
Europe Best Contract Furniture Manufacturer Award, 2021
International Arch of Europe Award, 2020
Best Contract Furniture Factory Five Star Diamond Award,
2019
The American Academy of Hospitality Sciences, 2018[2][16]
Personal life
Durmaz is married to Guluzar Durmaz and has a son.[1] He is fluent in English, Chinese, and
Turkish and currently lives in Istanbul.
References
