Mustafa Koç

Mustafa Vehbi Koç (October 29, 1960 – January 21, 2016) was a Turkish businessman and a third generation member of the Koç family. He is best known as the chairman of Koç Holding, a position he held from 2003 until his death in 2016.

Private life Mustafa Koç was born to Rahmi Koç, the second-generation patriarch of the Koç family, on October 29, 1960.

Koç was married to Caroline Giraud and was father of two daughters Esra Marianne Çiğdem Koç and Aylin Elif Koç.

He had been a lifelong sports enthusiast, with hobbies ranging from sailing, aeromodelling and golf, to scuba diving and horse riding. A sports award named after Mustafa Koç was established in 2017 to honor his memory. Celebrating the ideals and merits of sportsmanship, the "Mustafa V. Koç Sports Award" is judged by the Turkish Olympic Committee.