sˈæhɪn ðˈɛn wɛnt tə dʒˈɜːməni ˌɔn ɐ skˈɑːlɚʃˌɪp ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, tə stˈʌdi mɛɾɐlˈɜːdʒɪkəl ˌɛndʒɪnˈɪɹɪŋ æɾ ˌɑːɹdˌʌbəljˌuːtˌiːˈeɪtʃ ˈɑːtʃən jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi fɔːɹ ˈɛɾɪbˌæŋk, ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ stˈeɪtˈoʊnd mˈaɪnɪŋ kˈʌmpəni.
Sahin then went to Germany on a scholarship in 1973, to study metallurgical engineering at RWTH Aachen University for Etibank, a large state-owned mining company.