2. •The entrepreneur’s name and the
company’s name ?
Nejat Eczacıbaşı.The company name is
Eczacıbası Holding.
3. •What was their early family life like ?
He was born on 1913 in Izmir,a second
generation member of the notable Turkish
Eczacıbaşı family, was a chemist,
industrialist, entrepreneur and
philanthropist.His father name is Süleyman
Ferit Eczacıbaşı his mother name Saffet
Hanım and his brothers names are Vedat ,
Sedat , Kemal , Haluk , Melih and Şakir. He
married to Fatma Beyhan in 1946. He has 2
sons Bülent and Faruk.
4. Where did they go to school ? Did
they study after school ?
Nejat Eczacıbaşı completed his primary and
secondary education in Izmir. Than
finishing the high school at Robert College
in İstanbul. Ruprecht Karls University of
Heidelberg in Germany in 1934, graduated
from chemistry. The following year he
received a degree in chemistry at the
University of Chicago in the United States.
He chose biochemistry as an area
of expertise. He graduated from the Faculty
of Chemistry at the University in Berlin in
1937, was a doctor in chemistry.
5. Until 1939 He found the assistance of
Professor Adolf Butenandt's in Kaiser
Wilhelm Institute. He did research on
hormones and vitamins.
6. •What was their first job?
After returning Turkey, he settled in
Istanbul, and started in 1942 with the
production of vitamin drugs and baby food
in a small laboratory. He founded the
country's first modern pharmaceutical plant
in 1952.
7. • When was their company created?
Why did they start this business ?
Eczacıbası Holding was established in 1969
by Nejat Eczacıbaşı.He was study of
chemistry because of this he join the
pharmaceutical industry.
8. •What does the company do ?
Began in the 1940s, as well as
manufacturing ceramic ware, ceramic
sanitary ware, paper tissue, canned,
welding electrodes, plastic-based packaging
materials and fixtures in areas such as
health or input. He became a leading
industrialist in branches such as
pharmaceuticals, personal care products,
consumer products, building products and
financial services. And than he starting with
his first business venture in the 1940s,
Nejat Eczacıbaşı selected the most
advanced technology available to
9. manufacture products of international
standards. Istanbul Festival, received the
medal for his achievements in 1974, the
Council of Europe.Chemical Industry: A
Contribution to the Turkish Chemical
Society 1983 Certificate of Honor, Medal of
Honor in 1975, Turkey Red Crescent
Society, in 1976, was awarded the Order of
Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Great. He founding member of the Rotary
Club of Izmir. The Eczacibasi Sports Club ,
established jointly by Nejat Eczacıbaşı and
his brother Şakir
10. Eczacıbası in 1966, he has trained
innumerable young athletes and won a
significant number of national and
international championships in volleyball ,
basketball and table tennis.
11. •How are they performing compared
to their competitors ?
Eczacıbası holding is
in pharmaceutical
industry it has first
turn in Turkey.Capital
magazine says
Eczacıbası holding is
in 2009 in the 82th
big company in the
world.In 2010 they
done 102nd in the
world.
12. •What is the status of the company
now ?
Eczacıbaşı holding the group with 39
companies has 10,100 employees and a
combined net turnover of € 2.1 billion in
2012.
13. •Is it a family company, a limited
company, a company owned by
shareholders ?
Yes, a family company Eczacıbası
Holding.
