Selahattin Beyazit
Selahattin Beyazit (businessman) | |
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Born | 5 July 1931 Istanbul |
Died | 21 January 2022 (Age 90) Istanbul |
Nationality | Turkish |
Alma mater | Galatasaray High School, Cambridge Univeristy |
Children | Murat Beyazıt |
Member of | Bilderberg/Steering committee |
Interests | • John Moore-Brabazon • Max Thornburg |
One of the biggest industrialists in Turkey and member of the Bilderberg Steering committee. |
Selahattin Beyazit was Turkish businessman, industrialist and member of the Bilderberg Steering committee.
Selahattin Beyazit, who ranked third among the income tax record holders in 1976, became famous as one of the biggest industrialists in Turkey.
Early life
Selahattin Beyazit was born in 1931 in Doğubayazıt, in eastern Anatolia. His grandfather, Ibrahim Aga, a Kurdish tribesman, participated in the Kurdish rebellion around Mount Ararat in 1930 and was included in the exile list of 17 people. Later, his son Mehmet came to Istanbul with 2 tins of gold. Mehmet Beyazit became rich by buying and selling real estate and trading animals. Growing up in Istanbul, Selahattin Beyazit graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1950. After graduating from High School in Istanbul, he graduated from Cambridge University in England.[1]
While Selahattin Beyazit was doing his military service in Ankara as a reserve officer, he was assigned as a translator to the American economist Max Thornburg, who came to Ankara many times to evaluate the state of the Turkish economy in the years following the Marshall aid, due to his good command of English.
Beyazit, who constantly turned down the parliamentary offers of Adnan Menderes and Süleyman Demirel, later served as Adnan Menderes's private secretary, albeit for a short time. In 1975-1978, in the period when relations with the USA intensified, he did not engage in politics despite all his father's insistence.
While Selahattin Beyazit was studying at Cambridge University in England, Lord Brabazon of Tara, Speaker of the House of Lords, assumed patronage over Beyazit. Lord Brabazon had Beyazit accepted to the Bilderberg Group and a Masonic Lodge at that time. His father had close relations with Lord Brabazon.[2]
Business
Selahattin Beyazit, who ranked third among the income tax record holders in 1976, became famous as one of the biggest industrialists in Turkey.
Selahattin Beyazit served as the Turkey representative of Leyland trucks and Shell Petrol Company, and later established Beyazit Group of Companies and assumed the Chairmanship of the Board of Directors. In November 2004, after Bulent Eczacibapi's resignation, he took over the Chairmanship of Türk Pirelli's Board of Directors. [1]
In addition to the metal, real estate and automotive industries, he achieved a rapid growth performance in the field of ship ownership. Beyazit, who has strong political and economic friendships, was also closely interested in football.
Bilderberg
Selahattin Beyazit's relations with the Bilderberg Group began in the 1960s, almost at the same time as Muharrem Nuri Birgi, when he was Ambassador to Paris, London and NATO. During this period, they became such close friends that Birgi, who died childless because he never married, left all his wealth to Beyazit.
Beyazit served as Bilderberg Turkey Representative between 1972-1992 and personally determined the names of Bilderberg members and Bilderberg conference participants. In 1992, he handed over his duty to Suna Kıraç, Deputy Chairman of Koç Holding Board of Directors.
Over time, Beyazit became so powerful within the Bilderberg Group that the British governments sought Beyazit's opinion before presenting the credentials of the ambassadors to be sent to Turkey.
The 1975 Çesme Altın Yunus Bilderberg Meeting was held upon the insistent request of Selahattin Beyazit. The names of the participants were determined by Beyazit himself: Süleyman Demirel, Prime Minister Bulent Ecevit, Ihsan Sabri Caglayangil, Turan Feyzioglu, İhsan Doğramacı, Nuri Birgi, Oğuz Gökmen, Hasan Isik Kâmran İnan, GUIten Kazgan Memduh Yaşa, Halil Tunç, Selcuk Yasar, and Selahattin Beyazit joined.
NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns and World Bank President Robert McNamara also attended the meeting. There were only 2 female members among the close to one hundred men who attended. prof. Dr. Gülten Kazgan and Margaret Thatcher as the leader of the British Conservative Party. It was Beyazit who brought Thatcher to the meeting. In this context, it has been said that "Beyazit paved the way for Thatcher to become prime minister."[1]
Football
Selahattin Beyazit served as the chairman of Galatasaray Sports Club for two terms between 1969-1973. After being the chairman of Mustafa Pekin between 1973-1975, he was the chairman of Galatasaray again between 1975-1979
Selahattin Beyazıt, Chairman of the Board of Beyazıt Group of Companies. He was also the Chairman of Türk Pirelli's Board of Directors. He is also the father of Murat Beyazıt, who is also the owner of the toy retailer Toyiki. In addition, he owned a large number of real estate properties.
He was the chairman of the football club Galatasaray 1969-1973 and 1975-1979[3]. During this period, the football team won 9 cups (League Championship-3, TSYD Cup-2, Federation Cup-2, President's Cup-2).
He died on January 21, 2022. His body, which was buried in Zincirlikuyu Cemetery.[4]
Events Participated in
Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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Bilderberg/1971 | 23 April 1971 | 25 April 1971 | US Vermont Woodstock Woodstock Inn | The 20th Bilderberg, 89 guests |
Bilderberg/1972 | 21 April 1972 | 23 April 1972 | Belgium Hotel La Reserve Knokke | The 21st Bilderberg, 102 guests. It spawned the Trilateral Commission. |
Bilderberg/1973 | 11 May 1973 | 13 May 1973 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The meeting at which the 1973 oil crisis appears to have been planned. |
Bilderberg/1974 | 19 April 1974 | 21 April 1974 | France Hotel Mont d' Arbois Megève | The 23rd Bilderberg, held in France |
Bilderberg/1975 | 25 April 1975 | 27 April 1975 | Turkey Golden Dolphin Hotel Cesme | The 24th Bilderberg Meeting, 98 guests |
Bilderberg/1977 | 22 April 1977 | 24 April 1977 | United Kingdom Imperial Hotel Torquay | The 25th Bilderberg, held in Torquay, England. |
Bilderberg/1978 | 21 April 1978 | 23 April 1978 | US New Jersey Princeton University | The 26th Bilderberg, held in the US |
Bilderberg/1979 | 27 April 1979 | 29 April 1979 | Austria Baden Clubhotel Schloss Weikersdorf | 27th Bilderberg, 95 guests, Austria |
Bilderberg/1980 | 18 April 1980 | 20 April 1980 | Germany Aachen | The 28th Bilderberg, held in West Germany, unusually exposed by the Daily Mirror |
Bilderberg/1981 | 15 May 1981 | 17 May 1981 | Switzerland Palace Hotel Bürgenstock | The 29th Bilderberg |
Bilderberg/1982 | 14 May 1982 | 16 May 1982 | Norway Sandefjord | The 30th Bilderberg, held in Norway. |
Bilderberg/1983 | 13 May 1983 | 15 May 1983 | Canada Quebec Château Montebello | The 31st Bilderberg, held in Canada |
Bilderberg/1984 | 11 May 1984 | 13 May 1984 | Sweden Saltsjöbaden | The 32nd Bilderberg, held in Sweden |
Bilderberg/1985 | 10 May 1985 | 12 May 1985 | New York US Arrowwood of Westchester Rye Brook | The 33rd Bilderberg, held in Canada |
Bilderberg/1986 | 25 April 1986 | 27 April 1986 | Scotland Gleneagles Hotel | The 34th Bilderberg, 109 participants |
Bilderberg/1987 | 24 April 1987 | 26 April 1987 | Italy Cernobbio | 35th Bilderberg, in Italy, 106 participants |
Bilderberg/1988 | 3 June 1988 | 5 June 1988 | Austria Interalpen-Hotel Telfs-Buchen | The 36th meeting, 114 participants |
Bilderberg/1989 | 12 May 1989 | 14 May 1989 | Spain Galicia La Toja Island | 37th Bilderberg meeting, 110 guests |
Bilderberg/1990 | 10 May 1990 | 13 May 1990 | New York US Glen Cove | 38th Bilderberg meeting, 119 guests |
Bilderberg/1991 | 6 June 1991 | 9 June 1991 | Germany Baden-Baden Steigenberger Hotel Badischer Hof | The 39th Bilderberg, 114 guests |
Bilderberg/1992 | 21 May 1992 | 24 May 1992 | France Royal Club Evian Evian-les-Bains | The 40th Bilderberg. It had 121 participants. |
Bilderberg/1993 | 22 April 1993 | 25 April 1993 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 41st Bilderberg, held in Greece |
Bilderberg/1994 | 2 June 1994 | 5 June 1994 | Finland Helsinki | The 42nd Bilderberg, in Helsinki. |
Bilderberg/1995 | 8 June 1995 | 11 June 1995 | Greece Nafsika Astir Palace Hotel Vouliagmeni | The 43rd Bilderberg. Held at the Burgenstock Hotel in Burgenstock, Switzerland. |
Bilderberg/1996 | 30 May 1996 | 2 June 1996 | Canada Toronto | The 44th Bilderberg, held in Canada |
Bilderberg/1997 | 12 June 1997 | 15 June 1997 | US Lake Lanier Georgia (State) | The 45th Bilderberg meeting |
References
- ↑ a b c https://biyografi.info/kisi/selahattin-beyazit
- ↑ https://biyografi.info/kisi/selahattin-beyazit
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20150319144839/http://www.galatasaray.org/s/galatasaray-baskanlari/139
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220123125822/https://www.odatv4.com/guncel/selahattin-beyazit-son-yolculuguna-ugurlandi--227510