Selahattin Beyazit

Selahattin Beyazit   (businessman)
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.

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.

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.

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."

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 served as the chairman of the football club Galatasaray 1969-1973 and 1975-1979. 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.

 

Events Participated in

Event	Start	End	Location(s)	Description
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

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