Selahattin Beyazıt (1931–2022) was a Kurdish businessman from Turkey. He is known for his role as president of the Turkish football club Galatasaray which he held two terms from 1969 to 1973 and from 1975 to 1979.
Selahattin Beyazıt | |
|---|---|
| President of Galatasaray SK | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| In office 1975–1979 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1931 Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, Turkey |
| Died | 21 January 2022 (aged 90) Istanbul, Turkey |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Profession | Businessman |
Early life and education
editHe was born in Doğubayazıt, Ağrı, on 5 July 1931.[1] His grandfather, Ibrahim Aga, was the chief of a Kurd tribe who participated in the Kurdish rebellion in Ağrı in 1926.[2] Ibrahim Aga was forced to exile due to this incident. Beyazıt's father, Mehmet, settled in Istanbul where he had business activities.[3]
Beyazıt graduated from Galatasaray High School in 1950. He had a degree from Cambridge University.[4] During his studies at Cambridge he became a member of a Mason Lodge and the Bilderberg Group through his close relationship with Lord Brabazon of Tara.[3]
Career and activities
editDuring the Democrat Party government in the 1950s Beyazıt briefly served as the private secretary of Prime Minister Adnan Menderes.[3] Beyazıt was the representative of the British companies, Leyland Trucks and Shell. He later established his own company. He was the third highest tax payer in Turkey in 1976.[1] He was appointed chairman of Turk Pirelli Company in 2004 succeeding Bülent Eczacıbaşı in the post.[3]
Beyazıt became a regular member of the Bilderberg meetings from 1971 to 1997.[5][6] He was the representative of Turkey to the Bilderberg Group between 1972 and 1992. He was the organizer of the Group's meeting in Çeşme in 1975.[2] He was succeeded by Suna Kıraç in the post.[3]
Galatasaray presidency
editBeyazıt was elected as the president of Galatasaray in 1969 and held the post until 1973.[4] He was again elected to the post in 1975, and his term ended in 1979.[4] During his presidency Galatasaray won three league cups with the British manager Brian Birch.[1]
Personal life and death
editBeyazıt was married and had a son.[1] He died in Istanbul on 21 January 2022.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Selahattin Beyazıt kimdir ve nereli?". Habertürk (in Turkish). 21 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b Roj Girasun (22 January 2022). "Roj Girasun yazdı: İsyandan Bilderberg'e Selahattin Beyazıt'ın vefatının hatırlattıkları…". Medyascope (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Selahattin Beyazıt". biyografi.info (in Turkish). Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Ercan Çakar (21 January 2022). "Galatasaray'ın unutulmaz başkanı: Selahattin Beyazıt". Anadolu Agency (in Turkish). Istanbul. Retrieved 20 February 2024.
- ^ Valérie Aubourg (2010). "The Bilderberg Group: Promoting European Governance Inside an Atlantic Community of Values". In Wolfram Kaiser; et al. (eds.). Transnational Networks in Regional Integration. Governing Europe 1945-83. Basingstoke; New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 44. doi:10.1057/9780230283268. ISBN 978-0-230-28326-8.
- ^ Kürşad Berkkan (2016). İngiliz Derin Devleti Gizli Teşkilat (in Turkish). Istanbul: Eftalya. pp. 112–115. ISBN 978-605-2198-13-1.