Portrait of Faruk Eczacibasi

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Faruk Eczacibasi

Net worth $1.3B

Pharmaceuticals, diversified · Turkey

Born
Jun 15, 1954
Age
71
Source
Pharmaceuticals, diversified
Residence
Istanbul
Citizenship
Turkey
Marital status
Married
Children
2
Education

Net worth over time

Biography

  • Faruk Eczacibasi and brother Bulent are partners in a conglomerate that has 25 production facilities in Turkey and 16 abroad.
  • It is a global exporter of ceramic and wall tiles, plus bathroom fixtures and accessories (brands include VitrA, Villeroy & Boch and Engers Keramik).
  • Faruk and Bulent's father, Dr. Nejat F. Eczacibasi, focused on pharmaceuticals before expanding into personal health care and other businesses.
  • Eczacibasi Holding also operate in healthcare services and the production and distribution of medical products to hospitals.
  • Other key sectors are consumer products, finance, IT, mining and real estate development. Eczacibasi is Turkey's leading producer of toilet paper.
  • Faruk has an extensive modern art collection (assembled with his wife, Fusun), loves jazz and lives in Istanbul's historic peninsula of Galata.
  • He is president of the Eczacibasi Sports Club, whose women's volleyball team won the Women's Club World Championship in 2015 and 2016.

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