Sports Club, established jointly by Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı and his brother Şakir Eczacıbaşı in 1966, has trained innumerable young athletes and won a significant number of national and international championships in volleyball, basketball and table tennis. In all that he did, Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı endeavoured to improve the standard of life for future generations and had the satisfaction of seeing his life's achievements contribute to these high aspirations. His memories of the early years of the Turkish Republic and of the growth of Turkish industry are recounted in his book "Generation to Generation" (1982). "Experiences and Expectations", published in 1994 soon after he died, recounts the lessons he drew from his unique experiences and the convictions that guided his life. Nejat Eczacıbaşı used to say that "the real measure of private entrepreneurship is the success with which it increases the wealth of the community as a whole". Dr. Eczacıbaşı also sustained that lasting success requires hard work, risks and innovation. "Success comes not to those who choose the easy path, but to those who dare to embrace innovations and advances." Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı lived by these convictions. Personal life and death Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı married in 1946 to Fatma Beyhan (née Ergene) (1923–2004). The couple has two sons, Bülent (1949) and Faruk (1954). Nejat F. Eczabaşıbaşı died on October 6, 1993, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US; he went there for cataract surgery. His body was transferred to Istanbul, and was interred at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery. Awards and accolades He was honored in 1974 by the Council of Europe for the successful Istanbul Festival, he co-founded. In 1975 he was awarded with the "Medal of Honor" by the Turkish Red Crescent, in 1976 with the Order of Merit by the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1983, the Turkish Chemistry Association honored him for his contribution to the industry. See also Istanbul International Music Festival References External links Eczacıbaşı Holding official website 20th-century Turkish businesspeople 1913 births 1993 deaths Nejat People from İzmir Heidelberg University alumni University of Chicago alumni Humboldt University of Berlin alumni Turkish philanthropists Turkish chemists Turkish biochemists Turkish chief executives Burials at Zincirlikuyu Cemetery Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 20th-century philanthropists