hiː wʌz bˈɔːɹn ˌɔn dʒˈænjuːˌɛɹi fˈaɪv, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːtiːn, ɪn ˈɪzmɪɹ, ˈɑːɾəmən ˈɛmpaɪɚ, tə sˈuːlɪmən fˈɛɹɪt ˈɛkzɐsˌɪbæʃi wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈaɪv ˈeɪpɹəl ˈeɪtiːn, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː ænd hɪz wˈaɪf sˈæfɪt hˈænɪm æz ðɛɹ fˈɜːst ʌv sˈɛvən sˈʌnz, vˈɛdæt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪkstiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, sˈɛdæt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn kˈɑː. nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti, kˈɛməl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪtiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, hˈælʌk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks, mˈɛli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti θɹˈiː tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ, ʃˈɛɹɪf nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti nˈaɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈɛn.
He was born on January 5, 1913, in Izmir, Ottoman Empire, to Süleyman Ferit Eczacıbaşı (1885–April 18, 1973) and his wife Safet Hanım as their first of seven sons, Vedat (1916–1961), Sedat (1917–ca. 1950), Kemal (1918–1996), Haluk (1921–1996), Melih (1923–2004), Şerif (1929–2010).