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25-555: As of 2004, Oya Eczacıbaşı serves as Chair of the Board of Directors. Funded by two corporations – the Eczacıbaşı Group and Doğuş Group -Bilgili Holding –, Istanbul Modern opened in a 8,000 m (86,000 sq ft) former government customs warehouse in the Karaköy neighbourhood in 2004, after a $ 5 million renovation overseen by Tabanlıoğlu Architects . From 2018 to 2022, during

50-498: A Turkish industrial group with investments in pharmaceuticals , personal care products, consumer products , building products and financial services . He was born on January 5, 1913, in İzmir (that time called Smyrna), Ottoman Empire , to Süleyman Ferit Eczacıbaşı (1885–1973) and his wife Safet Hanım as their first of seven sons, Vedat (1916–1961), Sedat (1917 – c.  1950 ), Kemal (1918–1996), Haluk (1921–1996), Melih (1923–2004), Şerif (1929&–2010). His father

75-523: A cinema, a library, a design shop, event spaces, and a café and restaurant. Istanbul Modern's permanent collection comes from the Eczacıbaşı family, and is supplemented with long-term loans from the Istanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum and from Deutsche Bank . The Turkish bank, Turkiye Is Bankasi , is another large source with its collection of 2,500 paintings. The Istanbul Modern is predominantly

100-495: A gallery devoted to Turkish art since the latter half of the 20th century, although it does also include a few older works. Turkish art from its earliest days until the 20th century can be seen in the nearby Istanbul State Art and Sculpture Museum. Major Turkish artists whose work can be seen at the Istanbul Modern include: Istanbul Modern also includes the work of a few international contemporary artists too. Runner (2017),

125-620: A master’s degree in museum management from the University of Leicester . Oya Eczacibaşı became a member of the Biennial Advisory Board of the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV) in 1985. In 1987, she was in charge of organizing the Military Museum exhibits of the 1st Istanbul Biennial . She has been involved with numerous NGOs over the years. She served on the Board of Trustees of Robert College between 1994 and 2011,

150-441: A white sculpture by sculptor Tony Cragg , greets visitors in front of the entrance. In 2011, eight prominent artists pulled their work in response to claims the museum had rejected a piece by David “Bubi” Hayon for a charity auction. The work was a large seat with a bedpan in the middle, said to be a non-political criticism of the concept of museums. Oya Eczac%C4%B1ba%C5%9F%C4%B1 Oya Eczacıbaşı (née Esener ; born 1959)

175-715: Is a Turkish curator. She is the Chair of Board of the Istanbul Modern . She was born in 1959 in Istanbul as the daughter of the former Turkish Minister of Labour and Social Security Prof. Turhan Esener. Oya Eczacibaşı completed her high school studies at the Lycée Marie Curie in Strasbourg , and achieved her university degree in management science at Boğaziçi University ’s Faculty of Administrative Sciences. Additionally, she has

200-449: Is developing a collection of modern Turkish paintings. The Eczacibasi 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

225-480: Is fluent in English French and German. Nejat Eczac%C4%B1ba%C5%9F%C4%B1 Mehmet Nejat Ferit Eczacıbaşı ( Turkish pronunciation: [mehˈmet neˈʒat feˈɾit edʒzaːdʒɯbaˈʃɯ] ; January 5, 1913 – October 6, 1993) was a Turkish chemist , industrialist , entrepreneur and philanthropist . He was a second-generation member of the notable Turkish Eczacıbaşı family . He was the founder of Eczacıbaşı ,

250-663: 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. 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

275-497: The 1970s. He was a principal founding member of the Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association . Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı used to say: "The meaning of life is best comprehended through the arts. The values which most exalt humankind are culture and the arts." Throughout his life, he saw to it that every new business venture was complemented by an additional contribution to culture, science, arts and education. Today,

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300-740: The Board of Directors of the Hisar Educational Foundation between 1996 and 2006, the Board of Directors of the Educational Volunteers Foundation of Turkey (TEGV) between 2003 and 2006, and the Executive Committee of the İstanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts between 2002 and 2008. Currently, Oya Eczacıbaşı serves on the Boards of IKSV and Istanbul Modern . She is also a member of the International Council of

325-693: The Eczacıbaşı Group has become a unique symbol in Turkey of the bridge that can be forged between culture and private enterprise. Eczacıbaşı was one of the principal founders of the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and the Arts, which was established in 1973 on the 50th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. With the aim of transforming Istanbul into an "international capital of culture", the foundation initiated

350-513: The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). Between 2002 and 2007, Oya Eczacıbaşı taught museum management at Boğaziçi University. In 2011, Oya Eczacıbaşı received the "Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Légion d'Honneur" from the Republic of France. Oya married on December 19, 1980 to Bülent Eczacıbaşı (born 1949), the son of entrepreneur Nejat Eczacıbaşı . The couple has a son Emre and a daughter Esra. She

375-533: The annual International Istanbul Arts Festivals. Twenty years later, in recognition of the success of these festivals, UNESCO awarded the foundation the International Arts and Culture Trophy. The "Dr. Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı Foundation", established by him in 1978, provides scholarships for talented musicians, annual cinema and graphic arts awards and grants to public schools and institutes for scientific research. It also publishes books by distinguished authors and

400-547: The aspirations of Turkey's founding fathers by contributing to the development of Turkish industry. Between 1950 and 1990, he oversaw the expansion of the Eczacıbaşı Group's activities from pharmaceuticals to building materials, tissue paper, personal health care, capital markets, foreign trade and information technology. He became a leading industrialist in branches such as pharmaceuticals, personal care products, consumer products, building products and financial services. In every one of these business ventures, his cardinal principle

425-611: The construction of its new building, the Istanbul Modern collection was temporarily relocated to the former Union Française building in Beyoğlu , designed in 1896 by Alexander Vallaury . On 4 May 2023, Istanbul Modern reopened in a new building close to its original location in Karaköy. The five-story, 10,500 m (113,000 sq ft) building was designed by Pritzker Prize -winning architect Renzo Piano . The new building offers various exhibition halls as well as educational workshops,

450-630: The country's first independent strategic research institutes. Eczacıbaşı was the first president of the Turkish Educational Foundation, established in 1966 to provide scholarships for university and graduate students. He was also a member of the Middle East Technical University 's Board of Trustees during the 1960s and a member of the board of directors of the Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Institute in

475-686: The establishment of educational institutions, professional business organisations, research institutes, cultural foundations and scholarship funds. In 1954, he helped to found the Istanbul University 's Institute of Business Administration, and the Turkish Management Association. In 1961, he established the Economic and Social Studies Conference Board, which would later become the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation, one of

500-721: The high school at Robert College in Istanbul, he went on to study in chemistry at Heidelberg University . He made then his master's degree at Chicago University and his doctorate in 1937 at Berlin University . Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı conducted post-doctoral scientific works on hormones and vitamins at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Germany. These studies contributed to Eczacıbaşı's scientific, systematic and universal approach to life and business, and reinforced his belief that

525-448: The right to private enterprise ought to be tempered by social responsibility. This belief was first put forward by his father, whose maxim was "give back to your country what you take from it." After returning home, he settled in Istanbul, and started in 1942 with the production of vitamin drugs and baby food in a small laboratory. In 1952, he founded the country's first modern pharmaceutical plant. Like his father, he sought to uphold

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550-560: 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

575-422: Was contribution to "a healthier society". Starting with his first business venture in the 1940s, Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı selected the most advanced technology available to manufacture products of international standards. In addition to contributing to the development of Turkish industry, Nejat F. Eczacıbaşı sought to promote and assist the development of his country's civil society. His activities in this area included

600-615: Was the first university-educated pharmacist in the city of İzmir, who, while working at a hospital in his home town, was appointed "chief pharmacist" ( Turkish : baş eczacı . The city council awarded him later in 1909 the honorific title "Eczacıbaşı" for his fruitful and successful work. Süleyman Ferit ran in later years his own pharmacy in İzmir. With the introduction of the Surname Law in 1934, Süleyman Ferit adopted his title "Eczacıbaşı" as family name. Nejat Eczacıbaşı completed his primary and secondary education in İzmir. After finishing

625-767: Was transferred to Istanbul, and was interred at the Zincirlikuyu Cemetery . 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

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