Sadık Eliyeşil
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Sadık Eliyeşil was a wealthy Turkish
businessman, as well as a racehorse owner and breeder, best known for his thoroughbred
s' record winning of 13 races at the Gazi Race
, Turkey's most prestigious horse racing event. He was a third-generation member of a rich landowner and industrialist family.
, Mersin Province
in southern Turkey. His ancestors were landowner and textile producer in the cotton growing Çukurova
region since the 1880s. His father Şadi Eliyeşil was a prominent leader of the resistance movement against the French occupation in Cilicia in 1920, and one of the first industrialists of Turkish origin. The diverse companies owned and run by his family were incorporated in 1972 under Çukurova Holding, Turkey's one of the biggest conglomerate
s today.
It is notable that the home of Müftüzade Sadık Pasha, Sadık Eliyeşil's grandfather, in Tarsus was one of the first two houses to be electrified in the Ottoman Empire
in 1902, twelve years before electricty was available in Istanbul
, the empire's then capital.
Following his secondary education at Şişli Terakki High School and Boğaziçi High School in Istanbul, he studied textile engineering at Manchester University in the United Kingdom
. After graduating with a bachelor's degree
in 1949, Sadık Eliyeşil returned home.
Between 1963 and 1974, Sadık Eliyeşil served in the board of Mersin İdmanyurdu SK.
He died on June 16, 2008 in Istanbul at the age of 82. Following a funeral service at the Veliefendi Race Course
and a religious service at Levent Mosque, he was laid to rest in the family grave at Yeniköy Cemetery in Istanbul.
Sadık Eliyeşil was succeeded by by wife Gülsüm, a son, Necmettin and two daughters, Şerife and Meliha, as well as six grandchildren.
In an interview, he stated that "His grandfather and uncle had stables, and he is continueing this tradition. He owns four and his wife six racehorses. The family owns two stables in Konya Ereğli and Çamtepe, Tarsus, in which 48 racehorses more are bred." He added that his favourite racehorse is "Karayel" (literally: Mistral), which won the Gazi Race in 1973. A great fan of equestrian sport, he admitted that he was not able to ride horse. He said "Horse breeding and horse riding are very different activities."
His racehorses won the most prestigious horse race Gazi Race
in Turkey 13 times between 1950 and 2005, setting a record, which is hard to break.
In the following years of his death, a horse race is scheduled at the Veliefendi Race Course with a prize named after him.
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
businessman, as well as a racehorse owner and breeder, best known for his thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
s' record winning of 13 races at the Gazi Race
Gazi Race
The Gazi Race is a Turkish thoroughbred horse flat race that is established in honor of the founder of the Turkish Republic Gazi Mustafa Kemal. It is country's most prestigious horse racing event, which is held uninterruptedly since its establishment in 1927...
, Turkey's most prestigious horse racing event. He was a third-generation member of a rich landowner and industrialist family.
Biography
Sadık Eliyeşil was born in on November 3, 1925 to a wealthy family at TarsusTarsus
Tarsus may refer to:*Tarsus , a cluster of articulating bones in each foot** Tarsometatarsus, a fusion of the tarsus and metatarsus mainly found in birds...
, Mersin Province
Mersin Province
The Mersin Province is a province in southern Turkey, on the Mediterranean coast between Antalya and Adana. The provincial capital is the city of Mersin and the other major town is Tarsus, birthplace of St Paul...
in southern Turkey. His ancestors were landowner and textile producer in the cotton growing Çukurova
Çukurova
Çukurova , historically known as Cilicia, is a geographic, economic and cultural region in south-central Turkey, covering the provinces of Mersin, Adana, Osmaniye and Hatay...
region since the 1880s. His father Şadi Eliyeşil was a prominent leader of the resistance movement against the French occupation in Cilicia in 1920, and one of the first industrialists of Turkish origin. The diverse companies owned and run by his family were incorporated in 1972 under Çukurova Holding, Turkey's one of the biggest conglomerate
Conglomerate (company)
A conglomerate is a combination of two or more corporations engaged in entirely different businesses that fall under one corporate structure , usually involving a parent company and several subsidiaries. Often, a conglomerate is a multi-industry company...
s today.
It is notable that the home of Müftüzade Sadık Pasha, Sadık Eliyeşil's grandfather, in Tarsus was one of the first two houses to be electrified in the Ottoman Empire
Ottoman Empire
The Ottoman EmpireIt was usually referred to as the "Ottoman Empire", the "Turkish Empire", the "Ottoman Caliphate" or more commonly "Turkey" by its contemporaries...
in 1902, twelve years before electricty was available in Istanbul
Istanbul
Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and...
, the empire's then capital.
Following his secondary education at Şişli Terakki High School and Boğaziçi High School in Istanbul, he studied textile engineering at Manchester University in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. After graduating with a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in 1949, Sadık Eliyeşil returned home.
Between 1963 and 1974, Sadık Eliyeşil served in the board of Mersin İdmanyurdu SK.
He died on June 16, 2008 in Istanbul at the age of 82. Following a funeral service at the Veliefendi Race Course
Veliefendi Race Course
Veliefendi Race Course is a horse racing track located at Veliefendi neighborhood in Zeytinburnu district of Istanbul, Turkey.It is country's oldest and biggest race course founded on a former grassland that was historically a farm belonging to Şeyhülislam Veliyüddin Efendi, a 18th-century...
and a religious service at Levent Mosque, he was laid to rest in the family grave at Yeniköy Cemetery in Istanbul.
Sadık Eliyeşil was succeeded by by wife Gülsüm, a son, Necmettin and two daughters, Şerife and Meliha, as well as six grandchildren.
Horse racing
Sadık Eliyeşil became interested in equestrian sport in 1943. After his return from the United Kingdom, he worked in the 1950s with his uncle, who owned a stable. In 1956, Sadık Eliyeşil entered Turkish Jokey Club , the renowned equestrian club in the country. In later years, Sadık Eliyeşil served in the club's board of directors.In an interview, he stated that "His grandfather and uncle had stables, and he is continueing this tradition. He owns four and his wife six racehorses. The family owns two stables in Konya Ereğli and Çamtepe, Tarsus, in which 48 racehorses more are bred." He added that his favourite racehorse is "Karayel" (literally: Mistral), which won the Gazi Race in 1973. A great fan of equestrian sport, he admitted that he was not able to ride horse. He said "Horse breeding and horse riding are very different activities."
His racehorses won the most prestigious horse race Gazi Race
Gazi Race
The Gazi Race is a Turkish thoroughbred horse flat race that is established in honor of the founder of the Turkish Republic Gazi Mustafa Kemal. It is country's most prestigious horse racing event, which is held uninterruptedly since its establishment in 1927...
in Turkey 13 times between 1950 and 2005, setting a record, which is hard to break.
In the following years of his death, a horse race is scheduled at the Veliefendi Race Course with a prize named after him.