After completing his graduate work at Berlin Technical University, Faruk Eczacıbaşı joined the Eczacıbaşı Group in 1980. Soon after, he took on the mission of “computerizing” the Eczacıbaşı Group, which later evolved into the Group’s e-transformation process.

In 1996, Faruk Eczacıbaşı was appointed to his current position as Vice Chairman of the Eczacıbaşı Group. Additionally, he is President of the Eczacıbaşı Sports Club. Faruk Eczacıbaşı is also President of the Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV) which he co-founded in 1995. In this role, he contributes to the preparation of numerous studies on related issues as well as the shaping of public policy. Faruk Eczacıbaşı has written a book on the transformational changes taking place in Turkey and around the world as a result of new digital technologies. Published in Turkish in 2018, the book considers the challenges for individuals, institutions and societies, and discusses ways to prepare for the positive and negative aspects of the digital future.