Bedrettin Dalan (1941) is a TurkishThe Turks (Turkish: Türkler), or the Turkish people (Türk Halkı), are a nation (Millet) defined more by a sense of sharing a common Turkish culture and having a Turkish mother tongue by citizenship, religion or by being subjects to any particular country. Nevertheless, in Turkey proper, Turkishness is also linked to Turkish citizenship, ...Turkish engineer, former politician and the first mayor of Greater İstanbul. He is the founder of İSTEK Vakfı, a foundation for education and culture, and Yeditepe UniversityYeditepe University is a private university situated in Istanbul, Turkey. Founded in 1996, Yeditepe University now claims to be the largest of the 27 foundation universities in Turkey. The aim of Yeditepe University is "...to educate the young group as enlightened individuals, fully capable of dealing with the demands of the contemporary modern world, culturally rounded with technological skills and dedicated to the ideals of secularism, progress and creativity inspired by Atatürk's principles. The educational programs ...Yeditepe University in İstanbul.

Bedrettin Dalan was born in 1941 in EskişehirEskişehir (eskē'shehēr, Latin: Dorylaeum, Greek: Δορύλαιον, Dorylaion) is a city in northwest Turkey and the capital of Eskişehir Province. It has a population of 482,793 (2000 census). The city is located on the Porsuk River, 790m above sea level, where it overlooks the ...Eskişehir, TurkeyTurkey, known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country that stretches across the Anatolian peninsula in southwest Asia and the Balkan region of southeastern Europe. Turkey borders eight countries: Bulgaria to the northwest, Greece to the west, Georgia to the northeast, Armenia, Azerbaijan (the Nakhichevan exclave), and Iran to the east, Iraq and Syria to the southeast. It borders the Mediterranean Sea to the ...Turkey to a family, which came from a village of Bayburt ProvinceBayburt Province is a political province in the north-east of Turkey with capital Bayburt. Population of province is 85,455 and total area is 3,652 km².Bayburt Province in the eastern AnatoliaAnatolia ( from Greek: - ') is a peninsula of Western Asia which forms the greater part (96 %) of the Asian portion of Turkey, as opposed to the European portion (4 %) (Thrace, or traditionally Rumelia). It is also often called by the Latin name of Asia Minor', which comes from the Greek Μικρά Ασία (Mikra Asia). The name comes from the Greek ...Anatolia to work for the Turkish State RailwaysCategory:Transport in TurkeyTurkish State Railways. After finishing the high school in GermencikGermencik is a town and a district of Aydın Province in the Aegean region of Turkey.Germencik, AydinAydın (Greek: Αϊδίνιο) is a city in and the seat of Aydın Province in Turkey's Aegean Region. Aydın is the heart of the lower valley of Büyük Menderes River (Meander River) down to the Aegean sea, a region that has been known for its fertility and productivity since ancient times. Today the best-known ...Aydin, where he lived with his family in retirement and seven siblings, Dalan attended the Faculty of Maçka at the Istanbul Technical UniversityIstanbul Technical University (ITU, ) is an international technical university located in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world's second oldest technical university dedicated to engineering sciences, and is one of the most prominent educational institutions in Turkey.Istanbul Technical University, and graduated in 1963 with a degree in electrical engineeringElectrical engineering (sometimes referred to as electrical and electronic engineering) is a semi-professional and professional engineering discipline that deals with the study and/or application of electricity, electronics and electromagnetism. The field first became an identifiable occupation in the late nineteenth century after commercialization of the electric telegraph and electrical power supply. The field now covers a range of ...electrical engineering.

In 1983, he joined Turgut ÖzalHalil Turgut Özal (October 13, 1927–April 17, 1993) was a Turkish political leader, prime minister and the 8th president of Turkey. As prime minister and later president, he transformed the economy of Turkey by paving the way for the privatization of many state sectors. This improved relations with the western world, especially the United States; Özal even described Turkey as a "little America", for the preponderance of goods ...Turgut Özal to found a center-right party, the Motherland PartyThe Motherland Party of Turkey, (Turkish: Anavatan Partisi, abbreviated as ANAVATAN and formerly abbreviated as ANAP) is a political party in Turkey. It was founded in 1983 by Turgut Özal. The ANAP is considered a center-right party which supported restrictions on the role ...Motherland Party (Anavatan Partisi, ANAP). Dalan was elected mayor of Greater İstanbulIt is often mistaken for the capital of Turkey, when the real capital is in fact AnkaraGreater İstanbul that was established as a metropolitan municipalityThe term "Metropolitan Municipality" is used officially and generically to mean a number of different types of local governments. In the United States, Canada, and like jurisdictions, "metropolitan municipality" can mean one or more of the following: # A consolidated city-county, for example the City and County of San Francisco is a local government that is simultaneously a municipal corporation of a particular state, territory or province (i.e., city) and an administrative division of that state or province (which is what a county is, ...metropolitan municipality on March 23No quick definition available. March 23, 1984Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar).1984. He served at this position from March 26No quick definition available. March 26, 1984Year 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar).1984 until March 28No quick definition available. March 28, 1989Year 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar).1989. During this time, he set up the principals of the metropolitan municipality system in Turkey, and invested in the infrastructureInfrastructure is generally a set of interconnected structural elements that provide the framework supporting an entire structure. The term has diverse meanings in different fields, but is perhaps most widely understood to refer to roads, airports, and utilities. These various elements may collectively be termed civil infrastructure, municipal infrastructure, or simply public works, although they may be developed and operated as private-sector or government enterprises. ...infrastructure of the ever-expanding city of İstanbulIstanbul (, Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkey's most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. The city covers 25 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located at 41° N 29° E, on the Bosphorus strait, and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of ...İstanbul such as the sewer system, transportation and recreation areas. The blue-eyed politician is best remembered for his promise "the waters of the Golden HornThe Golden Horn (Turkish: Haliç, Greek: Χρυσόν Κέρας – Chrysón Kéras) is a flooded prehistoric estuary dividing the city of Istanbul. In Greek legend, Byzas the Megarian named it after his mother Keroessa.Golden Horn will have the same color of my eyes". He served as deputy chairman of the World Local Governments Union and as president of the Organization of the Capitals and Cities of Islamic Countries and also of the World Metropolitans Union.

After losing his post to the candidate of the left-wingIn politics, left-wing and the left, on the left-right political spectrum, is associated, in varying degrees, with social (as opposed to classical) liberalism, American liberalism, social democracy, socialism, communism, syndicalism, communalism, communitarianism, libertarian socialism, anarchism, left-libertarianism, some forms of populism, anti-colonialism, green politics, most forms of progressivism, and the Religious Left. The left is generally secular. However, in some Roman Catholic countries ...left-wing party in the regional elections of 1989, he founded his own party, the Democratic Center PartyDemocratic Center Party (Turkish: Demokratik Merkez Partisi) was a conservative political party in Turkey. It was established by the former mayor of İstanbul Bedrettin Dalan on May 17, 1990, who left the center-right Motherland Party ANAP, he was one of the founders in 1983. Democratic Center Party merged with the Süleyman Demirel's right-wing, conservative True ...Democratic Center Party (Demokrat Merkez Partisi, DMP) on May 17No quick definition available. May 17, 1990Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). From January 27, it was the year of the Horse in the Chinese Zodiac. It is often considered the final year of the Cold War era; although others consider 1991 to be the last year.1990, and became its leader. The DMP merged on September 14No quick definition available. September 14, 1991Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). The year 1991 is also significant because it was a palindrome year: the number is the same read forwards or backwards. The next palindrome year was 2002. The year 1991 is designated in the Chinese calendar the ...1991 with the right-wingIn politics, right-wing, the political right, and the right are terms used in the spectrum of Left-Right Politics, and much like the opposite appellation of Left-wing, it has a broad variety of definitions: the same name can, in politics, sometimes mean different things. However, it is generally used to refer to the segments of the political spectrum often associated with any of ...right-wing, conservative:This article deals with conservatism as a political philosophy. For other uses (such as national movements or parties), see Conservatism (other uses) and/or the navigation bar on the right side of this page. Conservatism is a relativistic term used to describe political philosophies that favor traditional values, where "tradition" refers to religious, cultural, or nationally defined beliefs and customs. The term is derived from the Latin, conservāre, to conserve; ...conservative party of Süleyman DemirelSami Süleyman Gündoğdu Demirel (born November 1, 1924) is a Turkish politician who served as prime minister seven times and was the 9th President of Turkey.Süleyman Demirel, the True Path PartyThe Democratic Party (, DP) is a right-wing, secularist conservative Turkish political party, established by Suleyman Demirel in 1983 as the True Path Party (Turkish: Doğru Yol Partisi or DYP). It succeeded the historical Democratic Party and the Justice Party - two parties with similar ideologies which were closed as a result of military intervention. There have been four DYP governments since its foundation; one led by Demirel, the other three by Turkey's first woman prime minister, Tansu Çiller. The party now has ...True Path Party (Doğru Yol Partisi, DYP). In the general elections held that year, he ran for the membership of the parliamentThe Grand National Assembly of Turkey ( - TBMM, usually referred to simply as Meclis - "the Parliament") is the unicameral parliament of Turkey which is the sole body given the legislative prerogatives by the Turkish Constitution. It was founded in Ankara on 23 April, 1920 in the midst of the Turkish War of Independence. The parliament was fundamental in the efforts of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk to found a new state out of the remnants of the Ottoman Empire in the aftermath of the World War I. There are 550 members of parliament who are elected ...parliament, and was elected deputy of İstanbul Province. After serving one term in the parliament, he finally quit politics.

Bedrettin Dalan worked as top executive in some companies, and lectured at Marmara UniversityMarmara University (Turkish Marmara Üniversitesi) is a public university in Turkey. Situated in Istanbul, Marmara University has succeeded in becoming the second largest university in the whole country. The University's mission is to impart and promote knowledge and values consistent with universal standards, to meet the technological, social and cultural challenges of a global society, to contribute to the creation of an informed society, which learns about and shares ...Marmara University and Istanbul Academy of Fine Arts. Dedicating himself to education, he founded İstanbul Eğitim ve Kültür Vakfı (İSTEK Vakfı), a foundation, which opened a number of prestigious private educational institutions in İstanbul such as primary and secondary schools, middle and high schools. In 1996, the foundation established a university in İstanbul, the Yeditepe University. Bedrettin Dalan is acting as the president of the board of trustees of the foundation.

He is married with Ayseli Dalan and they have two sons, Barış and Altay Burak.