[1][2] Bülent Eczacıbaşı graduated from Imperial College London after his secondary education at the Deutsche Schule Istanbul.
He obtained his master's degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
[8] Bülent Eczacıbaşı has received French and Italian awards of merit, respectively the “Chevalier dans l'Ordre National de la Légiond'Honneur” (The National Order of the Legion of Honour) and “Commendatore dell'Ordine della Stella d'Italia” (Order of the Star of Italy).
He is also an Honorary Member of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and the Turkish Enterprise and Business Confederation (TÜRKONFED), and a member of the High Advisory Council of the Aegean Industry and Business Association (ESİAD).
Additionally, Bülent Eczacıbaşı serves on the board of several major civic organizations.