What do business leaders really do?
What new responsibilities do we face?
How can we be part of solving local
and global challenges?
What’s next for Turkey,
“the world’s best-kept secret”?

Bülent Eczacıbaşı asks these probing questions and many others while examining management and family business, Turkey’s idiosyncratic economy, global sustainability, civic engagement, and the foundational role of the arts and culture. Against the backdrop of momentous change in Turkey over the last century, he reflects on a family legacy of turning business success into a driving force for societal development. Weighing his own experience in dialogue with academic experts, Bülent Eczacıbaşı explores the crucial role for businesspeople in confronting the local and global challenges that lie ahead. “A Rip in the Sea” is for people interested in the business world and especially for young people just starting out in business life, or those considering a career in business.