Dellal was born in Melbourne, Australia, to Turkish Cypriot parents,[3][4] and is the eldest of three children.[5] His great-grandfather was the last Ottomanmufti of Cyprus.[6] Dellal's early childhood was spent in Glenroy, where he attended primary school. Dellal spent his after-school hours and weekends helping his father, Hasan, with the general store they owned in Glenroy. His father devoted his spare time towards assisting Turkish Cypriot immigrants who settled in Australia and helped form the Cyprus Turkish Association. He also founded the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Society, and was responsible for managing the construction of the Sunshine Mosque.[5] Although Turkish culture was a strong presence within his household, Dellal and his siblings found it difficult to speak the language, preferring instead to speak in English. His father decided to move the family to Turkey, so that the children would gain a stronger sense of their culture.[7] In 1962, at the age of 10, Dellal's family sold their assets and moved to Ankara, Turkey but returned to Australia in 1965, where he spent his secondary school years.[8] Dellal studied at Merrilands Secondary College and then at the Melba Conservatory in Richmond. Once he finished his studies, he became a teacher at a Catholic girls' college. In 1989, Dellal became the founding executive of the Australian Multicultural Foundation (AMF). His efforts were recognised in 1997 when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II for his support of multicultural affairs, the arts and the community. In 2003 he was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal for his contribution to Australian society.[9]
^Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria. "20 January 2011—Victoria's 2011 Australia Day Ambassadors feature champions of cultural diversity". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
bulent, hass, dellal, bülent, hass, dellal, director, chairman, special, broadcasting, service, australia, before, stepping, down, june, 2020, contents, life, career, awards, references, bibliographylife, career, editdellal, born, melbourne, australia, turkish. Bulent Hass Dellal AO was a director and chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service SBS in Australia before stepping down on 2 June 2020 1 2 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Awards 3 References 4 BibliographyLife and career editDellal was born in Melbourne Australia to Turkish Cypriot parents 3 4 and is the eldest of three children 5 His great grandfather was the last Ottoman mufti of Cyprus 6 Dellal s early childhood was spent in Glenroy where he attended primary school Dellal spent his after school hours and weekends helping his father Hasan with the general store they owned in Glenroy His father devoted his spare time towards assisting Turkish Cypriot immigrants who settled in Australia and helped form the Cyprus Turkish Association He also founded the Cyprus Turkish Islamic Society and was responsible for managing the construction of the Sunshine Mosque 5 Although Turkish culture was a strong presence within his household Dellal and his siblings found it difficult to speak the language preferring instead to speak in English His father decided to move the family to Turkey so that the children would gain a stronger sense of their culture 7 In 1962 at the age of 10 Dellal s family sold their assets and moved to Ankara Turkey but returned to Australia in 1965 where he spent his secondary school years 8 Dellal studied at Merrilands Secondary College and then at the Melba Conservatory in Richmond Once he finished his studies he became a teacher at a Catholic girls college In 1989 Dellal became the founding executive of the Australian Multicultural Foundation AMF His efforts were recognised in 1997 when he was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia by Queen Elizabeth II for his support of multicultural affairs the arts and the community In 2003 he was awarded the Centenary of Federation Medal for his contribution to Australian society 9 Awards edit1997 Medal of the Order of Australia 10 2003 Centenary of Federation Medal 10 References edit SBS Bulent Hass Dellal Retrieved 12 September 2012 Mumbrella SBS farewells outgoing Chair Dr Bulent Hass Dellal AO Retrieved 29 May 2020 Gobbo 2010 205 Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria 20 January 2011 Victoria s 2011 Australia Day Ambassadors feature champions of cultural diversity Retrieved 12 September 2012 a b Hussein 2007 154 Today s Zaman Australia s Turkish delight Archived from the original on 25 December 2012 Retrieved 12 September 2012 Hussein 2007 155 Hussein 2007 156 57 Hussein 2007 159 a b RMIT University Dr Bulent Hass Dellal OAM Archived from the original on 29 September 2009 Retrieved 12 September 2012 Bibliography editGobbo Sir James 2010 Something to Declare A Memoir The Miegunyah Press ISBN 978 0522857313 Hussein Serkan 2007 Yesterday amp Today Turkish Cypriots of Australia Serkan Hussein ISBN 978 0 646 47783 1 self published source Media officesPreceded byNihal Gupta Chairman of the Special Broadcasting Service2017 2020 Succeeded byGeorge Savvides nbsp nbsp This Australian biography article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bulent Hass Dellal amp oldid 1167867148, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
