Born in 1967 in Rize / Pazar, Mahmut Asmalı completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Istanbul and his university education at Karadeniz Technical University, Department of Civil Engineering in 1989. He started his professional life as a field engineer between 1989 and 1998, and he undertook many successful projects and served as Assistant General Manager in the private sector. 

In 1998, he left the company he was working for and founded Akyapı Construction with an engineer friend. For 23 years, he has carried out projects in all areas of the construction sector from factories to qualified residences-villa constructions, from industrial sites to shopping centres, from hospitals to schools. The company continues its activities with new projects. 

In addition to the construction sector, there are automotive and tourism companies, foreign trade companies operating in the chemical sector in the country. Abroad, the company continues its PVC production in Doha, Qatar and construction activities in Frankfurt, Germany.Genel

Asmalı was awarded the ‘Entrepreneur of the Year’ award in 2009 by the Turkish Economic and Business Ethics Association (IGİAD) for his successful works.
Taking an active role in non-governmental organisations, Asmalı is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Entrepreneurial Businessmen Foundation (GİV), the Economic Enterprise and Business Ethics Association (İGİAD) and the Istanbul Chamber of Civil Engineers (İMO), and carries out social responsibility activities as the Founding Vice Chairman of the AKYUVA Foundation, which carries out activities for orphan children and disadvantaged families. 

Mahmut Asmalı has been a member of the MUSIAD family for many years and has served in many different positions. Asmalı served as the Chairman of the Construction Sector Board between 2009-2011, as a Member of the Board of Directors of MÜSİAD between 2013-2017, as the Deputy Chairman of MÜSİAD between 2017-2019 and as the Chairman of MÜSİAD Karz-ı Hasen Fund between 2019-2021. Asmalı was elected as the General President at the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD held in September 2021.

Mahmut Asmalı is married and has 5 children.

He was born in Trabzon in 1967. He completed his high school education at Bakırköy Imam Hatip High School between 1980-1985 and his university education at Anadolu University, Faculty of Business Administration between 2008-2013. Kaan later received his Master's degree in Industrial Policies and Technology Management from Istanbul Commerce University. He has been a Board Member at Kaanlar Food Industry since 1985. Since that year, he has actively served as a senior manager in the dairy sector in his own company. While he took part in the hot market until the end of 1995, he utilized the experience he gained in the fields of Production-marketing-sales according to changing market demands from 1996; he also worked as a senior manager in business development and R&D. At the same time, he still continues to sell products to national and international chains. Kaan, who takes an active role in civil society organizations, is among the founding members of the Packaged Dairy Products Association, the most powerful association in the dairy sector. Kaan is also a founding member of the All Restaurants, Restaurants and Suppliers Association (TÜRES) and a member of the High Advisory Board, and is also a founding member of the Packaged Milk and Dairy Products Association (ASÜD). In the past, Kaan worked as a consultant in the Food, Agriculture Sector Board at TÜBİTAK, and served as a Board Member at UTESAV, one of the current foundations of MUSIAD. Abdurrahman Kaan has been a member of the MUSIAD family for many years. The Kaan family has been in MUSIAD since its founding. Kaan served as the Vice President of the Food and Agriculture Sector Board at MUSIAD between 2003-2006, and as the President of the Food and Agriculture Sector Board between 2006-2009. After 2009, he served as a Member of the Board of MÜSIAD as the Vice President Responsible for Sector Boards, the President of Budget and Financial Affairs, and also worked as a member of the Organization for 4 years. Abdurrahman Kaan, who most recently served as the Vice President of MÜSİAD responsible for Domestic Organization and Education, Culture, Research and Publications Commissions, was elected as the 6th President of MÜSİAD at the MÜSİAD Ordinary General Assembly held in May 2017. Kaan handed over his duties to Mahmut Asmalı at the MÜSİAD Ordinary General Assembly held on September 11, 2021.

Born in 1961 in İbecik, Burdur, Nail Olpak graduated from Aydın High School. Olpak graduated from İstanbul Technical University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and completed his master's degree in Energy. Olpak started his business life at Umar Makina A.Ş. and after voluntarily leaving Cankurtaran Holding, where he served as Vice President, founded NORA Elektrik A.Ş., PAK YATIRIM A.Ş. and HMN A.Ş. Olpak currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of two companies, as a Board Member of the Board of Directors of a third company and as a Board Member of the companies that these companies are partners of. Nail Olpak, who is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors and Executive Board of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and the Chairman of the World Turkish Business Council (DTİK), serves as a Board Member of Türk Eximbank, Turkcell and İstanbul Development Agency. Olpak also holds memberships and positions in various institutions and organizations. Nail Olpak, who was the 5th term General President of the Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association - MÜSİAD, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate in International Relations by Ahi Evran University and Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. Nail Olpak, who is married and has two sons, one an architect and the other a mechatronics engineer, speaks English very well.

Ömer Cihad Vardan, born in 1962 in Hendek, Sakarya, graduated from Istanbul Technical University with a degree in Industrial Engineering in 1983. He completed his Master's degree in Manufacturing Engineering at Ohio State University in 1986 and worked as a Research Engineer at the Engineering Research Center for Net Shape Manufacturing in Ohio, Columbus, until the end of 1987. After returning to Turkey, he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer responsible for developing CAD/CAM processes for parts of Stinger missiles at Kale Group. Later, he worked at UTE Holding, selling McDonald Douglas's Unigraphics CAD/CAM software.

In early 1991, Vardan became a founding member and the General Manager of Çukurova Isı Sistemleri, a family business that specializes in industrial heating systems, which he still manages.

From 2008 to 2012, Vardan served as the 4th Term President of MÜSİAD (Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association) and has held other positions, including 5 years as Vice President and 4 years as a Board Member, totaling 13 years of service in MÜSİAD. Additionally, he has held various leadership roles such as President of the Turkish Machine Importers Association, Member of the Assembly of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO), Executive Board Member of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK), Board Member of the Istanbul Development Agency (İSTKA), and the Economic Development Foundation (İKV), and Treasurer of the Natural Gas Appliances Manufacturers and Businessmen Association (DOSİDER).

Vardan is also a member of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers and the Architects and Engineers Group (MMG). Currently, he is a member of the MÜSİAD High Advisory Board and holds various other important positions, including Chairman of the Board of İKV and DOSİDER, Member of the Turkish Human Rights Council (TİHK), Member of the Turkish-American Business Council of the Ministry of Economy, Member of the Assembly of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (ISO), Member of the TOBB HVAC Sector Council, Board Member of the Energy Efficiency Association (ENVER), and Audit Board Member of DEİK.

Vardan is married, has two children, and is proficient in English.

Born on August 30, 1963, in Istanbul, he completed his primary, secondary, and trade high school education in Istanbul. He graduated from the Department of International Economic Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Marmara University, in 1984. He completed his postgraduate studies in European integration at the European Institute of the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Additionally, he graduated from the International Economics and Business program at the World Economy Institute of Kiel University in Germany at the master's level. Upon returning to Turkey, he earned his PhD degree in European Community Studies from Marmara University with his thesis on the "European Monetary System" on January 30, 1989. He completed his military service in Gölcük in 1989.

B. Ali Bayramoğlu, who was appointed as the President of the Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association of Turkey at the 8th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD held on 22 May 1999, completed his term as President on 17 April 2004. Born in 1958 in Rize and having served as Vice President of the same association for 9 years, Bayramoğlu is currently a member of the High Advisory Committee.  

He was born in 1960 in Ankara, Turkey. After graduating from Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Science in 1981, he studied system analysis at EImira College, U.S.A. He is the Founding President of MÜSİAD. EroI M. Yarar, who is engaged in food, chemistry, construction machinery and foreign trade, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Lezzo A.Ş., 404 A.Ş. and Rozi A.Ş. He speaks English, is married and has three children.

He was born in Ağrı in 1968.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Ağrı and his high school education at Van Alpaslan Teachers High School. He then completed the Department of Finance at Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics and obtained his Bachelor's degree. Alperen, who completed his Master's Degree with a Thesis in Social Structure and Social Change at the same faculty, later graduated from the School of Justice.

He started his business life as the founder and board member of Boğaziçi Education Tourism Joint Stock Company, which was established in 1988. He currently operates as a certified public accountant, financial advisor and independent auditing company as a group company, in which he is a partner and manager. Apart from these, he is the founder and partner of companies operating in education, tourism, IT and various sectors.

Alperen, who also worked as a lecturer at Istanbul MEDİPOL University for a while, has published articles in the fields of Tax Law, TCC, Law of Associations, Insurance Law and Law of Foundations. Alperen also has work in tax audit and litigation processes of companies within the framework of tax legislation.

Alperen has served in various positions at MÜSİAD since 1993. Within the scope of NGO work, he served as an ITO Assembly Member and Committee President between 1995-2009, a TÜRSAB Disciplinary Board Member between 1999-2002, a Komer Kuşadası Congress Tourism Inc. Board Member between 2005-2008, a TOBB Foreign Relations Commission Member between 2005-2009, and has been a UTESAV Board Member and Vice President of the Board of Trustees since 1995.

Alperen, who was elected as a MÜSİAD Board Member after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the Vice President of MÜSİAD; then, at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was appointed as the Deputy President of MÜSİAD.

Alperen is married and has two children.

He was born in Kayseri in 1977. After Nuri Has Primary School, he graduated from Kayseri Imam Hatip High School. He completed his high school education at Kayseri High School. He graduated from Erciyes University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in English and from New York University, USA, Department of Economics.

He worked as a coordinator and general manager at Ulubaş Holding and Sanko Holding between 1998 and 2006.

He served as General Manager, General Coordinator and Chairman of the Executive Board at ÖZKAR Group of Companies between 2006 and 2008.

Between 2009 and 2011, he carried out import, export and wholesale of white goods, furniture and kitchenware in his own company.

He continues his commercial activities in the field of furniture and textile products with the company he founded in 2011.

Currently serving as the Vice President of MÜSİAD, Altunbaş is married and has two children.

Born in 1979 in Rize, Abdurrahman Uzun completed his high school education at Rize High School in 1996.

In 1999, he co-founded Mesut Mobilya with his brother, and in 2000, he expanded his business internationally by exporting to Georgia. In 2004, he opened a store in Baku, Azerbaijan, where he worked for six years. After returning to Turkey in 2010, he focused on production in 2012 and began manufacturing at his own factory. In 2016, he established the Zivella brand, transforming it into a design-oriented company.

Uzun currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Zivella. Between 2017 and 2019, he served as the Chairman of the Burundi Business Council at DEİK, and since 2012, he has been a Board Member of Rinerji.

He has also held significant roles within MÜSİAD, including being a Founding Board Member of MÜSİAD Rize and the Founding Chairman of MÜSİAD Azerbaijan. At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Uzun was elected as a Board Member and appointed as the Vice President of MÜSİAD.

Uzun is married and a father of two children.

Born in 1977 in Akçakoca, Burhan Özdemir completed his primary and secondary education in Akçakoca.

After completing his undergraduate education as a Civil Engineer at Dumlupınar University, he completed his Master's Degree in Structural Engineering at Manchester Technical University (The University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology). He is currently working on his PhD thesis at Marmara University Middle East and Islamic Countries Research Institute.

He published Technical Papers in the field of advanced Building Technologies in the UK during his Master's degree. He developed a method to increase the earthquake resistance of ferrocement cement type for the first time and this study was published in 2002 France International Conference on Repair of Reinforced Concrete Structures and was awarded by the Institution of Civil Engineers in England.

Between 2002-2005, he worked in the UK Nuclear Energy Department of Jacobs Engineering, one of the leading Technical Consultancy firms in the USA. He took part in the design, construction and commissioning projects of Nuclear Stations under BNFL (British Nuclear Fuel Limited).

In 2005-2006, he worked for Mouchel, the UK's leading company in the transport sector, in the management of project studies of UK Highways and Railways Public Institutions.

Between 2006-2008, he joined Campbell Reith Hill and took part in the design and management of Urban Transformation Projects and Health Integrated Facilities Public-Private Partnership projects.

In early 2008, he returned to Turkey and established OPTİMAL. OPTİMAL provides Project Design, Construction Management and Consultancy services for investments such as Pharmaceutical Plants, Defence Industry Plants, Road and Railway Transportation Projects, Infrastructure and Energy Projects, Educational Buildings, Public Buildings, Hospitals, Housing, Offices, Hotels in national and international arena. It carries out operations in 9 offices throughout the country and 3 different points abroad with nearly 500 Technical Staff. Burhan Özdemir is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Optimal.

Özdemir, who also operates in the field of Real Estate Development and Investment, is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of MILLSTONE Real Estate & Construction, which carries out investments in the field of real estate in foreign countries such as Germany and England as well as in Turkey.

Mr Özdemir was elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as Vice President.

Burhan Özdemir speaks English fluently and is married with four children.

Born in 1987 in Istanbul, Cihad Terzioğlu graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Mathematical Engineering and started to work on Energy Finance in a corporate company. 

In the same period, he continued his studies on renewable energy and its financing by preparing his master's thesis titled ‘Financing of Wind Energy and Valuation with Real Options Method’ in YTU Mathematical Engineering Department. 

In addition to his senior management positions in the renewable energy sector, he prepared his doctoral thesis on ‘Financing Model of Nuclear Energy’ in the same university and department and received the title of Doctor in 2017. 

In addition to his academic studies, Terzioğlu, who has left behind 10 years in the field of energy in the real sector, took part in various NGOs starting from his university period. 

Terzioğlu, who served as a member of the Board of Directors of MÜSİAD and Chairman of the Mining, Energy Management and Investments Committee for a period, and then as the Secretary General of MÜSİAD, took office in the Board of Directors of MÜSİAD as the Chairman of the Domestic Organisation, Member Acceptance and Member Relations Commission with the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, and was appointed as the Vice President of MÜSİAD in 2024.

Terzioğlu is married and has two children.

Born in 1972 in Istanbul, Çalışkan completed his primary and secondary education in Fatih İskenderpaşa and his high school education at Vefa High School. He graduated from Trakya University with a degree in Accounting.

Çalışkan started his business career in the production and wholesale distribution of men's clothing. He has worked on various topics, including partnership law, duties and responsibilities sharing, and entrepreneurship.

Focusing on technology development and localization, he has been an investor partner and responsible manager for finance in many companies operating in the fields of security systems and software development.

Additionally, he provides mentorship in angel investing and crisis management for businesses.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Çalışkan was re-elected as a Board Member and continues to serve as the Vice Chairman.

Born in 1963 in Alanya, Tahir Tuluk is married and has three children. He completed his primary and secondary education in Alanya and his bachelor's degree in Business Administration at York University in Turkey.

He started his business life in 1984 by establishing his own business in the white goods sector. Today, he is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tuluk Group, which operates in the Telecommunications, Construction, Consumer Durables, Agriculture, Food and Furniture sectors.

Tuluk also invests in promising initiatives, primarily in the software sector, with the venture capital funds of which he is a member of the Board of Directors.

He was elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD (Turkish Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association of Turkey), and was subsequently appointed as the Chairman of the Corporate Communications Commission.

Tuluk is also a member of the Board of Directors of MOBİSAD.

He was born in Kars in 1975. He graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration in 1998. He completed his master's degree in Public Finance and Financial Law at Gazi University. Having completed his doctorate in Public Economics at Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Yilmaz wrote his thesis on "Comparative Analysis of Possible Determinants of Expansion in Health Expenditures" and is fluent in English. He is married and has 3 children.

Yilmaz started his career as a Financial Analyst at Kredi Garanti Fonu AŞ in 1998 and later continued as an inspector and Central Anatolia Region Internal Control Manager at Dışbank A.Ş.

Yılmaz, who worked as a manager in the World Bank's Social Risk Reduction Program (SRAP), Istanbul Seismic Risk Reduction and Emergency Preparedness Capacity Enhancement Project (ISMEP), was the Director of the Health Transformation and Social Security Reform Project, which was the largest transformation program Turkey has recently experienced, in which the health and retirement system was structurally completely transformed.

In 2012, while serving as a consultant to the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, he served as the country director of HD Consulting Group, an international consultancy group operating in the field of management consultancy between 2012-2013; during the same period, he served as a management consultant, senior manager in the private sector and as an executive board member.

In August 2013, he started his duty as the Founding General Manager of Yeşilay Society and continued until 2018. During his term, the organization gained professional management and became the most important actor in its field locally and globally in terms of physical-human capacity, content and financial size.

He continues to work as a managing partner in the company he founded, which has activities in the fields of Professional Competence Certificate, management consultancy and soilless agriculture.

He is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Joy Refund Tax Return Brokerage Services Inc., which started its operations in 2022 and mediates tax refunds within the scope of exports.

He also works as a part-time lecturer in the field of “Health Policies” at Istanbul Commerce University.

Yılmaz, who was elected as a Board Member at the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and then at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly, was appointed as the President of the Education, Culture and Publications Commission.

He was born in 1966 in Çıldır, Kars. He graduated from the Department of Public Administration at Istanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences in 1987. He started his career as an Assistant Auditor at the Banks Sworn Auditors Board of the Undersecretariat of Treasury and Foreign Trade of the Republic of Turkey in the same year.

Sözbir, who became the Deputy General Manager of a private finance institution (currently known as a participation bank) founded in 1996, was responsible for different business units within this bank until November/2009, when he left his position as the Deputy General Manager.

At the same time, he assumed the position of founding CEO and Board Member of Eksim Investment Holding, which operates in the fields of energy, real estate and mining.

In 2012, he established his own companies operating in corporate finance, management consultancy and human resources. During this period, he served as a management and executive board consultant in many industrial and commercial companies.

In addition to his duties in his own companies, Ünsal Sözbir joined İttifak Holding as an independent board member in 2014 and assumed the role of Chairman of the Board of Directors between 2017 and 2019.

Sözbir, who actively provides consultancy services in strategic management and corporate finance with Kutluşah Consultancy, and in human resources talent discovery and management with HİD Private Employment Office (Double Wings International), also provides training on leadership and team management to business people with Volintr Education, and provides coaching and mentoring.
Ünsal Sözbir, who holds a certified public accountant and independent auditing certificate, is also the chairman of the board of directors of StarAmore A.Ş., which conducts e-commerce and digital marketing related to precious stones.

Ünsal Sözbir, who also actively works in many civil society organizations, has been the chairman of the board of directors of the İ.Ü. Faculty of Political Sciences Graduates and Members Foundation (Political Foundation) since 2014. He has been a member of MÜSİAD since 2013. After serving as an advisor to the Chairman on economic issues for a period within MÜSİAD, he served as the Chairman of the Risk Management and Insurance Systems Committee between 2019-2021. Sözbir, who served as the Chairman of the MÜSİAD Financial Services Consultancy and Education Sector Board between 2021-2023, was re-elected as a Member of the Board of Directors with the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as the Chairman of the Strategy and R&D Committee.

Sözbir is married with three children and speaks English.

CHAIRMAN OF SECTOR BOARDS AND FAIR FORUM COMMISSION
He was born in Çankırı in 1984.

He started his secondary education at Kadıköy Anatolian Imam Hatip High School in 1994 and completed it at Pendik Imam Hatip High School in 2001. Then, he graduated from Uludağ University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in 2005. He completed his master's degree in Management and Organization at Gebze Technical University, Department of Business Administration in 2018 with the thesis "Impact of Institutionalization on Institutional Performance in Local Governments".

Gül, who started his business life in 2002, worked in sales and marketing on software for a short time and then entered commercial life by establishing his own company in the field of informatics in 2004.

He has taken on various roles in NGOs and politics since his secondary education. Since 2016, he has implemented many cultural, educational and social responsibility projects in Turkey and various countries abroad with the Turkish Red Crescent and Sadakataşı associations.

Erkan Gül, who currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Asist Bilgi Teknolojileri A.Ş. and MÜSİAD Fuarcılık A.Ş. and as a member of the Board of Directors of BTM İstanbul, has served as a member of the MÜSİAD Informatics Sector Board and Digital Transformation Sector Board, and as the Chairman of the Executive Board of Vizyoner'21 with the 26th Ordinary General Assembly. Gül, who is a member of the DEİK Malaysia Business Council, the Secretary General of the Civil Solidarity Platform, is also a Congress Member of Fenerbahçe Sports Club and a member of the High Advisory Board of Çankırılılar Federation.

Erkan Gül, who was re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors with the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the Chairman of the Sector Boards and Fair Forum Commission.

Gül is married and has one child.

Born in Istanbul in 1978, Altuğ Karataş graduated from Yıldız Technical University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Energy. After being in the USA for language education and work, he completed his master's degree in Business Administration at Istanbul University.

In 2001, he started working as a sales engineer at Üniversal Kazan ve Isı San. Tic. Ltd. Şti., and later, as an export and sales manager, he carried out sales organization activities in many countries such as Germany, Italy, Romania, Russia, and Egypt.

In 2006, he started working in the sector with Turkey's first Energy Service and Energy Efficiency Consultancy Company initiative. He has carried out and continues to carry out consultancy, project and auditing activities in many industrial companies of our country on energy management, energy recovery and digitalization in energy. He has shared his experiences in the sector in many visual, written and verbal publications and seminars.

He continues his duty as the General Manager at VAT ENERJİ A.Ş.

He currently prepares and presents the weekly program "Energy with Altuğ Karataş" on ST Endüstri Radyo.

Karataş, who has taken on many roles in political and civil society organizations, served as the Vice President of MÜSİAD Mining and Energy Management for a period and as the President of the Energy and Environment Sector Board in the previous term. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the İTO Information Commercialization Center and a member of the İTO Energy, Environment and Transformation Specialist Committee.

Karataş is married and has one child.

He was born in Bitlis in 1977. He completed his primary and secondary education in Bitlis and his high school education in Istanbul. Since 1995, he has been a member of the Board of Directors at Gökkuşağı Market Gıda San. ve Tic. Ltd.

He served as the Vice President of MÜSİAD Corporate Relations, MÜSİAD Business Development Desks and MÜSİAD Services Sector Board.

He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Retailers Federation, and after serving as the Founding Member of Istanbul PERDER and Secretary General of Istanbul PERDER, he has been serving as the President of the Istanbul Retailers Association since 2019.

He continues to contribute to the local market sector by actively working in the retail sector as a TOBB Retail Assembly Member.

Faruk Güzeldere, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Pro Food Group A.Ş. and Board Member of Veliaht Et Lokantası, continues his domestic and international investments in the food, retail and food and beverage sectors.

Güzeldere, who was elected as a Board Member at the 27th Regular General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the President of the MÜSİAD Trade Office after serving as Vice President of the Sector Boards and Fair Forum Commission.

Güzeldere, who is interested in skiing, CrossFit and Tennis, speaks intermediate level English and beginner level Spanish.

He is married and has three children.

Born in Niğde in 1964, Mustafa Aktaş completed his primary and secondary education in Fatih, Istanbul.

He started his business life in the family company with branches in Fatih and Eyüp. Aktaş continued his activities as the Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors in the family company, which produced the products it sold and had various dealerships, from 1986 to 1991. Aktaş became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company in 1991, continued in this position until 2003 and founded the WEYMO Furniture brand in 2004. Aktaş also carries out project, decoration, interior architecture and application works with the WEYMO Dizayn brand.

Aktaş, who has been active in various NGOs since 1996; He was a member of the Board of Directors of the Istanbul Carpenters Construction Cooperative between 1996-1998, the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the MODESA Furniture Manufacturers Site between 2003-2005, the Responsible of the ASKON Furniture Sector Board between 2004-2007, the Vice President of the Suriçi Group between 2008-2015, the Founding Member of the Bomonti Group in 2009, the Member of the Board of Directors of the Niğde Associations Federation since 2018, the Vice President and Board Member of SADKOM and TÜGEM between 2018-2021, the Member of the Board of Directors of the Kapaklı İkitelli 2nd Organized Industrial Zone Association since 2019, and the Member of the Board of Directors of the Babakale Tourism Development Coop. since 2020.

Since 2010, Aktaş has served as the President of the MÜSİAD Durable Consumer Furniture Sector Board, Member of the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization Commission, President of the MÜSİAD Sector Boards 1st Region and President of the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization 2nd Region within MÜSİAD. After the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Member of the MÜSİAD Board of Directors and appointed as the Vice President of the Domestic Organization Commission. Aktaş, who was re-elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, currently serves as the President of the Domestic Organization, Member Admission and Member Relations Commission.

Aktaş is married and has 3 children.

He was born in Adıyaman in 1985.

After completing his primary education in the Sincik district of Adıyaman, he completed his middle and high school education in Istanbul at open education. He also completed his memorization at the Yeşil Camii Quran course.

Kartal, who graduated from the Theology department at the open education faculty, also started working in his father's profession, the textile workshop, to support his family.

Kartal, who continued his business life with the company he founded under the name Yunus Kartal in 2008, did contract ironing package work for textile companies during this period.

Kartal expanded his domestic and international activities by establishing Nisra Tekstil in 2016. Kartal, who serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors at Nisra Tekstil, also continues his professional business life as a Board Member of Tumturak Tekstil.

Kartal, who has been involved in these NGO activities since 2006, served as a Board Member and Vice President of the Sincik Volunteers Association in the Sincik district of Adıyaman province for a period. Kartal continues to serve as a Board Member in this association.

Kartal, who joined the MÜSİAD family in 2017, has since served as a Member and Vice President of the MÜSİAD Business Development Desk, Member Relations Committee, Textile and Leather Sector Board Member and Vice President, and Domestic Organization 3rd Region President.

Yunus Kartal was elected as a Board Member after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization, Member Admission and Member Relations Commission. Kartal, who was re-elected as a Board Member at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, continues to serve in the same position.

Born in Samsun in 1983, Selim Sar graduated from Fatih University, Department of Industrial Engineering. He completed his graduation thesis on "Usability and Efficiency Analysis of Online Systems" at Braunschweig Technical University in Germany within the framework of the Erasmus Program.

He carried out studies on increasing efficiency in production and adaptation of quality systems in a family company engaged in production and trade in the field of Plastic and Packaging Industry.

During the same period, he prepared a master's thesis on "Analysis of Factors Effective in the Preference of Foreign Direct Investments in Turkey" at the International Management Department of Birmingham University, England, and after specializing in International Trade, he worked for a while in a multinational company in England.

In addition to serving as a manager in the international trade department of the family company, he is currently taking courses at Samsun University, Department of International Trade and Management for his doctorate.

Sar, who has worked in various NGOs since his education, served in the General Directorate Organization Commission during the establishment of Genç MÜSİAD. Sar, who also served as the MUSIAD Samsun Branch President between 2015-2017, was elected as a Member of the MUSIAD Board of Directors after the MUSIAD 26th Ordinary General Assembly.

Sar, who was re-elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the MUSIAD 27th Ordinary General Assembly, was appointed as the President of the Foreign Organization Commission.

Sar is married and has three children.

He was born in Istanbul in 1989. He started his high school education in Sudan and completed it in South Africa.

He received his undergraduate education in Business Administration from Monash University (South Africa and Malaysia).

Önügören, who started his professional life at MON Yatırım, which was founded in Johannesburg and is a strong bridge between Turkey and African countries, has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company since 2017.

Önügören, who assumed the Vice Presidentship of DEİK Sudan – Turkey Business Council, is on the Board of Directors of MUSIAD and runs the Diplomatic Relations Commission. Önügören, who is among the founding partners of 20H2O Invest, also assumes the responsibilities of SENYAP Investment Partnership Board Member and Aksan Consulting Arabic Desk Partner.

Önügören, who is a Board Member of Al Sharq Forum and Forum Istanbul 2023 Conferences, speaks English and Arabic.

Önügören, who was appointed as the President of the Diplomatic Relations Commission after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, continues in this position after the 27th Ordinary General Assembly.

He was born in Diyarbakır in 1978.

Oylum, who completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Üsküdar, Istanbul, graduated from Istanbul University Computer Science Engineering Department in 1999. He completed his Master's Degree in Business Administration from Yeditepe University in 2002.

Oylum worked professionally in different projects and companies as a software engineer in the private sector until 2004.

Oylum, who won the innovation award in the SME category in Türkiye in 2019 and founded Teknopalas Yüksek Teknoloji Sistemleri A.Ş. operating in the RFID/IOT Technologies vertical in 2005, made his first software export to Germany in 2008.

Oylum is a council member in the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce Information Technologies Committee and a board member in the DEİK Turkey-Saudi Arabia and Turkey-Libya Business Councils.

Oylum, who served as the Chairman of the MÜSİAD IT Sector Board between 2017-2019, continued his duties as a MÜSİAD Board Member and Chairman of the Digital Transformation Committee between 2019-2021.

Oylum was re-elected as a Board Member after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and served as the Chairman of the Digital Transformation Sector Board.

After the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Oylum was re-elected as a Board Member and appointed as the Chairman of the International Relations Commission.

Oylum, who speaks English fluently, is married with one child.

Born in Istanbul in 1981, Başdemir graduated from Yıldız Technical University Faculty of Business Administration in 2004.

He completed his MBA in Marketing at Pace University in the USA in 2006.

He worked as a manager in the group's automotive, construction and animal husbandry businesses. He has been a member of the Board of Directors and Executive Board at Enterprise since 2014.

Başdemir, who was elected as a Board Member at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the President of the Administrative Affairs, Human Values, Budget and Financial Affairs Commission.

Başdemir is married and has 3 children.

Born in Istanbul in 1989, Abdullah Eriş graduated from Sultan Fatih Anatolian High School as valedictorian. After completing his undergraduate education at Koç University Faculty of Business Administration, he completed his master's degree at Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Faculty of Business Administration with a thesis focusing on 'The Effect of Social Media Marketing on Ready-to-Eat Food Products Consumption'. Eriş completed his doctoral thesis titled 'Antecedents and Results of Organizational Role Stress' at the same university in 2023 and earned his Doctorate degree.

Abdullah Eriş started his business life at Eriş Gıda, a family company that has exported over 400 thousand tons of flour in the last two years, has undertaken 10 percent of Turkey's flour exports, has increased its place among the top 250 exporting companies in Turkey every year, and stands out with its Miluni, Nudo, Dudomi and Özde brands. He gained experience in the import, export, marketing, finance, logistics, production and sales departments between 2004-2010.

He provided independent auditing services to various global companies between 2010-2012. During this period, Abdullah Eriş, who also dealt with Eriş Gıda’s international activities and commercial organizations, became the company’s foreign trade manager in May 2012. Eriş, who assumed the role of the group’s general manager responsible for retail in June 2013, has been a member of the company’s board of directors and the General Manager (CEO) of the group’s foreign trade company, MORAL Enerji, since December 2017.

Abdullah Eriş holds board memberships in institutions such as Istanbul Sabahattin Zaim University Food Advisory Board, All Restaurants, Lokantalar and Suppliers Association (TÜRES), Darul Eytam Foundation Board of Trustees, Zaim Teknopark Project Evaluation Advisory Board, Istanbul Daru’l Fünun Theology Foundation Board of Trustees and Founders Board. Eriş, who served as the DEİK Madagascar Business Council Vice President for a period, currently continues to serve as the DEİK Angola Business Council President.

Abdullah Eriş, who became a member of MÜSİAD in February 2016, has assumed very important responsibilities in 5 years. He served as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Food, Agriculture and Livestock Sector Board for two terms between June 2016 and May 2019, and as a Member of the Board of Directors of the MÜSİAD Foreign Organization Commission between January 2018 and May 2019. Eriş, who served as a Full Member of the MÜSİAD Board of Directors and the President of the Rural Development Committee in the 25th term, was appointed as the President of the MÜSİAD Competitive Production and Industrial Policies Commission following the 26th MÜSİAD Ordinary General Assembly.

Eriş, who was re-elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the 27th MÜSİAD Ordinary General Assembly, is serving as the President of the Industrial Production and Policies Commission.

Eriş is married and has three children.

He was born in Gaziantep in 1977.

Bozatlı, who started his undergraduate education at the Eastern Mediterranean University Department of Business Administration, completed his education at Eskişehir Anadolu University Faculty of Business Administration.

After his undergraduate degree, Bozatlı studied finance, business, lean manufacturing, advanced business English and public speaking in English at various universities in Turkey and abroad.

Bozatlı, who started his work in the iron and steel sector with Metal At Tel ve Tel Ürünleri Limited Şirketi in 2000, became the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the company in 2006. Bozatlı currently continues his business life with his esteemed companies Metal At Demir Çelik ve Mamulleri Ltd. Şti., Omega Metal Mağlantı Elemanları Tel ve Tel Mamuller A.Ş., Bozatlı International IM/EX USA and Bozatlı Logistics Transportation Storage Services Ltd. Şti. and is constantly striving to develop projects for our country.

Bozatlı, who has been involved in NGOs since his university years, served as the MÜSİAD Hatay Branch President for a period.

Abdullah Bozatlı was elected as a MÜSİAD Board Member at the 26th and 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as the President of the Export Development Commission, and he still continues this duty.

Bozatlı is married and has two children.

He was born in Karadeniz Ereğli in 1966.

After completing his education, he started working at the family company Çınar Boru Profil.

He currently serves as a Board Member at Çınar Boru Profil and its group companies Çınar Çelik and Çınar Logistics.

Çınar, who became a member of MÜSİAD in 1995, has held various positions on the Boards of Directors since 2000 and served as the President of the MÜSİAD Karadeniz Ereğli Branch, the MÜSİAD Karz-ı Hasen Sandığı and the UTESAV Board of Directors between 2018-2023. Çınar also served as the Vice President and Board Member of the Karadeniz Ereğli Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Çınar, who was elected as a Board Member with the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the Vice President of the Sector Boards Fair and Forum Commission.

Abdulkadir Çınar is married and has three children.

Born in 1994, Cahit İslam Ertemel completed his undergraduate education at Istanbul Commerce University Faculty of Law. Ertemel, who continued his education at Istanbul University Faculty of Business Administration, started his business life in 2018.

Ertemel, who continues his duty as a Board Member at TAPTOPWEB Information Technologies Inc., CRP Energy Company, and as the Chairman of the Board at ENVİS Inc., joined Genç MÜSİAD as a member in 2014. Ertemel, who became a member of the Lawyers Association in 2017 upon completing his education, was elected as the Chairman of Genç MÜSİAD by the 15th Ordinary General Assembly of Genç MÜSİAD after his Vice Presidentship.

Ertemel, who was elected as a Board Member by the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, continues his duty as the Chairman of the Youth Board as the Chairman of Genç MÜSİAD.

Ertemel, who speaks English at an advanced level, is married.

Meryem İlbahar Koca, born in 1991, completed her undergraduate and graduate education in Istanbul and received the title of Expert Clinical Psychologist.

İlbahar Koca continues her work actively in the fields of individual, family and couple therapy after receiving psychotherapy training.

İlbahar Koca, who has volunteered in various NGOs since her university years, most recently served as a Member of the Young MÜSİAD Board of Directors and the Head of the Central Member Development Committee.

İlbahar Koca was appointed as the MÜSİAD Women's President after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD.

İlbahar Koca, who was re-elected as a Member of the Board of Directors after the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, continues her duty as the MÜSİAD Women's President.

She was born in Istanbul in 1989.

Kaftancıoğlu completed her high school education at Çemberlitaş Girls' High School in 2008 and graduated from Kadir Has University Industrial Engineering and MIS Management Information Systems departments in 2013, earning her bachelor's degree.

Kaftancıoğlu, who has held different positions at ES-KA Fishing Nets and Equipment Co. Ltd. and HORA Food Co. Ltd. since 2013, has been serving as the Deputy General Manager at the same companies since 2019.

Kaftancıoğlu, who was elected as a Board Member at the 26th and 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, was appointed as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Women's Commission and continues to serve in this position.

Kaftancıoğlu speaks English and Chinese.

Born in Fatih, Istanbul in 1979, Ömer Karatemiz is originally from Tortum, Erzurum.

Karatemiz graduated from Istanbul Imam Hatip High School in 1996. Karatemiz, who completed his undergraduate education in Public Administration, has a master's degree in Business Administration.

He started his business life in 1997 at the family company İlpen Kalemcilik. He currently serves as the General Manager of this company.

Under his management, the company managed to enter the "100 Fastest Growing Companies in Türkiye" list prepared by TOBB (The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey) three times in a row between 2012 and 2015.

Karatemiz, who served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors in two other companies, is a member of the Information, Communication and Media Committee of the ITO (Istanbul Chamber of Commerce).

Karatemiz is also the founding General President of PROMASİAD (Promotion and Printing Industrialists' Businessmen's Association), which was established in 2019.

Karatemiz is a member of the Advisory Board of ERKON (Erzurum Confederation).

Karatemiz, who was a member of the Young MÜSİAD Board of Directors between 2007 and 2009, served as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Printing, Publishing, Advertising and Packaging Sector Board between 2009 and 2011, as the Member of the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization and Membership Admission Commission between 2011 and 2013, as the President of the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization 5th Region between 2013 and 2015, as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Printing, Publishing and Media Sector Board between 2015 and 2017, and as the President of the MÜSİAD Printing, Publishing and Media Sector Board between 2017 and 2019.

Karatemiz was elected as a member of the MÜSİAD Board of Directors after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, and was also elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as the Vice President of the Sector Boards and Fair Forum Commission.

Karatemiz, who speaks English and Arabic, is married and has two children.

Born in 1981, Halil Zahid Bingöl is originally from Isparta. Bingöl, who completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Fatih, Istanbul, started his first working life in the advertising and printing sector in 1998.

In 2007, he became a company owner in the Occupational Health and Safety OGSB sector and has been operating in this sector for over 16 years.

Bingöl, who also served as a Young MÜSİAD member in 2006, a Young MÜSİAD Board Member between 2007-2011 and a Young MÜSİAD Deputy Chairman Responsible for Organization between 2009-2011, served as a MÜSİAD Domestic Organization and Member Acceptance Commission Member between 2011-2013.

Having served as the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization Presidency since 2013, Bingöl served as the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization 1st Regional Presidency, MÜSİAD Domestic Organization 3rd Regional Presidency, MÜSİAD Domestic Organization 5th Regional Presidency, MÜSİAD Domestic Organization Representative and Representative Presidency, respectively.

Bingöl, who was appointed as the Vice President of the Domestic Organization, Member Admission and Member Relations Commission by the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, is currently serving as the Member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce 28th Committee (Business Support Services) Committee, which was held on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.

Bingöl is married and has three children.

Born in Fatih, Istanbul in 1986, Kazan completed his education in Istanbul. After high school, Kazan played professional football for three years and started his active career in 2006. Kazan, who is currently the General Manager of the family company Kazan Taşımacılık, is currently in this position. He also has a company called Royal Design Home.

Kazan, who became a member of MÜSİAD in 2010, served as the Vice President of Genç MÜSİAD. He served as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Logistics Sector Board, and as the 5th Region, 3rd Region and 4th Region responsible for the MÜSİAD Domestic Organization, Member Admission and Member Relations Commission.

Kazan, who also served as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Karz-ı Hasen Fund, was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and was appointed as the Vice President of the Domestic Organization, Member Admission and Member Relations Commission.

Kazan is married and has one child.

Mustafa Yücel was born on May 26, 1974 in the Bafra district of Samsun.

After graduating from Bafra Imam Hatip High School, he completed his university education at the Georgian State University Sports Sciences Department.

While he was still a university student, he started his business life and founded a company operating in the energy sector. This was later followed by various companies operating in the field of foreign trade and doing international work.

Yücel, who also works in his fields of interest along with the business world, is interested in Far East combat sports and has a football coaching certificate.

Yücel, who attaches great importance to civil society activities, is a member of the EkoAvrasya Board of Trustees, a member of the Georgia-Turkey Friendship Association, and a member of the Samsun Businessmen's Association.

Yücel, who is married and has one child, speaks Russian, English and Georgian.

Faruk Yamankaradeniz completed his higher education at Koç University in Business Administration and Essex University in Law. He began his career in 2014 at Destek Patent A.Ş. as a Business Development Specialist and later continued as the Sales Development Manager.

Having also served as the Corporate Communications Manager, Yamankaradeniz initiated Destek Patent's corporate digital transformation project.

From 2017 to 2019, he held the position of Director of Support Units. Since 2019, he has continued his corporate social responsibility project, "Fikrine Sahip Çık" (Take Care of Your Idea), which aims to spread awareness of industrial rights and increase patent literacy to contribute to Turkey's intellectual capital.

Yamankaradeniz is a committee member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and is also a Board Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) and the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) Swiss Desk.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Yamankaradeniz was elected as a Board Member and appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Overseas Organization Commission.

Yamankaradeniz is married and a father of two children.

Serhat Kısakürek, born in 1992 in Kahramanmaraş, completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in his hometown. He pursued two terms of language school and summer school programs in the United Kingdom before completing his undergraduate degree at Istanbul Bilgi University Faculty of Law. He then completed a Master's degree in Commercial Law at the same university and later earned a second Master's degree at the University of Zurich.

In 2019, Kısakürek worked as an Academic Researcher at the U.S. Academy of International Trade Law. He has gained professional experience in law firms in Turkey, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Since 2022, he has been continuing his professional career as a partner at DLC Law Firm, based in Turkey.

Kısakürek is also interested in professional basketball and various sports, and he is proficient in English.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Kısakürek was elected as the Chairman of MÜSİAD INVEST.

Ahmet Tarık Gör, born in 1992 in Istanbul, is the founder and owner of the advertising agency Met Vibes, which he established in 2014. He is a graduate of the Faculty of Business Administration and has a passionate approach to communication, advertising, and marketing. He continuously develops his knowledge and experience in these fields and shares his insights through articles published on various platforms.

Gör has also played an active role in MÜSİAD's youth organization, Genç MÜSİAD. He served as a Board Member responsible for the Communication Commission for two years, and then held the position of Vice Chairman, responsible for the Communication and Education Commissions, for another two years. During this time, he led successful projects and contributed to the development of educational activities within the association.

He is also one of the founders of the International Digital Entrepreneurship Association, where he has contributed significantly to digital entrepreneurship through European Union projects conducted under the association.

In addition to his involvement in the communication and marketing sectors, Gör has investments in the tourism and food industries, aiming to contribute to the growth of these sectors as well.

Gör is married and a father of two children. He places great importance on social responsibility projects and volunteer work, aiming to benefit society.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Gör was elected as a Board Member and appointed as the Vice Chairman of the Corporate Communication Commission.

Sadettin Budak was born in 1979 in Birecik, Şanlıurfa. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul. He graduated from Eskişehir Osmangazi University with a degree in History and Turkish Language and Literature, and he completed his postgraduate studies at Anadolu University and Eskişehir Osmangazi University.

Budak began his professional career in the construction sector as a marketing coordinator and later entered the event and advertising industry through Enisa Tanıtım, a company specializing in promotion and organization. He also founded Argetron Elektronik, a company that manufactures Turkey's first domestic and national lighting control systems, and Extreme Works, which produces adventure parks and unconventional play areas. Extreme Works has multiple facilities and exports to nearly 30 countries.

Budak became a member of MÜSİAD in 2014 and served as Vice Chairman of the Printing, Publishing, and Media Sector Committee. He also worked in the Overseas Organization Commission between 2014 and 2017, founding several branches. From 2021 to 2023, he again served as Vice Chairman of the Printing, Publishing, and Media Sector Committee.

Following the General Assembly of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) in January 2022, Budak was elected to the Board of Directors of the Libya and Lebanon Business Councils.

In addition to his business activities, Budak is a member of several NGOs, associations, and platforms. After the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Board Member and appointed Chairman of the Printing, Publishing, and Media Sector Committee.

Fluent in English, Sadettin Budak is married and a father of three daughters.

Born in 1988 in Istanbul, Çiftci is originally from Konya. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul. In 2008, he completed his associate degree in Computer Technology and Programming at Istanbul Kültür University, and in 2013, he graduated from the Business Administration bachelor's program at Anadolu University. He earned his Master's degree in Management Information Systems from Istanbul University in 2016. Additionally, he holds an associate degree in Islamic Studies from Anadolu University.

In 2008, Çiftci founded VH Bilişim, a company that provides cloud computing, virtual server, and server hosting services. In 2017, he established "Kaledar Teknoloji," a company specializing in biometric data and management systems, border crossing and management systems, and application software development.

Çiftci served as a Board Member of KONSİAD for three terms and also held a position in the MÜSİAD Digital Transformation Sector Committee. After the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Board Member and appointed Chairman of the Digital Transformation Sector Committee.

Fluent in English and Arabic, Çiftci is married and a father of two children.

Hasan Ekmen was born in 1971 in Giresun, Çamoluk. He graduated from Kadıköy Anadolu İmam Hatip High School and earned his bachelor's degree from the Faculty of Communication and a master's degree in Business Administration.

Ekmen held various positions within the AK Party, including serving as the Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar between 2009 and 2014. He received national and international awards for the communication methods he developed for local governments.

He started his business career in the furniture sector and then transitioned into the insurance industry. In 2000, he founded Vizyon Sigorta A.Ş. and continued his work in the insurance sector. In 2019, he founded Vizyon Global Sigorta and Reinsurance Brokerage. Ekmen represents many insurance companies operating in Turkey and continues his commercial activities in this field.

Ekmen became a member of MÜSİAD in 2002 and served on the Organization and Corporate Relations Commission between 2002 and 2004. From 2014 to 2016, he was part of the Services Sector Committee. He also worked in the Trade Development Tables from 2016 to 2019 and in the Insurance and Risk Committee from 2019 to 2021. At the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Financial Services Education and Consultancy Sector Committee.

Ekmen has been involved in several civil society organizations, including serving as a founding board member of the 15 July Association, a Trustee and Board Member at Mavera Foundation, a Board Member at Giresun Foundation, and the Chairman of the Board at Kadıköy İmam Hatipliler Foundation. He is also a Congress Member of Fenerbahçe Sports Club.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Ekmen was elected as a Board Member and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Financial Services Education and Consultancy Sector Committee.

Ekmen is married and a father of one child.

Saim Bıçak was born in 1971 in Istanbul, and he is part of a family of immigrants from the Rumelia region of Skopje, Macedonia.

He completed his primary and secondary education in Fatih, Istanbul. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at ÜÇKARDEŞLER Office Furniture, a family business established in 1961, which has a production facility in Çatalca, Istanbul, and various sales stores. The company specializes in the production of office, cafe, and garden furniture.

Bıçak has held various positions within MÜSİAD's Furniture and Durable Goods Sector Committee in previous years. At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Board Member and appointed as the Chairman of the Furniture and Durable Goods Sector Committee.

Bıçak is married and a father of two children.

Cemal Özen, a graduate of the Faculty of Economics at Anadolu University, began his business career in 1986, engaging in various sectors such as white goods, ready-made clothing, retail, and wholesale food trade. With the development of organized retail in Turkey, he and his brothers opened their first food retail store in Istanbul under the "ONUR" brand in 1996.

Özen has played an important role in the development of the sector, contributing to the establishment of the Istanbul Retailers Association in 2006, where he served as the founding Vice Chairman. He also contributed to the formation of the Turkish Retailers Federation.

To support social responsibility projects, Özen is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Ayşe Hatun Özen Foundation (AHEV), established in honor of their mother.

Özen has brought together Onur Market, Onursal Tarım, Onurca, Özen Gayrimenkul, İnaş Yapı, and Filoport companies under the umbrella of Özen Group.

Continuing his investments with a focus on employment, added value, and quality service in the regions where he operates, Cemal Özen still serves as the Chairman of the Board of Özen Group.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Özen was elected as a Board Member and appointed Chairman of the Food, Agriculture, and Livestock Sector Committee.

Ali Tutuk was born in Istanbul in 1987. He graduated with a degree in International Relations from Istanbul Kültür University. Tutuk currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at Akden Grup, a company that provides services in wholesale and retail fuel trade, gas station management, hotel management, and occupational health and safety.

Since 2017, he has also been serving as the Secretary General of PÜİS and holds membership roles in various NGOs and Chambers of Commerce.

After serving as a member of MÜSİAD's Corporate Relations Commission, Risk Management and Insurance Systems Commission, and Vice Chairman of the Services Sector Committee, Tutuk was elected as the Chairman of the Services Sector Committee and a Board Member at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD.

Tutuk is married and a father of two children.

Born in 1989 in Istanbul, Yüksekdağ completed his associate degree in Business Administration at Istanbul Kültür University and then pursued his bachelor's degree in Business Administration at Anadolu University.

Between 2007 and 2011, while continuing his university education, he worked in restaurant management.

In 2011, he was appointed as a Board Member at Yüksekdağ Group, a family company with interests in the construction, textile, and energy sectors. He later became the Vice Chairman and continues to serve in this role.

Yüksekdağ served on the Board of the MÜSİAD Construction Sector Committee for a period. After the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Board Member and appointed Chairman of the Construction and Building Materials Sector Committee.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Yüksekdağ was re-elected as a Board Member and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Construction and Building Materials Sector Committee.

Yüksekdağ is married and a father of two children.

Born in 1960 in Diyarbakır, Korkmaz graduated from Batman High School in 1979 and passed the Customs Consultant Assistant exam in 1982, beginning his career in this field.

He worked in Customs Consulting and Air Cargo sectors, and between 1998 and 2000, he was a member of the Education and Legislation Committee within the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TİM).

In 2000, Korkmaz passed the Customs Consultant exams and continued his work in this field. Between 2000-2002 and 2003-2005, he served as a Board Member and Vice Chairman at the Istanbul Customs Consultants Association.

In 2007, he conducted the first seminar in Turkey on the External Processing Regime at TİM.

Since 2009, Korkmaz has been a Member of the Assembly at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, a Delegate to TOBB, Vice Chairman of the Foreign Trade Specialization Committee, and has held positions in the Logistics Specialization Committee.

At the 26th and 27th Ordinary General Assemblies of MÜSİAD, Korkmaz was elected as a Board Member and has served two terms as Chairman of the Logistics Sector Committee.

Born on December 19, 1972, in Nevşehir, İsmail Altın completed his primary and secondary education in Nevşehir.

He began his commercial career in the automotive sector in 1994 and worked in the second-hand vehicle departments of authorized automotive dealerships until 2014. Since 2015, while continuing his activities at his own company, "İsmail Altın Otomotiv Kiralama İnşaat," he has also engaged in business partnerships in the plastic and metal recycling sectors.

Altın serves as a board member in various NGOs, including DERSİAD, ANEV, ASAD, Senegal Şefkat Yolu Association, and Nigeria Darul Erkam Foundation.

In MÜSİAD, he previously held the position of Vice Chairman of the Automotive and Transportation Vehicles Sector Committee. At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he was elected as a Board Member and appointed as Chairman of the Automotive and Transportation Vehicles Sector Committee.

Altın is married and a father of three children.

Born in 1982 in Malatya, Canpolat began his education in Malatya, graduating from Amiral Vehbi Ziya Dümer High School in 2000 and from the Economics Department of Anadolu University Faculty of Economics in 2008.

In 2012, Canpolat founded Fatih Canpolat Textile Internal and External Trade Limited Company, and continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of the company, which exports internationally under the FC Fantasy brand to several countries.

He also serves as the General Manager of Tumturak Textile and a Board Member of Baydemir Profil, continuing his professional business career.

Between 2015 and 2019, Canpolat served as the Vice Chairman of the Textile and Leather Sector at MÜSİAD, and in 2019, he was elected Chairman of the Textile and Leather Sector of ASKON.

Since 2017, Canpolat has been a Board Member of TİGSAD, and since 2018, he has been a Member of the 39th Committee for Innerwear at the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. He has also been a member of the Italy and United Kingdom Chambers of Commerce Association since 2019.

In 2020, Canpolat was elected Chairman of the Slovenia Business Council at the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK). After the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he took on the role of Chairman of the Textile, Leather, and Ready-Made Clothing Sector Committee. He was re-elected as a Board Member at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD and continues to serve in the same role.

Currently continuing his work in the fields of economics and international relations, Canpolat is married and a father of two children.

Born in 1979 in Ankara, Altunbaş completed his primary education at Kocatepe Primary School, secondary education at Konya Private Lale College, and high school at Private Ankara Aziziye High School.

He graduated from the Department of Turkish Language and Literature at Başkent University Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2004. In the same year, he started his professional career at Turaç Foreign Trade Ltd. Şti. He completed his Master's degree in Turkish Language and Literature at Başkent University Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2006.

In addition to his role as General Manager at Turaç Foreign Trade, he serves as a Board Member at Oku Eğitim Öğretim A.Ş., Chairman of the Board at Altunbaş Foreign Trade and Industry A.Ş., and TSA Defense A.Ş.

He became a member of MÜSİAD (Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association) in 2013, and in 2017, he was elected as a Board Member and Chairman of the Defense Industry and Aviation Sector Committee of MÜSİAD.

Since 2018, he has been serving as an Executive Board Member of the Defense Industry Specialization Committee of the Ankara Chamber of Industry (ASO).

Since 2019, he has been the President of Sterling Shooting Sports Club (SASK).

In October 2019, he chaired the Organizational Committee for the II. MRBS (Military Radar and Border Security Summit) organized by MÜSİAD.

In November 2019, he was elected as a Board Member and General Secretary of the Ammunition Manufacturers and Explosives Entrepreneurs Association (SİSİAD).

In January 2020, he was elected as the Chairman of the Financial Affairs Council of the Foreign Economic Relations Board (DEİK) and also serves as an Executive Board Member for both Indonesia and Mozambique.

In January 2020, he was appointed as the Deputy Chairman of the Turkey-Africa Business Councils Coordination at DEİK.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Altunbaş was re-elected as a Board Member and continues to serve as Chairman of the Defense Industry Sector Committee.

Fluent in English, Altunbaş is married and a father of three children.

İsmail Hakkı Karaca, born in 1982 in Konya, completed his Industrial Engineering education in 2004. Since then, he has been actively involved in the energy sector through his own companies, focusing on natural gas, solar energy, and electricity.

He is currently a Board Member of the Konya Branch of the Chamber of Mechanical Engineers (MMO) and serves as the Treasurer on the Board of the Solar Energy Industrialists and Industry Association (GENSED). Karaca is also part of the organizing committees of scientific events such as the Machinery Design and Manufacturing Technologies Congress, the Solar Energy Systems Symposium and Exhibition, the New and Renewable Energy Sources Symposium, and the Industrial Engineering Spring Conferences.

He has participated in various scientific and professional organizations related to natural gas, renewable energy technologies, machinery, and industrial engineering as a panelist, speaker, presenter, and author. Most recently, he was involved in the working group for the feasibility report on the establishment of an energy-specialized industrial zone in Karapınar, playing a role in the decision-making process of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Ministry of Energy, and the Governorate of Konya regarding the zone.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, İsmail Hakkı Karaca was elected as the Chairman of the Energy and Environment Sector Committee and as a Board Member.

He is currently pursuing his master's degree in Industrial Engineering and is married.

Hüseyin Sarpkaya was born in Istanbul in 1980.

After completing his primary and secondary education, he graduated from the Biomedical Device Technologies Program at Marmara University and the Public Administration Department of the Faculty of Economics at Anadolu University.

He completed his Master's degree in Business Administration at Istanbul University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Management.

Since 2001, Hüseyin Sarpkaya has been involved in commercial activities in the private sector. Since 2007, he has served as the General Manager of Diagno Tıbbi Medikal Tic. Ltd. Şti. and since 2018, he has held the position of General Coordinator at MQI Mydentist A.Ş.

Sarpkaya also teaches health-related courses at Istanbul Medipol University and writes column articles for journals in the same field.

Active in non-governmental organizations (NGOs) since his university years, Sarpkaya has held positions such as Founding Board Member of the Istanbul Young Entrepreneurs Board of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, Substitute Member of the Discipline Board of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Medical Devices Technologies Committee of the Pharmaceutical and Pharmaceutical Foundation, and Secretary General of the Association of Oral and Dental Health Organizations and Health Tourism.

Since 2008, Sarpkaya has taken on various roles within the Independent Industrialists' and Businessmen's Association (MÜSİAD), including Vice President of Young MÜSİAD, Chairman of the Health Sector Committee, and Member of the New Tourism Resources Development Committee.

Sarpkaya was elected as a Board Member at the 26th and 27th Ordinary General Assemblies of MÜSİAD, and has been serving as the Chairman of the Health Sector Committee for two terms.

Fluent in English, Sarpkaya is married and a father of two children.

Muhittin CAN, born in 1988 in Istanbul, is originally from Darende, Malatya. He completed his primary and secondary education at Erenköy Primary School and Kadir Has Anatolian High School.

After graduating from the Economics Department of the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Uludağ University, he completed his language education in London and his master's degree at Szent István University in Budapest, starting his professional career in 2011.

After gaining experience in the private sector, focusing on foreign trade, Can currently serves as the Vice Chairman of the Board at Ercan Metal Sac, a company that has been operating in Dudullu OSB since 1982 as a raw material supplier for the iron and steel industry and a steel service center.

Muhittin Can holds memberships in Beşiktaş JK General Assembly and the 55th Iron and Steel Committee of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce. Under the MÜSİAD umbrella, he has served as the Vice Chairman of the Iron and Steel Sector Committee, a Member of the Domestic Branch Organization Commission, and the Deputy Chairman of the Chemical, Metal, and Mining Sector Committee since 2016.

After the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, he took on the roles of Board Member and Chairman of the Chemical, Metal, and Mining Sector Committee.

Fluent in English, Can is married and a father of two children.

Murat Kundak, born in Eskişehir in 1975, completed his primary school education in Eskişehir, followed by middle and high school education in Istanbul.

Between 1994 and 2001, he studied at Istanbul University Faculty of Law Justice Vocational School and then at Istanbul University Faculty of Communication, Department of Public Relations and Advertising.

Kundak began working in the tourism industry in 2002 and founded his own company, ME TUR, in 2017.

He has held founding membership and board membership in various foundations and associations and continues his work in tourism-related organizations and civil society institutions such as HURSAD, HAK, SMIIC, and IHATO.

Between 2017 and 2019, Kundak served as the Vice President of the MÜSİAD Tourism Sector Committee, and between 2019 and 2021, he served as the Deputy Chairman of the MÜSİAD New Tourism Resources Development Committee. He was then elected as a Board Member at the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD.

At the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, Kundak was re-elected as a Board Member and is currently serving as the Chairman of the MÜSİAD Tourism Sector Committee.

Kundak is married and a father of one child.

Born in 1980 in Istanbul, İsmail Somalı, after graduating from Eyüp Imam Hatip High School, started to work in the family company serving in the Machine Tools sector. 

Somalı, who left behind 20 years in the field of Machine Tools in the industrial sector in his business life, took part in various NGOs starting from his high school education period. 

Somalı, who served as a member of the Board of Directors of MÜSİAD Machinery Sector Board for a period and as Vice President of MÜSİAD Machinery and Metal Industry Transformation Committee for a period, was appointed as the President of MÜSİAD Machinery Sector Board after the 26th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD.

Somalı, who was re-elected as a member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD, is currently serving as the Chairman of the Machinery Sector Board.

Somalı is married and has four children.

He was born in 1969 in Mardin.

After completing his high school education at Istanbul Private Yıldız High School, he started his business life.

In 1990, he established Sait Deri Marketing Company. In the last 3 years, he put into operation a textile confection factory in Düzce, where approximately 250 people work. It exports leather and textile products to approximately 22 countries. Among the companies it manufactures are world-renowned international brands such as ZARA, POLO, FLO GURUBU.

DEİK K.K.T.C Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors, DEİK Slovenia Board Member and DEİK Lebanon Board Member.

He is also a founding member of MAREV FOUNDATION and a member of the Board of Trustees of Marsev Foundation (Mardin Artuklu University).

He has been a member of MÜSİAD for 7 years and has served as Vice President of the Textile and Leather Sector Board, Diplomatic Relations and Americas Continental Responsibility respectively.

He was elected as a Member of the Board of Directors at the 27th Ordinary General Assembly of MÜSİAD.

Mr Cihaner speaks English, Arabic and French.

He is married and has two children.