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People · Directors, Trustees and Staff

The people behind İLKE.

From the board of trustees to the research staff — the academics, experts and administrative team who make quality knowledge production possible.

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Directors

Board of Directors.

The executive body that sets the foundation's strategic direction and carries out its activities.

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Chair of the Board of Directors

Av. Ahmet Sait Öner

Lawyer · İLKE Foundation

Chair of the Board of Directors of İLKE Foundation. With his expertise in law, he leads the foundation's corporate governance and the strategic coordination of its four research centers.

Deputy ChairÜG
Ümit Güneş
Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors
Deputy ChairEK
Elyesa Koytak
Deputy Chair of the Board of Directors
Member
Kurtuluş Öztürk
Board of Directors Member
MemberEE
Erol Erdoğan
Board of Directors Member
MemberFG
Fatih Gündoğan
Board of Directors Member
MemberÖB
Ömer Burak Tek
Board of Directors Member
MemberBS
Bekir Sami Nalbantoğlu
Board of Directors Member
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Board of Trustees

The foundation's decision-making body.

The foundation's highest decision-making and oversight body; it sets the strategic orientation and corporate principles.

NE
Chair of the Board of Trustees

Nihat Erdoğmuş

Prof. Dr. · Management Sciences

Chair of the Board of Trustees of İLKE Foundation. An academic in management sciences; with his work on human resources, career and corporate governance, he guides the foundation's strategic orientation.

Member
Davut Şanver
Board of Trustees Member
MemberLS
Lütfi Sunar
Board of Trustees Member
MemberHA
Hüseyin Akkuş
Board of Trustees Member
Member
Lokman Özkara
Board of Trustees Member
Member
Mehmet Çakar
Board of Trustees Member
MemberMS
Mehmet Sıddık Acarlar
Board of Trustees Member
MemberŞA
Şükrü Alkan
Board of Trustees Member
MemberHD
Hüseyin Dinçel
Board of Trustees Member
MemberAK
Ahmet Karahan
Board of Trustees Member
Member
Kurtuluş Öztürk
Board of Trustees Member
MemberÖT
Ömer Torlak
Board of Trustees Member
MemberAS
Ahmet Sait Öner
Board of Trustees Member
MemberÜG
Ümit Güneş
Board of Trustees Member
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Staff · 18 people

Research and administrative team.

From directors to researchers, from coordinators to the support team — the staff who run daily operations.

MK
Secretary General

Mehmet Kırtorun

İLKE Foundation · Secretariat General

Secretary General of İLKE Foundation. Responsible for the daily coordination of the four research centers and administrative units, and for carrying out corporate processes.

Role:
ManagementMT
Melih Turan
İKAM Director
Management
Ayhan Öz
EPAM Director
CoordinationMN
Mehtap Nur Öksüz
Research Publications Coordinator
CoordinationAA
Abdulkadir Akkuş
Corporate Communications Coordinator
Coordination
Emre Şatır
Finance Coordinator
CoordinationSD
Samet Dokur
Administrative and Social Affairs Coordinator
CoordinationMD
Meryem Demir Cengiz
International Relations Coordinator
ResearchEK
Enes Koru
Researcher
ResearchAB
Ayşe Betül Güler
Researcher
ResearchBA
Büşra Arslan
Researcher
ResearchSM
Seyit Mehmet Sel
Researcher
SupportAD
Ahmet Denizci
Private Office
ResearchNK
Neslinur Kayabaşı
Research Assistant
ResearchEA
Enise Akçin
Research Assistant
ResearchFD
Feyza Delibalta
Research Assistant
SupportOT
Osman Tok
Digital Media Officer
SupportMD
Mediha Demirden
Graphic Design Officer