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Raif Ali DİNÇKÖK
Chairman

Mr. Raif Ali Dinçkök was born in 1971 in Istanbul. After receiving his bachelor’s degree from the Departmet of Business Management in Boston University in 1993, he began his professional career at different group companies of Akkök Holding A.Ş. He worked at the Purchasing Department in Ak-Al Tekstil San. A.Ş. from 1994 to 2000. Acted as the Coordinator of Akenerji Elektrik Üretim A.Ş. between 2000 and 2003. Raif Ali Dinçkök functioned as the Board Member and Vice Chairman of Executive Board of Akkök Holding A.Ş. before he was assigned as the Chairman of Akkök Holding.

Raif Ali Dinçkök is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Akkök Holding as well as the Chairman of Aksa Akrilik, Akkim Kimya, Akiş REIT and Akkök Next. He also serves as Vice Chairman and Board Member in other group companies within Akkök Holding A.Ş.

 

Taner YALÇIN
Vice Chairman

Born in 1972, Taner Yalçın graduated from Marmara University Faculty of Law and then completed his master’s degree in Private Law at the same university.
After a brief period working as a freelance lawyer and bank attorney, Yalçın joined the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund of Turkey (SDIF) in 2002. Since then, he has held several key psitions within the instituion, including Fund Attorney, Group Head, and Group Coordinator. He has worked for a long time in the department within the SDIF, responsible for implementing the provisions of the Law No. 6183 as well as in the departments in charge of the sale of Commercial and Economic Integrity assests.

Yalçın currently serves as the Head of the 1st Collection Department at SDIF. In addition to this role, he served as Chairman, Vice Chairman, and Board Member in Birleşik Varlık Yönetim, an SDIF subsidiary, as well as at various companies under the SDIF’s management and supervision operating across sectors such as media, mining, furniture, energy, petroleum, and natural gas; and continues to serve in some of these roles today Yalçın, who was also a member of the Tekfen Holding Board of Directors as of October 9, 2025, was elected Vice Chairman of the Tekfen Holding Board of Directors as of December 18, 2025.

İhsan Gökşin DURUSOY
Director

Born in Denizli in 1964, İhsan Gökşin Durusoy graduated from Boğaziçi University in 1987 with a master's degree in Industrial Engineering. He began his career as a Production Engineer at Arçelik. Durusoy, who worked as the Manager of Financial Affairs and Information Technology at İzmir Demir Çelik AŞ in 1988-1989, started working as the Chief of Budget Planning at Ak-Al Tekstil Sanayii AŞ, affiliated with the Akkök Group, in 1989.

Durusoy served as Budget Planning Manager and Strategic Planning Director at the same company. Mr. Durusoy has been serving as the Executive President and Board Member of Akkök Holding since January 2023. Furthermore, Durusoy, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aksa Composities and Aktek Bilişim, and as Deputy Chairman of Aksa Akrilik, Akkim Kimya, and Akiş GYO, holds board memberships in various Akkök Group companies, most notably and Akkök Next.

Alize DİNÇKÖK
Director

Born 1983 in İstanbul, Alize Dinçkök received her bachelor’s degree from the Business Administration Department of Sawyer School of Management of Suffolk University in 2004. She completed General Management program at Harvard Business School successfully in 2015. She completed the Innovative Thinking program at MIT Sloan School of Management in 2018.

She started her career at Ak-Al Tekstil Sanayi A.Ş. as the Strategic Planning Specialist in 2005. In 2006, she joined the newly established Akiş Gayrimenkul Yatırım A.Ş. and worked there as the Project Coordinator, the Sales and Marketing Manager and the Assistant General Manager in charge of Sales and Marketing, respectively. Currently acting as a member of the Board of Directors of Akkök Holding A.Ş., Alize Dinçkök is also the Chairwoman of Akmerkez Lokantacılık, Ak-Pa Tekstil, Dinkal Sigorta, Üçgen Bakım ve Yönetim Hizmetleri and Akyaşam Yönetim Hizmetleri. In addition, while serving as Vice Chairman at Aktek Bilişim, she also serves as Boards Member of Aksa Akrilik, Akkim Kimya, Akcoat, Akiş GYO and Akgirişim. Ms. Alize Dinçkök is also in charge of Akkök Group Marketing Platform, which was established in 2015.

Davit BRAUNŞTAYN
Director

Born in İstanbul in 1964, Davit Braunştayn graduated from the Industrial Engineering Department of the Boğaziçi University and received MBA degree in finance from Columbia University. Having started his career as analyst at the Investment Banking department of Lazard Frenes&Co. in the United States, Mr. Braunştayn took another position in Lignadekor Üretim ve Pazarlama A.Ş. where he is currently the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Mr. Braunştayn speaks English, French and German.

Mr. Davit Braunştayn is a member of the Board of Directors of Üçgen Bakım ve Yönetim Hizmetleri A.Ş. and Akmerkez Lokantacılık Gıda Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.

Nahit AKARKARASU
Director

Nahit Akarkarasu, born in Bilecik in 1975, graduated from the Law Department of Dokuz Eylül University in 1997 and completed his Master's degree in Law (LLM) at Yeditepe University in 2005 and Columbia University in 2007.

Akarkarasu began his career in 1997 as an Assistant Expert at the Capital Markets Board, serving as an Expert between 2001 and 2007 and as Deputy Head of the Audit Department between 2007 and 2009. Since 2009, he has been serving as Legal Advisor at Tekfen Holding AŞ, and since 2017, he has been serving as Group Companies Director of Legal Affairs-Chief Legal Advisor. Akarkarasu, who holds various board memberships within the Tekfen Holding AŞ Group companies, is a member of the Istanbul Bar Association and holds all licenses related to Capital Markets activities.

KLE DIR SAS (Natural person representative Cyrille François Paul DESLANDES)
Director

KLE DIR SAS is a Company which based in France and is fully owned by KLEPIERRE SA. The natural person determined by KLE DIR SAS in accordance with the second paragraph of Article 359 of Turkish Commercial Code is Cyrille François Paul Deslandes. Cyrille François Paul Deslandes is the Regional President of the Germany, Netherlands and Turkey in Klepierre Group. Prior to this appointment he served as Chief Investment Officer (member of the group’s executive committee / coordination of the group’s investment committee) since 2018. From 2014 - 2017 he was Group Head of M&A at Klepierre. Before joining Klepierre, Cyrille worked for HSBC Investment Banking in Paris as Director M&A – Real Estate, Lodging and Leisure – between 2007 and 2014. Prior to that he gained experience at Deloitte & Touche LLP in Los Angeles, New York and Paris.

He holds a Master's degree in Corporate Finance and Strategy from EM Lyon.

Managing Director of Klepierre Management Deutschland GmbH, Director of Klepierre Management Nederland B.V., Director of Klepierre Alexandrium B.V., Director of Klépierre Villa Arena B.V., Director of Klépierre Markthal B.V., Director of Klépierre Management B.V.,  Member of the Board of Directors of Foncière de Louvain -la-Neuve SA, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Klepierre Real Estate Management and Investment Trading Inc., Chairman of the Board of Directors of Tan Real Estate Investment Construction Tourism Marketing and Trading Inc., Member of the Board of Directors of KLE DIR SAS and Üçgen Maintenance and Management Services Inc. KLE DIR SAS is the natural person representative. He is also a manager at Klepierre Nordica B.V., Capucine B.V., Klepierre Nederland B.V., Hoog Catharijne Mall of the Netherlands B.V., Klepierre Vastgoed Ontwikkeling B.V., CCA German Retail I B.V., Les Cinémas de l’Esplanade, and KFI Belgique.

 

 

Özge Bulut MARAŞLI
Director (Independent)

Özge Bulut Maraşlı was born in 1970, graduated from Boğaziçi University Department of Economics and has a master degree from Sabancı University Department of Business Administration. Having worked for Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding AŞ and its subsidiaries between 1993 and 2006, Ms. Bulut Maraşlı took part in various roles in finance and business development management at MarSA Kraft, a JV company in partnership with Kraft Foods International, in the fast moving consumer goods sector in the first 10 years. Afterwards, she worked as a consultant in many sectors such as strategic planning, business development, M&A, privatization and restructuring of energy projects, telecom, food, retail, automotive and cement business units under the direction of the Holding CEO. Ms. Bulut Maraşlı, who assumed senior management positions at Doğan Holding between 2006-2018, still continues to be a Consultant to the Board of Directors of the Holding. She served as the Head of the Investor Relations and Corporate Relations Department of the company, and a Consultant to the Board of Directors of Doğan Enerji, Doğan Organic Products, Milpa, Ditaş and Çelik Halat AŞ between 2006 and 2011. She then served as the CEO of Kanal D and D Yapım companies, and a Deputy CEO of Doğan TV Holding until May 2018.

Maraşlı is a member of the Board of Directors of Women on Board  Association, IWF, Re-We, International Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, member of Arya Women Platform Challenge Club Presidents Committee, member of the High Advisory Board of Turkish Investor Relations Association, member of Sabancı University MBA Program and PWN Advisory Board, member of TKYD, WPO and G20 Young Global Leaders, member of WEF MEI Strategy Executives Board, she is also a member of TUSIAD Corporate Entrepreneurship Working Group and Endeavor Business Mentors.

Metin BONFİL
Director (Independent)

Born in Istanbul in 1961, Metin Bonfil studied at Maçka Primary School, English High School, Robert College, and Vassar College in New York in succession; he received his bachelor's degree in mathematics and economics in 1983. Bonfil began his banking career at the New York office of Manufacturers Hanover Trust Co. Bank in the same year. After the bank’s Istanbul branch was opened, he worked for three years as the credit and marketing manager, and then for seven years at Tekstilbank as a credit marketing manager and deputy general manager.

Since 1994, he has provided consulting services on establishing partnerships with foreign investors, buying and selling companies, initial public offerings (IPOs) and capital markets through his company, Total Finans Ltd. Total Finans has been operating as the exclusive Turkish business partner of the ReachMA investment banking advisory network, which has a presence in 30 countries since 2001. Metin currently chairs the organization's global relations committee.

In previous years, Bonfil was a member of various organizations such as GYIAD, TUSIAD, Yüzyıl Işıl Education Foundation, and Endeavor Turkey. She also served as an independent board member in companies such as Erkunt Döküm Sanayi A.Ş., Edip Gayrimenkul A.Ş., Bilim İlaç, Kopaş, and Yataş. Bonfil, knows English well and French at an intermediate level, as well as German, Spanish, and Italian.

 

Ömer EGESEL
Director (Independent)

Born in Ankara in 1963, Ömer Egesel started his professional career as an engineer at STFA Construction CO. Libya, after graduating from Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Faculty. He continued his career in various managerial positions (e.g., manager, coordinator, assistant general manager, general manager, member of the board of directors) in Retail and Real Estate sectors. Ömer Egesel also served as a Member of the Executive and Advisory Board in non-governmental organizations such as ULI and GYODER periodically.

Ömer Egesel served as DiaSA General Manager in the retail industry between 1998 and 2008, and as general manager and board member at Tekfen Holding and Sanko Holding companies between 2008 and 2020, respectively. Egesel has been working as Qatari Diar REIC Country Manager since the beginning of 2021. He speaks English and beginner level Spanish.

 

Ayşe Selen KOCABAŞ
Director (Independent)

Selen Kocabaş began her career at the end of 1992 as a Management Trainee (MT) at the Koç Group, and subsequently held various managerial positions at Arçelik, Marshall Boya, Group Danone, and DanoneSa (a joint venture between Sabancı and Danone). She joined the Turkcell family at the end of 2002 as a Vice President. Throughout her 13-year tenure, she undertook various Vice President roles. Following her responsibilities over Human Resources, Real Estate & Construction, General Administrative Affairs, IT, Legal, Procurement, and Strategic Planning functions, she managed the Corporate Business division from 2009 to 2015. She assumed full P&L responsibility by managing operations across Marketing, Product, Sales, and Service, leading this division for 5 years. She played pivotal roles in Turkcell's transformation story from a GSM operator into a technology and infrastructure corporation. Leaving the Turkcell Group in May 2015, Kocabaş also undertook various Board of Directors membership roles within Turkcell subsidiaries during this period (including İnteltek, known for the İddaa brand; international operations under Astelit; Global Bilgi Call Center; and Turkcell Teknoloji).

She became the first Female President of PERYÖN (People Management Association of Turkey), the oldest non-governmental organization in Turkey. She also became the first corporate founding member representing her company at TEİD (Ethics and Reputation Society), as well as a member of TKYD (Corporate Governance Association of Turkey) and TÜSİAD (Turkish Industry and Business Association). She is a Founding Board Member of the Women on Board Association Turkey and the YenidenBiz Association, Co-Chair of the YenidenBiz Association as of 2024, and a Board Member of SEDEFED (Federation of Industrial Associations). Additionally, she is a Founding Member of Wtech (Women in Technology Association), and an Advisory Board Member and mentor at Endeavor Turkey.

She provides Strategic Management Consultancy services to Boards of Directors and Corporate Managements. She has been one of the Founding Partners of the Mentoro Platform since 2015. Between 2016 and 2022, she served as an Independent Board Member of Akiş GYO, one of the companies under the umbrella of Akkök Holding, where she chaired the Risk Committee and served as a member of the Audit Committee. Subsequently, she held the roles of Independent Board Member, Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee, Chair of the Ethics Committee, and Member of the Audit Committee at Tekfen Holding between 2023 and 2025; and served as a Board Member, Corporate Governance Committee Member, and Finance Committee Member at MultinetUp between 2015 and 2026. She also served as an Advisory Board Member at Simit Sarayı between 2015 and 2018, and at Yorglass between 2020 and 2021. Currently, she serves as an Independent Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee at Tat Gıda; an Independent Board Member and Chair of the Corporate Governance Committee at Kocaer Çelik; an Advisory Board Member at Aydın Perakende (English Home & Eve Shop) since 2018; and a Family Board Consultant and Board Member at Aydın Group.

Kocabaş graduated from Istanbul University with a degree in Economics (English program) and completed her postgraduate studies in Human Management and Organizational Behavior at Marmara University. She completed the Executive Education Corporate Strategy Program at Harvard University. In 2025, she graduated from INSEAD, one of the world's most influential business schools, after completing the Independent Board Directors program. She speaks English and French.

Raif Ali DİNÇKÖK Chairman
Taner YALÇIN Vice Chairman
İhsan Gökşin DURUSOY Director
Alize DİNÇKÖK Director
Davit BRAUNŞTAYN Director
Nahit AKARKARASU Director
KLE DIR SAS (Natural person representative Cyrille François Paul DESLANDES) Director
Özge Bulut MARAŞLI Director (Independent)
Metin BONFİL Director (Independent)
Ömer EGESEL Director (Independent)
Ayşe Selen KOCABAŞ Director (Independent)