Hasan Cebeci
Chairman
Hasan Cebeci was born in Çankırı in 1949 and is a graduate of Ankara Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences (Department of Economics). He began his career in 1975 as an Assistant Inspector at Vakıflar Bankası, where he subsequently worked as an Inspector, Branch Manager, Unit Manager, Regional Coordinator and Deputy General Manager. On March 28, 2003 he was appointed to Halkbank’s Managing Board as a member responsible for loans. On December 8, 2003 he was appointed as the Bank’s General Manager and Chairman of the Executive Board. Cebeci has been serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors since April 13, 2005 and also acts as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Halk Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş. and Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
Mehmet Emin Özcan
Vice Chairman
Mehmet Emin Özcan was born in Beytüşşebap in 1960 and is a graduate of the Department of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector at Türkiye İş Bankası A.Ş. January 1, 1983. Following this, he assumed various managerial positions at Albaraka Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. Between March 2003 and April 2005, he served as a Managing Board Member at T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. During the same period, Özcan was a representative of the Bank to the IIF (Institute of International Finance) and an IIF Board member of Demir-Halk Bank/Nederlands, Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. and Halk Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. Between April 2005 and May 2010, he acted as Chairman of the Board of Directors of T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş.; he also served as Chairman and member of the Board of Directors at various T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. subsidiaries (Ziraat Bank Int. A.G., Frankfurt; Turkish Ziraat Bank Bosnia, Sarajevo; Ziraat Bank Kazakhstan Int., Almaty; Uzbekistan Turkish Bank, Tashkent; Turkmen-Turk Bank, Ashgabat; Azer-Türk Bank, Bakü; Ziraat Portföy Yönetimi A.Ş.). Currently, Özcan serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Association of National Development Finance Institutions of member countries of IDB. He was appointed Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. on May 24, 2010. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Demir-Halk Bank (Nederlands) N.V.
Hüseyin Aydın
General Manager and Board Member Hüseyin Aydın was born in Borçka, Artvin in 1959 and began his career as an Assistant Inspector at T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. He worked as a Executive Board member at T. Halk Bankası A.Ş., as a Board member at Pamukbank T.A.Ş. and as Vice Chairman at T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. Aydın has served as the General Manager and Board member at Halkbank since May 31, 2005. He also acts as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Halk Sigorta A.Ş. and Halk Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş.
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salim Alkan
Board Member
Salim Alkan was born in Erzincan in 1948 and graduated from the Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University. From 1971 onwards, he worked as an Inspector, Branch and Department Manager and Deputy General Manager at different banks. Between 2005 and 2010, Alkan served as the Vice Chairman and on the Counsel of the Chairman of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund. During the same period he worked as a General Manager, Board member and Board Chairman at various banks within the Fund. Alkan has served as a Board member at T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. since May 24, 2010 and is also a Board member for Halk Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş. and Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.
sabahattin Birdal
Board Member
Sabahattin Birdal was born in Kemah, Erzincan in 1952 and is a graduate of the Department of Economics and Finance, Faculty of Political Sciences, Ankara University. He began his career at T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O, first as an Assistant Inspector and subsequently served as an Inspector and Branch Manager. He worked as a Banking Services Manager at Faisal Finans and as a Branch Manager, Department Manager and Deputy General Manager at Kuveyt Türk Evkaf Finans. From April 2004 until March 2008 he was Deputy Mayor of Üsküdar, Istanbul; from March 2008 to October 2010, Birdal was a member of the Board of T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. Since October 27, 2010, he has served on the Board of Directors of T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. He is also on the Board of Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. and Fintek Finansal Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.Ş.
Emin süha Çayköylü
Board Member
Emin Süha Çayköylü was born in Istanbul in 1948 and is a graduate of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Middle East Technical University. He also holds two graduate degrees from Syracuse University Business School and the University of Manchester UMIST as well as a PhD from Washington International University. Çayköylü began his career as a Project Engineer in a privately-owned company. He worked as a Project Manager and a Department Manager at Türkiye Kalkınma Bankası A.Ş. and as a Section Head at the Islamic Development Bank and has served as a General Manager and Project Coordinator in various privately-owned companies. Since March 28, 2003, Çayköylü has been on the Board of Directors at T. Halk Bankası A.Ş.
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dr. Nurzahit keskin
Board Member
Nurzahit Keskin was born in Istanbul in 1962 and completed his undergraduate degree at the Afyon Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences of Anadolu University. He holds an MA from the Department of International Banking, the Institute of Banking and Insurance, Marmara University and a PhD from Sakarya University. He began his career as a lecturer at Marmara University and then entered the private sector where he began working as an Independent Auditor and Management Consultant for an international company. He also worked as a Senior Human Resources Manager in various national and multi-national firms. In 2003, Keskin was an Executive Director and a member of the Executive Board of T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. where he was responsible for Human Resources, Operations and Support Services. During the same period, in addition to his existing roles, he was on the Board for the following banks: Ziraat Bank International AG, Germany; Turkish - Ziraat Bank Bosnia DD, Bosnia-Herzegovina; Ziraat Banka AD, Macedonia; Turkmen Turkish Commercial Bank, Turkmenistan and Azeri Turkish Bank ASC, Azerbaijan. Since 2005, Keskin has been a member of the Halkbank Board of Directors. Currently at Halkbank, he serves on the Board at Demir-Halk Bank (Nederland) N.V. Keskin speaks English and German.
ibrahim Hakkı Tuncay
Board Member
İbrahim Hakkı Tuncay was born in Malatya in 1949 and is a graduate of the Department of Business Administration of Middle East Technical University. He worked as Research Assistant in the Department of Economics of ITYO in Balıkesir while continued his PhD at Uludağ University. From 1976 onward, he worked as a Manager, Trainer, Senior Executive and Management Consultant at various privately-owned companies. Between 2004 and 2005 he served on the Joint Board of Directors for Public Banks at T.C. Ziraat Bankası A.Ş. and T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. He also served on the Board of Directors at Bileşim Alternatif Dağıtım Kanalları ve Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş., Fintek Finansal Teknoloji Hizmetleri A.Ş and Birlik Hayat Sigorta A.Ş. He has been a Board member at T. Halk Bankası A.Ş. since April 9, 2008. Tuncay also serves as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors of Halk Hayat ve Emeklilik A.Ş. and a Board Member at Bileşim Alternatif Dağıtım Kanalları ve Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş.
Ahmet yarız
Board Member
Ahmet Yarız was born in Elazığ in 1966 and graduated from the Faculty of Business Administration at Istanbul University. He received his MA from the Department of Banking, Institute of Banking and Insurance at Marmara University. He is currently engaged in PhD studies at the same university. Yarız began his career in banking at Sınai Yatırım ve Kredi Bankası A.O. and has also worked for various industrial enterprises and financial corporations. He acted as a Board Member responsible for Risk management and Internal Auditing at T. Vakıflar Bankası T.A.O. and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund. Yarız is married and he has two children. Since April 9, 2008, he has served on the Board of Halkbank and also acts as Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors at Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. and Bileşim Alternatif Dağıtım Kanalları ve Ödeme Sistemleri A.Ş.