NECDET KARADENİZ

Deputy General Manager

Necdet Karadeniz was born in Iğdır in 1959. Mr. Karadeniz holds a BSc. degree in metallurgical engineering from İstanbul Technical University and an MBA from İstanbul University. Having started his professional life in 1987, he held the positions of manager and head of department at Türkiye Emlak Bank, Türkiye Finans Participation Bank, Alternatif Bank and Ziraat Bank, respectively, and joined Türk Eximbank in December 2012.

Appointed as a Deputy General Manager of Türk Eximbank on 26 May 2017, Mr. Karadeniz currently serves as the Deputy General Manager in charge of Credit Allocation.

MUSTAFA ÇAĞRI ALTINDAĞ

Deputy General Manager

Mustafa Çağrı Altındağ was born in Kocaeli in 1977. Mr. Altındağ graduated from İstanbul University, Business Administration (in English) Department and he started his career as an auditor on the Audit Board at Tekstil Bankası A.Ş. Between 2004 and 2010, Mr. Altındağ worked as Marketing Manager, the Head of Finance and Accounting Department at Creditwest Factoring Services A.Ş. and then joined Citibank, where he served as Commercial Banking Customer Relations Manager, Head of Multinational Corporations Department and Corporate Banking Assistant President between 2010 and 2019.

Appointed as Deputy General Manager at Türk Eximbank on 20 December 2019, Mr. Altındağ currently serves as Deputy General Manager in charge of Marketing.

TANER YAVUZ

Deputy General Manager

Taner Yavuz was born in İstanbul in 1970. After graduating from Boğaziçi University, Department of Economics, Mr. Yavuz started his banking career as an auditor at Yapı Kredi Bank in 1994. He worked as MIS Reporting and Budgeting Manager between 1998-2006, as the Senior Manager of Financial Planning, Analysis and Group Reporting at Credit Europe Bank (Romania) in 2007, and as the Senior Manager of Financial Planning and Corporate Performance Management at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası in 2009. He assumed different responsibilities in Strategy and Finance fields until 2017 and also served as acting Deputy General Manager for a while. In 2018, he was appointed to Vakıf Emeklilik ve Hayat A.Ş. as Group Manager responsible for Financial Management, which position he held until December 2019. Mr. Yavuz joined Türk Eximbank as Head of Financial Affairs Department in January 2020 and served as Acting Director of the Strategy Department.

Having been appointed as Deputy General Manager to Türk Eximbank on 28 June 2021, Mr. Yavuz currently serves as Strategy and Finance Deputy General Manager.

HAKAN UZUN

Deputy General Manager

Hakan Uzun was born in Kocaeli in 1968. Mr. Uzun graduated from the Mechanical Engineering Department of the Middle East Technical University and received his master’s degree from the University of Illinois, USA between 1992- 1995. He started his banking career at Körfezbank in 1996 and served as a senior manager in Treasury and Financial Markets departments in several private banks before working as Group Manager in charge of Treasury at ING Bank Türkiye from 2008 until 2011. He worked for Türkiye Finans Participation Bank between 2011 and 2019, where he held the position of Deputy General Manager in charge of Treasury.

Appointed as Deputy General Manager at Türk Eximbank on 20 December 2019, Mr. Uzun currently serves as Deputy General Manager in charge of Treasury.

ERDEM OKUR

Deputy General Manager

Erdem Okur was born in Zonguldak in 1977. Okur graduated from the Middle East Technical University Department of Computer Engineering and received his MBA from Marmara University. He started his business life in 1998, and held positions in Information Technology departments at Aselsan, Garanti Technology, and Akbank, respectively, before joining Türk Eximbank in 2015.

Appointed as Deputy General Manager at Türk Eximbank on 19 July 2019, Mr. Okur currently serves as Deputy General Manager in charge of Information Technologies and Operation.

AHMET SÖZEN*

Head of Internal Audit

Ahmet Sözen was born in Kastamonu in 1988. Holding a degree in computer engineering from İstanbul University, he started his career at Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank in 2013, where he served, in chronological order, as Assistant Auditor, Assistant Authorized Auditor and Auditor until 2020. Having subsequently held managerial positions at various banks and independent audit firms, Sözen joined Türk Eximbank as Assistant Head of Internal Audit on 04 March 2024, in which position he still serves.

* As of 16 September 2024, Ahmet Sözen has been serving as the Unit Manager, responsible for Information Technology Audits, at the Audit Board.

SABAHATTİN GÜNDÜZ

Head of Risk Management

Sabahattin Gündüz was born in Bolu in 1978. Having received his degree in business administration from the Middle East Technical University (METU) in 2002, he got his master’s degree from the Manchester Business School. Gündüz started his business life as an Assistant specialist in Financial Analysis and Intelligence at Ziraat Bank in 2004, where he later worked as Financial Analysis and Intelligence Specialist, Credit Processes and Implementations Supervisor, Subsidiaries and Overseas Branches Credit Processes Manager Risk Analysis and Credit Models Manager and Branch Manager. Appointed as Financial Analysis and Intelligence Director at Türk Eximbank on 16 November 2022, Gündüz was brought to the position of Head of Risk Management on 8 November 2024, in which role he continues to serve.

ÖZLEM UÇAR

Head of Internal Control

Özlem Uçar was born in İstanbul in 1981. Ms. Uçar graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Department of Economics and received her master’s degree from the Manchester Business School. She started her business life in 2006 as an Internal Controller at Ziraat Bank, where she later worked as Senior Internal Controller, Internal Control Supervisor and finally as Internal Control and Compliance Department Manager. Ms. Uçar was appointed as the Head of Internal Control at Türk Eximbank on 31 January 2020, in which position she currently serves.

ALİ ÇAPAR

Head of Regulation and Compliance

Ali Çapar was born in İzmir in 1985. Ali Çapar graduated from the Department of Business Administration at Marmara University and received his master’s degree in business management from Işık University. He started his banking career as an assistant auditor at Türk Ekonomi Bank in 2008, where he was promoted to Authorized Assistant Auditor, Auditor, Regulation and Ethics Manager. He joined Türk Eximbank in 2016, where he held various positions in the Regulation and Compliance Department and Directorate of the Audit Board. Çapar has been brought to the position of Head of Regulation and Compliance on 08 November 2024, in which role he currently serves.