Board of Directors

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PRESIDENT

Prof. Mücahit ÖZTÜRK

Background

PRESIDENT

Prof. Mücahit ÖZTÜRK

He was born in 1965, in Eskişehir. He completed his primary, secondary and high school education in Eskişehir. He graduated from the medical faculty at the Hacettepe University in 1990. After completing his education at Istanbul University in the field of pediatric residency in 1997, he has become an expert of child and adolescent psychiatry. He became associate professor in 2000 and professor in 2007. Currently, he is an academician in the department of psychology at the Hasan Kalyoncu University. He published books such as the School Phobia in 2006, the Child Psychiatry in 2007, the Children of Divorced Families in 2008, and the Impulsivity of Children in 2015. He is married and has 3 daughters.

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DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Yasin EROL

Background

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Yasin EROL

Yasin Erol was born in Bilecik in 1978. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kütahya and Sakarya. He held his undergraduate education in English at Sakarya University, Department of International Relations with his thesis on "Continental Shelves in International Waters".

He then went to the United Kingdom for Research, Development and Entrepreneurship purposes in 2003 where he worked as a Branch Manager, Import/Export Manager, Finance Manager and General Manager in various sectors respectively.

Aside from his work experience, he has been involved in researches and studies in the United Kingdom as part of Technology Transfer Office and University-Industry Collaborations. During 2013–2014, he served as the Deputy General Manager at Istanbul Technical University Arı Teknokent Inc., working simultaneously as the General Coordinator of the İTÜ Nova Technology Transfer Office Inc. in Türkiye.

He was employed as the General Manager/CEO of Istanbul University and Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa Technopark throughout 2015–2022. In 2022, he was appointed as the General Manager of the Presidency of the Republic of Türkiye Finance Office, Istanbul Finance and Technology Base Technopark and he is still serving in this position. He is fluent in English and Arabic.

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DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Assoc. Prof. Safa KOÇOĞLU

Background

DEPUTY PRESIDENT

Assoc. Prof. Safa KOÇOĞLU

Safa Koçoğlu graduated from the Faculty of Law of Istanbul Commerce University as valedictorian of her faculty in 2011. She continued her Master’s degree studies at the same university with a full scholarship. In 2013, she graduated as salutatorian from the Department of Private Law with a master's thesis   on "Invalidity of Testamentary Disposition".

She was awarded a PhD by Istanbul University Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Private Law for a dissertation on "The Consequences of Divorce for Children" in 2018.

Upon working as a lawyer in the private sector for some time, Koçoğlu worked in the public sector as a lawyer at the Housing Development Administration of the Prime Ministry of the Republic of Türkiye and as a ministerial advisor at the Ministry of Family and Social Policies of the Republic of Türkiye.

Koçoğlu, who was a faculty member at Istanbul Medeniyet University during 2020-2023 and granted the title of associate professor in 2022, published a book titled "The Establishment, Operation and Termination of Foundations According to the Turkish Civil Code" in the same year. At the same time, she continued her mediation efforts. She pursues her academic studies on the rights of children and youth, family empowerment, civil society rights, violence against women, gender discrimination/inequality, social exclusion and development.

She has been a founding member and manager of civil society organizations and coordinator of national and international projects in the fields of law, culture and arts, women and human rights, especially youth since her school days.

Assoc. Prof. Safa Koçoğlu, who was appointed as Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Türkiye with Presidential Decree No. 2023/308 dated June 22, 2023, in accordance with Presidential Decree No. 3, is the first and youngest female Deputy Minister to be appointed to this position in the history of the Ministry of Youth and Sports.

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DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL

Asst. Prof. Mevlüt BÜYÜKHELVACIGİL

Background

DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL

Asst. Prof. Mevlüt BÜYÜKHELVACIGİL

Mevlüt Büyükhelvacıgil was born in Konya in 1961. He obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Selçuk University and Eskişehir Anadolu University. He completed his Master’s degree and PhD studies at the Preston University in the United States, where he presented his theses entitled “Functional Oils” and “Institutionalization and Constitutional Practices in Family Businesses”, respectively. Following on from his studies that began in 1989, he founded the Zade Bitkisel Yağ Rafinasyon Tesisleri (Zade Vegetable Oil Refining Facilities) in 1991 as Konya’s first ever vegetable oil refining facility. In 2007, he launched the “Zade Natural” and “Zade Organic” products. In 2014, he was invited to the European Business Awards, where he received a “High Honor” award as one of the leading 10 entrepreneurs, selected from among 1,500 institutions in 34 countries. In recognition of his contributions to medical science and Turkish medicine, he was awarded the “Türk Dünyası İbn-i Sina Liyakat Nişanı (Avicenna Order of Merit of the Turkish World)” in 2014 by physicians. He has served as the Vice President and President of Green Crescent Konya Branch, and as a Regional Coordinator.

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DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL

Ülkenur BÜKE

Background

DEPUTY SECRETARY GENERAL

Ülkenur BÜKE

Ülkenur Büke was born in Trabzon in 1973. In her career, she has worked in the Parlak Güç Elektronik and Sosan Yağ Sanayi companies and has been actively involved in several NGOs, serving as President of the Genç Yurt Sports Club. She has played an administrative role in the Women’s Branch of the Trabzon Federation of Associations. In the 2019 local elections, she was elected as a Council Member of Silivri Municipality representing the Justice and Development Party (AKP). She is currently a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Green Crescent. She is married and has two children.

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SECRETARY GENERAL

Attorney Osman Baturhan DURSUN

Background

SECRETARY GENERAL

Attorney Osman Baturhan DURSUN

Osman Baturhan Dursun was born in Oltu, Erzurum in 1977. He completed his primary school and Religious Vocational High School in Oltu. He graduated from the Faculty of Law of Marmara University in 2001, and has worked as a self-employed lawyer since his graduation.
 
Dursun, has served as a member of the Arbitration Board of the Turkish Football Federation, and has founded and worked in executive positions in various civil society organizations. He is married and has six children. He speaks English.

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BOARD MEMBER

Certified Public Accountant Çetin DÖNMEZ

Background

BOARD MEMBER

Certified Public Accountant Çetin DÖNMEZ

He was born in 1965 in Erzincan. In 1986 he graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration. Since 1995 he has been working in her own office as S.M.M.M. (Certified Public Accountant). He is the founding partner of Aksis Independent Audit Co. and currently works as an Auditor in the audit cadre. The Turkish Green Crescent Society’s General Treasurer Dönmez is married and has three children.

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BOARD MEMBER

Asst. Prof. Selin Birgül BARAN

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BOARD MEMBER

Salih ÇİL

Background

BOARD MEMBER

Salih ÇİL

Salih Çil was born in Kars in 1975. After graduating from the Department of History at Trakya University in 1998, Çil started his career at Istanbul Gas Distribution Industry and Trade Joint Stock Company (İGDAŞ) holding different management positions at different levels. He worked as purchasing and tender manager at Sağlık Inc. during 2010 - 2015, general manager at Türkiye Youth Foundation in 2015, and general manager at İSPER Inc. in 2017. In 2020, he held the positions of deputy general manager of finance and administration as well as the deputy general manager of sales at Innova Inc. He has been the general manager of Sebit Inc. since 2021.

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BOARD MEMBER

Asst. Prof. Esra ALBAYRAK

Background

BOARD MEMBER

Asst. Prof. Esra ALBAYRAK

Dr. Esra Albayrak was born in Istanbul in 1983. She completed her secondary and high school education at Kadıköy Imam Hatip High School in 2000, and studied as an undergraduate in the fields of sociology and history at Indiana University, Bloomington in 2003. She completed her master's degree in sociology at the University of California, Berkeley in 2006, and her doctorate at the same university in 2016. Continuing academic studies especially on religion-state relationship, democracy and civil society issues, Esra Albayrak, Member of the Board of Directors of the Green Crescent, is married and has four children.

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BOARD MEMBER

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet DİNÇ

Background

BOARD MEMBER

Assoc. Prof. Mehmet DİNÇ

He was born in Istanbul. He graduated from the department of Psychological Counselling and Guidance at Marmara University. He has two master degrees one of them is from the RMIT University in the field of psychology education and the other is from the Okan University in the field of clinical psychology. He got his doctorate at the Marmara University.

He presided to the Platform of Psychological Counselor and the Turkish Institute in Australia. Today, he is an academician at Hasan Kalyoncu University in the Psychology Department, vice president of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, member of the board of the Association of Culture, Society and Family, member of advisory committee of the magazine of Cognitive Behaviorist Therapy and Research, he represents Turkey at the Dulwich Centre Narrative Therapy and at the Alumni Association of the RMIT University.

He published three books such as the Internet Addiction, the Book for Youth, and the Introduction to Psychology together with Prof. Dr. Kemal Sayar and also he has eight more book chapters.

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BOARD MEMBER

Asst. Prof. İlyas KAYA

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BOARD MEMBER

Ahmet KAAN

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Faruk KACIR

Background

SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Faruk KACIR

Faruk Kacır was born in Istanbul in 1982. After graduating from the Department of Public Relations and Publicity of the Faculty of Communication of Kocaeli University, he completed his Master’s degree studies in Political Science and Public Administration. He began his career in 2005 in the Department of Transportation of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, and in 2008 he began working for Istanbul Tree and Landscape Co., an affiliate of Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality. After serving consecutively as Human Resources Manager, Marketing and Sales Manager, and Deputy General Director of Financial and Administrative Affairs, he took over the position of General Director in 2016, and served in this position until 2019. As of July 2020, he has been serving as the General Director of PTT Para Lojistik ve Özel Güvenlik Hizmetleri Co. (PTTPAL), while also being involved in various NGOs. He is married and has two children.

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Samet KOCA

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Suna Üstüner

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Salih KAYGUSUZ

Background

SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Salih KAYGUSUZ

Salih Kaygusuz was born in Erzurum in 1975. After graduating from the Department of Geography of the Faculty of Letters of Atatürk University, he continued his Master’s degree studies in the Graduate School of Social Sciences of the same university. He has served as the Head of the Erzurum Branch of the Turkish Green Crescent Society, and is currently working as the Provincial Director of National Education in Erzurum. He is married and has two children.

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Harun MERTOĞLU

Background

SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Harun MERTOĞLU

Harun Mertoğlu was born in Rize in 1971. After graduating from the Faculty of Law of Istanbul University, he completed his Master’s degree studies in the Department of Business Administration of the Institute of Social Sciences of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan University. He worked as a self-employed attorney between 1995 and 2017, and served as the President of Rize Bar Association between 2004 and 2008. He was elected as a Member of the Human Rights and Equality Council of Turkey by the President of the Republic, and continues to serve on the Council as a member. Aside from being a member of many foundations and associations, he is also serving as a Founding Branch Head of the Green Crescent. He is married and has two children.

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SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Fatih KICIR

Background

SUBSITUTE BOARD MEMBER

Fatih KICIR

Fatih Kıcır was born in Sakarya in 1982. He graduated from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Sakarya University in 2005, and completed his Master’s degree studies in the Department of Business Administration of the Institute of Social Sciences of Sakarya University in 2012. He worked at Hyundai Eurotem Demiryolu Araçları Sanayi Ticaret A.Ş. as the Deputy Manager of the Engineering Department.

Between 2014 – 2021, he established the Sakarya Branch of the Green Crescent and also served as its president. He has been serving as the Regional Coordinator of the Organizing Committee of the Turkish Green Crescent Society since 2018. He was elected as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Turkish Green Crescent Foundation in 2020, and as a Member of the 73rd Term Headquarters Board of Directors in 2021. He is married and has two children.