Board of Directors
Having graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering of Yıldız Technical University in İstanbul in 1988, Professor Mehmet Emin Birpinar completed the master’s degree and PhD in the Department of Civil Engineering of Yıldız Technical University. He also completed the master’s degree on civil engineering in Italy in 1991 and in the Delft University of Technology in Netherlands in 1994. Being assigned as Professor in 2009, he is still a faculty member at Yıldız Technical University.
Having been appointed as Director of Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment and Forestry in 2003 and as Provincial Director of Istanbul Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization in 2011, Prof. Birpinar has been appointed as the Deputy Undersecretary to the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization in 2013. He was elected as the President of the Bureau of the Barcelona Convention (Convention for the Protection from Marine Pollution of the Mediterranean Sea) for the term of 2014-2015 in the 18th Meeting of the Contracting Parties held in Istanbul in December 2013.
On 9th April 2015, Professor Birpınar was also assigned as the chief negotiator to represent Turkey during the international climate change negotiations held within the scope of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Being a member of the Water Engineering Research and Development Centre (WERDEC), International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR) and American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Professor Birpınar is also a member of the board of directors in several institutions and foundations. He has published more than a hundred articles or scientific papers in national and international congresses or scientific magazines. He also deals with writing articles for newspapers. He has been serving as the member of the Board of Directors at Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası since 3 September 2018.
Having graduated from Marmara university faculty of Law in 2002, Mr. Balcı received his postgraduate degree from Marmara University Institute of Social Sciences Department of Public Law in 2004 and doctoral degree from the same Institute in 2009. He worked as lecturer at Doğuş University faculty of Law between years 2009 and 2013. He received “associate professorship” degree from Interuniversity Board in 2014. He has been serving as lecturer in Fatih Sultan Mehmet Foundation University Faculty of Law since 2014. He has also been working as self-employed lawyer as founder and director of BAHU LAW Office. He wrote “Justified, Decisional Law of Banking and Relevant Legislation” and “Capital markets Law Statement” in Law of Banking and received Professorship title as of year 2019. He has been serving as Board member at Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası since 3rd of September 2018.
He started his professional career as an Assistant Tax Inspector in 2011 and was appointed as Tax Inspector with the joint (triple) Decree published in the Official Gazette dated 01.07.2015 and numbered 29403. He worked as the rapporteur of the Central Report Evaluation Commission of the Tax Inspection Board between September 2017 and April 2018 and also worked in the "Legislation Department" of the Board Presidency. In April 2018, he was appointed as the Deputy Secretary General of the Tax Council of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance with the approval of the Ministry and served in this position until March 2019. Within the structure of the Tax Council, he participated in the Istanbul Finance Centre studies and Tax Reform studies, especially the Income and Corporate Tax Reform studies as a working group member. Between April 2019 and June 2021, he served as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Tax Inspection Board. During this period, he served as the Chairman of the Central Report Evaluation Commission and Deputy Chairman of the Central Disciplinary Board. Along with the position of Deputy Chairman, he served as the Secretary General and Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Tax Council of the Ministry of Treasury and Finance between January 2020 and July 2021. He served as Advisor to the Minister of Treasury and Finance between December 2021 and June 2023. From June 2022 to July 2023, he served as the General Manager of Financial Markets and Foreign Exchange at the Ministry of Treasury and Finance. He served as the member of the Board of Auditors of İller Bankası AŞ (Bank of Provinces), the Board of Directors of the Development and Investment Bank, the Board of Directors of the Credit Guarantee Fund and the Board of Directors of the Turkish Growth and Innovation Fund of the European Investment Fund. He succeeded in the Certified Public Accountant Examination held by TÜRMOB and was entitled to become a Certified Public Accountant. He has written 2 books titled "Corporate Tax Revision" and "Determination and Declaration of Income Tax Base: With Explanations and Examples". He also has several studies published in national and international congresses. He has also articles published in refereed journals publishing in the fields of financial law and economics and several articles published in websites in the fields of economics, finance and law.
Onur GÖK has been serving as the General Manager and the Member of the Board of Directors of Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası as of 14th of July 2023.
He was born in Sürmene in 1961. He completed his primary and secondary school education in Trabzon and his high school education in Samsun. He graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of International Relations. He received his master’s degree in Istanbul University, Institute of Social Sciences, Department of Social Structure and Social Change with thesis study “Intellectuals and Social Change”. He carried out business activities in the fields of food, hygiene and construction within the company he founded. He actively involved in political activities starting as of his high school, faculty and post-graduate period and his business life.
As fluent in English, SUVER has written four books, which are as follows:
Fatihin Kültürel Mirası (Cultural History),
Tarihin Tebessümü (Interesting Historical Events),
Denemeler (Articles on City, Culture, Art, Civilization, Politics and Philosophy),
Duyguların İzinde (Poems)
He was nominated as a candidate to be a member of the parliament in 2002. After he served as the Council Member and the Deputy Mayor of Fatih Municipality between years 2004 and 2018, he held the office of Mayor of Fatih between years 2018 and 2019. Additionally, served as a Board member in NGO’s such as Marmara University Alumni and Member Association, Adnan Kahveci Culture and Assistance Association, Fatih Red Crescent Association and Association of Language and Literature. As of 26th of December 2019, he has been holding the office of the Vice Minister in the Ministry of Environment and Urbanization.
Since 21st of March 2022, he has been serving as the Board Member in Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası.
Born in Istanbul in 1966, Mahmut Gürcan completed his secondary education at Zeytinburnu Imam Hatip Secondary School in 1980 and his high school education at Şehremini High School in 1983. He graduated from the Department of Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Marmara University in 1988. Between 1989 and 1990, he pursued language studies in England.
Mahmut Gürcan began his professional career in 1988 in the family business, focusing on eyewear manufacturing. Serving as the Chairman of the Board of Doğan Gözlük Sanayii, he managed both domestic trade and the export of their manufactured products. His family company, which operates in the textile sector and of which he is a founder, has been active since 2002. Gürcan continues to serve as the Chairman of the Board of this company, which conducts export operations for its textile products.
Mahmut Gürcan has been highly active in political life, starting in 1992 as the Yeşilköy Neighborhood President for the Welfare Party (Refah Partisi) in Bakırköy. Throughout his career, he held numerous roles, including Deputy District President of the Welfare Party and Virtue Party (Fazilet Partisi) in Bakırköy; Founding Board Member and Board Member of the AK Party Bakırköy District Presidency; three-term AK Party Bakırköy District President; member of the AK Party Headquarters MKYK; advisor to the AK Party Headquarters Organization Presidency; and regional coordinator for both the Istanbul 3rd District and Eastern Anatolia. Furthermore, he served as the AK Party Istanbul Provincial Vice President responsible for financial and administrative affairs and chaired the election coordination centers in Ağrı, Şanlıurfa, and Denmark.
He is a member of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (İTO), the Istanbul Chamber of Industry (İSO), MÜSİAD, the İlim Yayma Society, and the Ensar Foundation.
Appointed as Deputy Minister of Treasury and Finance on December 16, 2021, he held this position until June 22, 2023. On June 22, 2023, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Trade, a position he currently holds. Mahmut Gürcan is married, has three children, and is fluent in English.
Mehmet Nuri Yazıcı graduated from İstanbul University, Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences in 1974 and started to work at D.B. Deniz Nakliyat T.A.Ş. in 1978. He worked as Director at Atlas Kollektif Şti. Between 1986 and 1990 and then worked in Consulate General of Republic of Turkey, Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Brussels from 1990 to 1991. He also served as Managing Partner at Denizatı Turizm İŞletmeciliği Ltd. Şti. between 1991 and 1994 and served as Councillor and Advisor to the Chairman at Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality between 1994 and 2009. He held Board Member positions at Yazıcılar A.Ş. between 2009 and 2013 and Turkish Airlines between 2013 and 2015.
He has been serving as Board Member at Türkiye Emlak Katılım Bankası since 19th of June 2019.
Volkan Mutlu Coşkun graduated with honors from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), Department of Meteorological Engineering, in 1993. In 2011, he obtained a second degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at Anadolu University.
He began his public service in 1993 as an engineer at the General Directorate of State Hydraulic Works (DSİ) under the Department of Operation and Maintenance. Between 2004 and 2011, he served as a Branch Manager in various units at DSİ. From 2011 to 2014, he served as the Chief of Cabinet to the Minister at the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock. On June 11, 2014, he was appointed as a Ministry Advisor while continuing his duties as Chief of Cabinet.
Coşkun was appointed Deputy Undersecretary of the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Livestock on August 27, 2015, followed by an appointment as Ministry Advisor on February 23, 2017. He served as Deputy Undersecretary again from December 4, 2017, to August 19, 2018. On August 19, 2018, he was appointed Director General of Meteorology at the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.
On June 13, 2019, Volkan Mutlu Coşkun was unanimously elected to the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) by the 18th World Meteorological Congress, representing Region VI (Europe) for the 2019–2022 term. He was re-elected to the WMO Executive Council for the 2023–2027 term by the 19th World Meteorological Congress on June 2, 2023.
He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Turkish Grain Board (TMO) from November 11, 2019, until June 3, 2022. On October 29, 2021, by Presidential Decree, he was appointed Director General of Meteorology under the newly established Ministry of Environment, Urbanization, and Climate Change, a position he currently holds.
As of August 5, 2024, Volkan Mutlu Coşkun serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Emlak Katılım Bank.