Born in Kayseri in 1954, Süleyman ÇETİNSAYA graduated from the Kayseri trade high school in 1971, and subsequently began trading in real estate in Istanbul. He is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Artas Holding, which has investments in sectors ranging from residential to organized retail, tourism to industry and renewable energy. Since 1977, Artas Holding, the roof company of Avrupakent GYO, has built residential buildings with many hotels, commercial and industrial centers, shopping centers and brands of "European Housing". For his services under social responsibility, he was awarded the CBT Outstanding Service Award and an honorary doctorate from the University of Erciyes.

Fatih Rüştü Kaplan completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Istanbul. He graduated from the Department of Public Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Marmara University in 2001. He also earned two master's degrees from the Institute of Social Sciences at Marmara University through a dual specialization in Fiscal Economics–Macroeconomics and Fiscal Law–Tax Law.

He authored a master's thesis titled Special Consumption Taxes and Their Application in Turkey (2004) and a project titled Evidence and Interpretation in Tax Law (2003).

Kaplan began his banking career in 2002 and worked respectively at QNB Finansbank A.Ş., Koçbank A.Ş., and Akbank T.A.Ş.. After serving in financial analysis, commercial banking branch operations, and credit allocation teams within the banking and finance sector, he became Manager of a Mixed Commercial Banking Branch at Akbank in 2011. In the following years, he held positions first at the regional level and later at the Head Office as Commercial Banking Sales and Marketing Manager.

His professional experience has focused primarily on corporate banking, commercial banking, investment banking, and project finance. In 2019, Kaplan was appointed Manager of Akbank’s Bahçekapı Commercial Branch. In 2022, he concluded his 20-year banking career and joined Artaş Grubu as Head of the Finance Group.

He also serves as a Member of the Board of Directors of Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş. and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Financial Advisor.

Muhsin Erkoç graduated from the Department of Industrial Engineering at Marmara University in 2000. In 2003, he completed his master's degree in both Industrial Engineering and Electronic Commerce at Clemson University in the United States. Muhsin Erkoç has 21 years of experience as a manager in real estate and various sectors, and supports this experience with two post-graduate education degrees. He has served as a director of international and national firms with high business volumes. He has high experience in competitive environments, business development, building and managing high-performance teams, and supplier management. He served as General Manager of the Company between the years 2017 and 2024.

After graduating from the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University, Erdem Güler began his professional career in 2007 in the Business Development Department of ENKA’s Moscow headquarters, which oversees operations in Russia and neighboring countries. He worked throughout the entire lifecycle of multifunctional mixed-use projects, primarily office and shopping mall developments, from the conceptual stage through completion. He was involved in business development activities for prestigious projects owned by international investment groups and organizations across various regions, including Russia, Europe, Africa, and South America.

After returning to Türkiye in 2012, he joined the İstanbul headquarters of Safe Road RRS Outimex, owned by Nordic Capital, as Deputy General Manager responsible for Türkiye and the EMEA region. In this role, he was involved in the company’s executive activities, including business development, investments in large-scale projects, and corporate acquisitions across Türkiye and EMEA countries.

He later joined 24 Group, where he served as Founding Partner and General Manager of 24 Real Estate and the Venture Capital Portfolio Management Company (24 Portfolio). Under the umbrella of 24 Portfolio, he led the establishment process of Türkiye’s first Real Estate Investment Fund (REIF). As part of efforts to promote and develop REIFs, he held positions in various associations and organizations. During his tenure at 24 Portfolio, he carried out numerous Real Estate Investment Fund projects with both domestic and international investors and delivered REIF-related conferences and presentations to investors, institutions, and organizations. During the same period, he was also involved in Venture Capital Investment Fund initiatives. He participated in the investment processes of numerous startups and scaleups, managing their growth and exit strategies. Additionally, he held executive positions within the group’s companies operating in the construction, real estate development, entertainment, agriculture, technology, and building materials sectors. Since October 1, 2024, he has been serving as the General Manager of Avrupakent Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., whose shares are traded on Borsa İstanbul.

Vahdettin Ertaş graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University in 1987, completing his master's degree in business administration at Hacettepe University in 1991. In 1996, he received an MBA from the University of Lancaster in England, and a PhD from Hacettepe University's Business Department in 2012. Following his graduation from the Faculty of Political Sciences, Vahdettin Ertas, an expert in 1991, was appointed Chairman of the Department of Corporate Investors, who in 1997 organized and ran the business and operations of the SEC, regulated investment funds and partnerships, real estate investment funds and partnerships, venture capital funds and individual pension funds. In April 2002-2005, he was the Chairman of the Association Finance Agency, which regulates and operates the activities and operations of publicly traded companies such as public releases, bond and similar capital market brokerage exports, mergers, divisions and calls. Vahdettin Ertas, who served as chairman of the Gold Exchange in 2005-2006, was appointed board member of the SPK in December 2006 and was appointed Chairman of the Board in December 2012 after completing his six-year term as Chairman of the Board. Vahedin Ertas, who completed his five-year term as President in December 2017, served as a member of the Tax Council, DASK Board of Directors, Chairman of the Investors' Compensation Fund, and five years as head of the fund, which comprised regulatory authorities in the capital market of 57 Islamic countries. Vahdettin Ertaş also taught graduate courses at the university. Vahdettin Ertas serves as Executive Board Member of the Turkish Stock Exchange, Nuh Cement Inc., Panora Real Estate Investment Partnership Inc., and ve Çelik Halat ve Tel Sanayi A.Ş..

Born in the Ordu in 1958, Ferda Besli graduated from the Istanbul University School of Economics in 1985. Ferda Besli began his business in 1987 in Akbank T.A.S. and served in several history as Inspector, Branch Manager, Department of Corporate Banking, Department of Commercial Banking and Department of SME banking. From 2006 to 2011, Ferda Besli was deputy director general and was in charge of commercial banking, SME, project financing and cash management. During his banking period, he interned at Deutsche Bank AG Frankfurt and studied marketing strategy at the London Business School. Again, he represented our country at meetings in Barcelona and Brussels, where solutions were being produced to increase SME access to funding, organized by the European Center for Policy Research (CEPS), one of the founders of the European Union. Ferda Besli retired in 2011 and founded Besfin Financial Services Inc. in the same year. Ferda Besli, currently Chairman of the Executive and Executive Board of this company, holds the Turkish Capital Markets Board Capital Market Operations Level 3 License, Credit Rating and Corporate Governance Ratings Licenses. TUSIAD worked as a member of the World Association of Futurists WFS, Chatham House, a think tank organization in the UK. He is fluent in English.

Mustafa Erdin graduated from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University in 1990. He began his professional career in 1992 as an Assistant Tax Inspector at the Board of Tax Inspectors of the Turkish Ministry of Finance.

Between 2001 and 2003, he completed a Master’s degree in Financial Economics at Boston University Metropolitan College in Boston, USA. He was promoted to Tax Inspector in 1995 and Chief Tax Inspector in 2002. Within the Revenue Administration, he served as Head of the Audit Department from 2004 to 2005, Head of the Implementation and Data Management Department from 2006 to 2007, and Head of the Indirect Taxes Department from 2008 to 2009.

From 2009 to 2015, he worked at YDA Group, which operates in the construction, airport, hospital, and software sectors, as Group Finance Coordinator. In this role, he was primarily responsible for treasury management, financial risk management, fixed-income portfolios, project finance, and business development. Between 2015 and 2020, he served as a Member of the Board of Directors and a Member of the Audit Committee, overseeing treasury operations, financial risk management, accounting, tax compliance and auditing, interdepartmental coordination, and the control, analysis, and supervision of short- and medium-term budgets and cash flows.

Between 2021 and 2024, he served as General Manager and Member of the Board of Directors at Vakıf Finansal Kiralama A.Ş..

After retiring from Vakıf Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. in 2024, Mustafa Erdin has continued to provide consulting services in management, finance, project finance analysis, and tax advisory. He holds licenses as a Certified Public Accountant (Sworn-in CPA) and Independent Auditor and is fluent in English.