Board Member and Chair of the Audit Committee
Murat ÇETİNKAYA graduated from the Department of Political Science and International Relations at the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences of Boğaziçi University and, as part of a double major program, from the Department of Sociology at the Faculty of Arts and Sciences of the same university. He completed his doctoral studies at the Institute of Social Sciences of Boğaziçi University. He also attended executive education programs at institutions including Harvard Business School and INSEAD. Mr. Çetinkaya began his career in 1998 at Albaraka Türk Participation Bank. In 2003, he joined Türkiye Halk Bankası, where he served as Executive Vice President responsible for International Banking and Investor Relations. From 2008 onwards, he continued his career at Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank as Executive Vice President responsible for International Banking, Treasury, and Investment Banking. In 2012, he was appointed Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye, and in 2016, he was appointed Governor of the Bank. During this period, he served on prominent national and international platforms, representing Türkiye and undertaking significant roles and responsibilities. With more than 28 years of experience in banking and finance, Mr. Çetinkaya was appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası on 20 May 2026 and assumed the role of Chairman of the Audit Committee on 21 May 2026.
Board Member, Audit Committee Member, Credit Committee Member
Mr. Issa Saleh ALHURIMMEES earned his bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Economics from the Arab Open University and master’s degree with honors in International Finance from Alyamamah University, He also attended executive training programs of top business schools such as INSEAD, LBS, and Darden School of Business. Mr. Alhurimmees holds a Certificate in Commercial Credit (CICC) from Moody’s. He began his professional career in 1996 as a Corporate Credit Risk Officer at Zahid Tractor & Heavy Machinery Co. He later joined Arab National Bank as a Relationship Manager. In 2007, Mr. Alhurimmees joined Al Rajhi Bank, where he held several key positions, including Team Leader for Sophisticated Corporates, Corporate Regional Manager (Central Region, Corporate Banking Group), Country Head of the Large Corporate Banking Group, Chief Retail Risk Officer – Credit and Risk Group and Country Head of Micro and Small Business – Head of Strategy Execution. Since 2023, he has been serving as Executive Vice President - Head of Retail Risk at Saudi National Bank (SNB). With 30 years of experience in the banking sector, Mr. Alhurimmees was appointed as a Board Member at Türkiye Finans on 12 May 2025, and continues his duties as Member of Audit Committee and a Member of Credit Committee.
Board Member, Chair of Credit Committee, Audit Committee Member
Ms. Meriç ULUŞAHİN earned her bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University in 1987. She began her banking career same year in Akbank, where she worked until 1989. She worked at Demirbank A.Ş. between 1990 and 2000 as Vice President in Treasury and in 2000, she continued her carrier at Ulusalbank A.Ş. as Treasury EVP. She served as the General Manager and Board Member of Şekerbank T.A.Ş. from 2008 to 2014, and General Manager and Board Member of Alternatifbank A.Ş. from 2014 to 2016. Simultaneously, Ms. ULUŞAHİN served as Board Member of Şeker Yatırım A.Ş. (2004 -2014), Chair of the Board of Şekerbank Kıbrıs Ltd. (2008-2014), Chair of the Board of Şeker Mortgage Finansman A.Ş. (2010-2014), and Board Member of Alternatif Finansal Kiralama A.Ş. (2014-2016). During her duty as a Board Member of the Banks Association of Turkey between 2008 and 2015, Ms. ULUŞAHİN took up the role of Vice Chairman of the Board in 2013 as well. Between September 2016 and April 2020, she served as the Chair of the Supervisory Board of KentBank d.d. Croatia. Between March 2017 and August 2020, she served as Board Member of Pasha Investment Bank. In March 2017, Ms. Uluşahin joined Türkiye Finans as a Member of the Board of Directors, and assumed the Chair and Membership of Credit Committee, Membership of Compensation and Corporate Governance Committee, and the Board Member in charge of Credit Quality and Credits. With 39 years of professional experience in banking and business administration, Ms. Uluşahin has been the Chair of Credit Committee and a Member of Audit Committee since May 26, 2023.