AHMET MERT
Retail Banking Executive Vice President
Ahmet Mert graduated from the Istanbul University Electrical and Electronics Engineering undergraduate program and Yeditepe University Executive Master’s Program in Business Administration, and completed the MIT Sloan School of Management Global Executive Academy program. Mert worked at Garanti Bank from 2001 to 2005, and joined the global consulting firm Experian in 2006. He served as Experian’s Senior Solutions Manager responsible for Türkiye and the Middle East, and managed the Product and Service Development, Distribution and Support Teams. He joined the Türkiye Finans family in 2010 as the Head of Risk Analytics. He served as the Executive Vice President responsible for Credit Quality, Collections and Legal from 2016 to 2022. He was appointed as the Executive Vice President responsible for Retail and SME Banking in March 2022. Mert has also been serving as the Vice Chairman of TF Varlık Kiralama A.Ş. since September 30, 2016. He has 22 years of experience in banking and consulting.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include the Retail Finance Marketing and Product Management Department, Fund Raising and Investment Products Department, Entrepreneurial Banking Marketing Department, SME Banking Marketing Department, Entrepreneurial Banking Sales Department, SME Banking Sales Department, Bancassurance Department, CRM, Campaign and Segment Management Department, Non-Branch Channels Sales Department, Retail Regional Sales Directorates, Retail Branches.
He has a total of 23 years of banking and professional experience.
Emre ERTÜRK
Credit Group Executive Vice President
Born in 1976 in Samsun, Emre Ertürk graduated from the Department of Civil Engineering at Istanbul Technical University. He holds an MBA degree from Istanbul University and a Master’s degree in Management Information Systems from Boğaziçi University. Beginning his career in banking at Dışbank in 1999, he held office as the Inspector and Unit Manager of the Inspection Board respectively until 2005. He later worked as the Assistant Head of the Inspection Board at Fortis Bank between 2005-2011 and at TEB between 2011-2012. Joining the Türkiye Finans Participation Bank family in 2012, he has been working as the Head of Inspection Board ever since. Emre Ertürk, who has been serving as the Head of the Inspection Board of our Bank since 2012, was appointed as the Credit Group Executive Vice President as of December 7, 2020.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include the Corporate Loans Allocation Department, the Commercial Credit Policies and Strategies Department, the Retail Loans Analytics and Policies Department, Retail Loans Allocation Department, the Commercial Loans Allocation Directorate and Regional Allocation Departments
He has a total of 24 years of banking and professional experience.
Fahri ÖBEK
Information Technology Executive Vice President
Born in Tosya-Kastamonu in 1969. He graduated from Computer Science and Engineering Department, Ege University and received his Master’s degree in Business Management from Koç University. He started his business career Bilpa and then continued at Egebank. He held various positions in Koçbank between 1991-2006. After the merger of Koçbank - Yapı Kredi in 2006 he took the position of Senior System Analyst in the Software Development. He was the Deputy General Manager in Charge of IT Management in Yapı Kredi Bank between 2008-2010. He served as the Department Head in Charge of Information Technologies, Vodafone Turkey (CIO) between 2010-2011. He has been the Executive Vice President responsible for IT Systems in Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası since June 2011.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include Information Systems Core Banking and Cash Management Development, Digital Banking Development, Corporate Loans Development, Payment Systems Development, Retail Loans, Treasury, Foreign Trade and Collection Development, Data Analytics and Software Infrastructure Development, Information Systems Technology and Infrastructure Management, Data Centers and Operations, Information Systems Product and Service Development and Corporate Project Management and Corporate Development departments.
He has a total of 33 years of banking and business management experience.
Melis TOSUN ARSLAN
Digital Banking Executive Vice President
Melis Tosun Arslan completed her undergraduate education in the Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at METU in 2000 and obtained her MBA from Bahçeşehir University in 2015. She began her career as a software specialist. Between 2000 and 2002, she worked at İşNet, and from 2002 to 2006, she worked at Anadolu Sigorta as a software specialist. In 2006, Arslan transitioned to the financial sector and started working at Türk Ekonomi Bankası as the R&D and Product Development Manager for Cash Management. Within the same bank, she successively held positions as the Solution Design and Implementation Manager for Cash Management and the Product and Application Manager for Cash Management. In 2019, Arslan joined the Turkey Finans family and continued her role as the Director of Cash Management and Transaction Banking. In 2022, she became the Director of Operational Excellence and Business Development. As of September 21, 2023, Melis Tosun Arslan was appointed as the Execute Vice President of Digital Banking.
Her areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include Collateral Management and Retail Loans Transactions, Commercial Credit Control, Foreign Transactions, Payment Systems Product Management, Treasury and Banking Transactions, Customer Satisfaction, Branch Transactions, Marketing Communication and Brand Experience, Services Design and Process Management, Customer Experience and Innovations departments.
She has a total of 24 years of banking and business management experience.
Mete Mehmet KANAT
Finance and Strategy Executive Vice President
Mete Kanat was born in Ankara in 1977. He studied Business Administration at Hacettepe University and holds an MBA degree from Istanbul Bilgi University. Kanat worked as a Bank Examiner at the Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency from 2001 to 2007, and as Deputy General Manager at Creditwest Bank (Ukraine) from 2007 to 2011. Mete Kanat joined Türkiye Finans as the Director of Legal Reporting and Financial Control in 2011. In 2014, he became Head of Risk Management Group. On March 31, 2016, he was appointed as the Vice President of Risk Management Group, continuing with his former duty. On September 30, 2016, Mete Kanat was appointed as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Strategy.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include the Financial Management and Planning Directorate, the Budget, Management Information Systems and Corporate Performance Department, the Legal Reporting and Financial Control Department, the Asset-Liability Department, the Strategy Department, the Accounting and Taxation Department, the Data Analytics Department, the Purchasing Department.
He has a total of 22 years of banking and professional experience.
Murat ALTUN
Commercial Banking Executive Vice President
Murat Altun graduated from Çukurova University, Department of Economics in 1997. He started his banking career in 1998 at Türk Ticaret Bankası as an Inspector. He held positions as Commercial and SME Banking Assistant Manager, Branch Manager, Sales Manager, Group Manager, and Regional Director in various banks for about 20 years. He joined the Türkiye Finans family in 2018 as the Commercial Banking Sales Director. He served as Corporate Banking Sales Director between 2019 and 2022. As of April 18, 2022, Altun has been appointed as the Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include Commercial Banking Sales Directorate, Corporate Banking Sales Directorate, Leasing, Project and Structured Finance Department, Commercial Banking Marketing Department, Cash Management and Transaction Banking Sales Department, Foreign Trade Finance Sales Department, Commercial Region Sales Offices, Corporate and Commercial Branches.
He has a total of 26 years of banking and professional experience.
Ogün ATAOĞLU
Credit Quality and Collections Executive Vice President
Born in Trabzon in 1974, Ogün Ataoğlu graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in English. He embarked on his career in 1999, working for EGS Bank as Assistant Inspector at the Board of Auditors. In 2003, he started working for Family Finans Bank as Senior Controller at the Department of Internal Control. He served as Deputy Head of the Internal Control Department and then as the Compliance Manager/Compliance Officer in 2009. In 2012, he was appointed as the Head of Internal Control. Since March 2016, he has been the Senior Vice President of the Internal Control Department. He served as the Director of the Internal Control and Compliance Division between February 1, 2019, and April 18, 2022. Ataoğlu has been appointed as Executive Vice President of Credit Quality and Collections as of April 18, 2022.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include Legal Follow-up Department, Credit Monitoring Department, Retail Collections Department, Commercial Collections Department, Legal Litigation Department, Legal Consultancy Department.
He has a total of 24 years of banking and professional experience.
Yiğit SATILMAZ
Treasury Executive Vice President
Having graduated from Princeton University in 2008, Yiğit Satılmaz embarked on his career as a trader at the Treasury Department of JP Morgan London. He served as a trader in JP Morgan New York from 2010 to 2012. In 2012, he started to work for ING Turkey as Treasury Sales Department Manager. He served as Treasury Marketing and Product Development Group Manager and Financial Institutions Group Manager at the same company, respectively from 2014 to 2015 and from 2015 to 2018. Having worked for ING London from between 2018 and 2019, Mr. Satılmaz was appointed as the Group Manager in charge of the Treasury Group at ING Turkey in 2019. As of June 2020, Yiğit Satılmaz serves as the Treasury Executive Vice President at Türkiye Finans.
His areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include the Treasury Sales Department, the Trading Department and the Financial Institutions Department.
He has a total of 16 years of banking and professional experience.
Züleyha BÜYÜKYILDIRIM
Human Resources Executive Vice President
Born in Istanbul in 1981, Züleyha Büyükyıldırım graduated from Istanbul Bilgi University as a double major with degrees in Economics and International Relations in 2004. She started her career at Kuveyt Türk Katılım Bankası A.Ş. After joining Türkiye Finans family in 2006, Büyükyıldırım worked at the Treasury Department and then served as Deputy Manager and Manager at the Strategy and Program Management Department. On September 30, 2016, Züleyha Büyükyıldırım was appointed as principal to the role of Executive Vice President of Human Resources, a position she had been assuming by proxy since June 2016.
Her areas of responsibility at Türkiye Finans Katılım Bankası as the Executive Vice President
include the Türkiye Finans Academy and Culture Department, the Remuneration, Rewards and Organization Department, the Talent Acquisation and Talent Management Department, the Performance Management and HR Business Development Department, the Administrative Affairs, Construction and Real Estate Department.
She has a total of 20 years of banking and professional experience.
