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Metin Recep Zafer

Information Technologies and Operations

Mr. Zafer graduated from Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics and he also completed his post graduate and Ph. D. degrees in Marmara University. Since 1992, Mr. Zafer held different positions at head office, branch and audit departments of various banks. He was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on June 13th, 2006.

Muhammet Lütfü Çelebi

Human Resources and Organisational Development

Mr. Çelebi graduated from Istanbul University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics in 1992. Since 1995, he served as auditor, manager and head in various departments and branches of VakıfBank. Mr. Çelebi was appointed as Executive Vice President on October 4th, 2013.

Şuayyip İlbilgi

Financial Management, Strategy and Affiliates

Mr. Şuayyip İlbilgi graduated from Gazi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Economics. Since 1996, he held the positions of associate, manager and head in various departments at VakıfBank. Mr. İlbilgi was appointed as Executive Vice President on August 1, 2017.
Mikail Hıdır

Legal Affairs and Liquidation

Mr. Hıdır (born 1979) graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Law. After working as a lawyer, he began his career in the Bank in 2003 as an assistant auditor. Following his work as an auditor, Mr. Hıdır held the positions of Credit Risk Liquidation Manager, Compliance Manager, Head of Loan Monitoring and Legal Proceedings and Head of Internal Audit. In addition, he was served as the Executive Vice President in Türkiye Sigorta. Mr. Hıdır was appointed as Executive Vice President on December 13, 2018.

Hazım Akyol

Credit Allocation Management

Mr. Akyol graduated from Hacettepe University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Public Administration. Since 1993, he held the positions of auditor, manager and head in various departments and branches of VakıfBank. Mr. Akyol was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on May 31, 2019.

Alaattin Şimşek

Corporate, Commercial, SME and Micro SME Banking Marketing

Mr. Şimşek graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Public Administration. Since 1995, he held the positions of auditor, manager, head and regional director in various departments and branches of VakıfBank and Executive Vice President at Vakıf Yatırım Menkul Değerler. Mr. Şimşek was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on May 31, 2019.

Ferkan Merdan

Digital Banking, Customer Experience and Corporate Communication

Mr. Ferkan Merdan graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences, and Department of Finance and got a masters’ degree from the University of Turkish Aeronautical Association, Institute of Social Sciences, and Department of Business Administration. Beginning his banking career at Ziraat Bank Banking School in 1996, Mr. Merdan held the positions of auditor, manager and head in various departments of VakıfBank. Mr. Merdan was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on May 31, 2019.
Muhammed Onay Özkan

Treasury Management and International Banking

Mr. Muhammed Onay Özkan graduated from Ankara University, Faculty of Political Sciences, and Department of Finance. Since 2000, Mr. Özkan held the positions of auditor, manager and head in various departments and branches of VakıfBank. Mr. Özkan was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on May 31, 2019.

Arif Çokçetin

Credit Monitoring, Financial Analysis and Rating

Mr. Arif Çokçetin graduated from İstanbul University, Faculty of Political Sciences and Department of Finance. After working at the Ministry of Finance for some time, Mr. Çokçetin held the positions of financial analyst, manager and head in various departments and branches of VakıfBank since 1996. Mr. Çokçetin was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on July 13, 2020.

Kadir Karataş

Support Services

Having graduated from Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Business Administration, Mr. Karataş completed his master’s degree in Yıldız Technical University. Since 1996, Mr. Kadir Karataş held the positions of financial analyst, auditor, manager, head and regional director in various departments and branches of VakıfBank. Mr. Karataş was appointed as Executive Vice President at VakıfBank on August 13, 2020.

Mustafa Turan

Retail Banking, Customer Deposit and Payment Systems

Having graduated from Istanbul Technical University, Faculty of Business Administration, Department of Management Engineering, Mr. Turan has held the positions of auditor, manager and head in various departments of VakıfBank since 2003. Mr. Turan served as General Manager of Debt Management at the Ministry of Treasury and Finance between September 1, 2019 and December 20, 2021. Mr. Turan was appointed as Executive Vice President at the Bank on 14 July 2021.

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