MUHARREM KARSLI
Chairman of the Board
Member of the Audit Committee

Muharrem Karslı graduated from İstanbul University (Faculty of Economics, Department of Business Administration and Finance) in 1959, where he later completed a master’s degree in money and banking. As he worked as an assistant inspector and inspector at T. İş Bankası from 1965 until 1974, he also pursued one-year research studies in banking in the UK and France. Based on his research studies, he introduced ATM devices to Turkey for the first time in 1972. In 1974, he set up the Securities Department at the same bank, a first in the Turkish banking industry, and continued to lead this process for 11 years until 1985. In 1985, he assumed the duty of establishing İstanbul Stock Exchange and served as its chairman for 5 years. During his presidency, he established İMKB Settlement and Custody Centre (Still TAKASBANK A.Ş.). He subsequently established his own brokerage firm, which he transferred 10 years later in 2001. On 3 November 2002, he was elected as a member of the Parliament representing İstanbul during the 22nd government of the republic. During his employment at T. İş Bankası, he served as a board member with Tofaş Türk Otomobil Fabrikaları A.Ş., the bank’s subsidiary, for 5 years and for Dışbank A.Ş. (Fortis Bank) for 1½ years. During his term of office as a member of Parliament, he served as a member on the Turkey-EU Joint Parliamentary Commission for 2½ years and on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly for 2½ years. Mr. Karslı has been serving as the Chairman of the Bank since May 2010. His published work includes a book entitled “Sermaye Piyasası Borsa Menkul Kıymetler” (Capital Markets, Stock Exchange and Securities), which is used as a textbook at universities.

HÜSEYİN AYDIN
Member of the Board and CEO

Hüseyin Aydın graduated from the Ankara Academy of Economics and Commercial Sciences (Faculty of Economics) in 1981. He began his career as an Assistant Inspector at Ziraat Bank and served as a director in various departments at Ziraat Bank until 27 March 2003. After working as an Executive Board member at Halkbank, as a Board member at Pamukbank and as Vice Chairman of the board at Ziraat Bank, Mr. Aydın worked as the General Manager and Board member at Halkbank between 31 May 2005 and 14 July 2011. Having joined Ziraat Bank as the CEO on 15 July 2011, Mr. Aydın also serves as the Chairman of the Banks Association of Turkey, the Board of Directors of the Ziraat Participation, and the Board of Directors of Ziraat Bank Montenegro AD.

YUSUF DAĞCAN
Vice Chairman of the Board

Yusuf Dağcan graduated from Eskişehir Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences. At Vakıfbank he worked as an assistant inspector between 1977-1981, and as an inspector and then as a branch manager between 1981-2003. He held a seat on the Board of Directors of TAIB Yatırım Bank A.Ş. from 5 September 2007 until 30 June 2008. After assuming responsibility as a member of the Audit Committee at Halkbank from 27 March 2003 until 18 April 2012, Mr. Dağcan was also the chairman of the Board of Directors of Halk Leasing, a Board member of Halk Banka A.D. Skopje operating in Macedonia, and Vice Chairman of the Arab Turkish Bank. Serving as a member on our Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Dağcan is Vice Chairman of the Board of the Ziraat Participation Yusuf Dağcan is also a member of both the Bank’s Credit Committee and the board of Ziraat Bank Montenegro AD.

CEMALETTİN BAŞLI
Member of the Board

Cemalettin Başlı graduated from Hacettepe University Department of Business Administration in 1981. He got a start in business as a public servant in 1977. Mr. Başlı who worked as Assistant to Financial analyst at Vakıfbank between 1984-1985, as Auditor and Credit Foreign Exchange Director at Garanti Bank between 1985-1991, as Branch Manager at Albaraka Türk Inc. between 1991-1998, as Credits and Central Branch Manager at Faisal/Family Finance Inc. between 1998-2002, as Deputy General Manager at Haliç Financial Leasing Inc. between 2004-2006, as Deputy General Manager at Ziraat Bank-Moscow between 2009-2012, as member of the Board and General Manager at Kıbrıs Faisal İşlem Bank between 2012-2014 serves as a member of the Board of our Bank since June 2014. Mr. Başlı is also a member of both the Board of the Ziraat Participation and the Supervisory Board of ZiraatBank BH dd.

FEYZİ ÇUTUR
Member of the Board

Feyzi Çutur graduated from Gazi University (Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Banking) in 1983. In 2016 he received his MBA degree from Beykent University Institute of Social Sciences Department of Business Administration. After working as accounting and finance manager at various private sector companies from 1977 until 1990, he functioned as General Accounting Manager at Bayındır Menkul Değerler A.Ş. (1990-1998), as Finance and Operations Director, Assistant General Manager and General Manager at Eti Yatırım A.Ş. (1998-2010). He served as the Fund Board member and Fund Board Chairman at Eti Yatırım and various Mutual Funds owned by Etibank, and held a seat on the Board of Directors of İktisat Yatırım A.Ş. in 2006. From July 2011 until March 2012, he was a Board member representing the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF) at Arab Turkish Bank and its subsidiary A&T Leasing. Being a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Çutur is a member of the Bank’s Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee, an alternate member of the Credit Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors, Credit Committee and Audit Committee of the Ziraat Participation, and a member of the Board of Directors of ZiraatBank BH d.d.

MEHMET HAMDİ YILDIRIM
Member of the Board

Mehmet Hamdi Yıldırım graduated from the Middle East Technical University, Faculty of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Department of Political Science and Public Administration in 1990. He held office from 1991 to 1993 at National Productivity Center (NPC) Türk Şeker A.Ş. Reorganization Project Commission Membership Group Department and at the same time General Directorate of Türkiye Şeker Fabrikaları, Department of Import-Export. He served as Research Assistant at various Universities from 1993 to 1996. He worked from 1996 to 1997 as the Chief Advisor for the Ministry of State in charge of the Mining. Within the same years he carried out the tasks of the Membership of the Board of Directors and Deputy Director General of Eti Holding (Mining). He served as the Grand National Assembly Deputy Advisory from 1998 to 1999. He assumed the task of the Chairman of the Board of Yapı Group Madencilik İnşaat Toprak Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş. between 2002 and 2003. He served between 2003 and 2005 as the Director General of Eti Maden İşletmeleri, Deputy Director General of Eti Zeolit Kimya Sanayi A.Ş. Within the same years additionally he served as the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Çayeli Bakır İşletmeleri A.Ş. (Canada). He worked as the Advisory of Minister of the Ministry of Energy from 2003 to 2008. In the course of his office he carried out his duty as the Member of the Board of Directors of ETİMİNE SA (Luxemburg) and of TMSF Toprak Holding Toprak İnşaat. He worked as the Director General of Mining Affairs from 2008 to 2014. He was appointed in 2014 as the Deputy Undersecretary for the Ministry of Transport, Maritime Affairs and Communications. He has carried out his duty of Undersecretariat by proxy in 2015 to 2016. He is appointed in 2016 for the task of Deputy Undersecretary of the Prime Ministry and he has been still performing this duty. Mr. Yıldırım, who worked as the Deputy Chairman of Avea Board of Directors, Member of the Board of Hamitabat Elektrik Üretim Ticaret A.Ş. and Türksat, has been serving as a Member of the Board of our Bank since April 2016.

METİN ÖZDEMİR
Member of the Board

Metin Özdemir graduated from İstanbul University (Faculty of Business Administration) in 1990. He is currently pursuing his graduate studies in the Department of Economics at Marmara University, Institute of Middle East Studies. He started his career at Kuveyt-Türk Finans Kurumu A.Ş. in 1992, and from 1996, he carried on with his business life as an executive in the retail sector. Mr. Özdemir functioned as a member of İstanbul Metropolitan Municipal Council between 2004-2014. Being a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors since April 2012, Mr. Özdemir is also a member of the Bank’s Remuneration Committee and an alternate member of the Credit Committee, a member in the Board of Directors of the Ziraat Participation, and the Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of ZiraatBank BH dd.

MUSTAFA ÇETİN
Member of the Board

Mustafa Çetin graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Law) in 1974. He served as a Governor and Mayor in the Hadim, Akçakale and Pasinler districts between 1979 and 1985. Then he went on to work as a Chief Civil Inspector, Vice Chairman of the Board of Inspectors, Minister’s Advisor and General Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs between 1985 and 1996. He worked as the Governor of Gümüşhane between 1996 and 1999, as a Chairman of the Committee of Research, Planning and Coordination at the Ministry of Internal Affairs from 1999 to 2000, a Central Governor from 2000 to 2002, and Prime Ministry Deputy Undersecretary from 2002 to 2007. While he was serving as the Prime Ministry Deputy Undersecretary, he was a member of the General Assembly of the Press and Publication Agency and a member of the board of Anadolu Agency. He also served as a member of parliament representing the province of Uşak between 2007 and 2011. Mr. Çetin has been serving as a member of the Board of Ziraat Bank since July 2011. He is also a member of the Bank’s Corporate Governance Committee, and the Vice Chairman of Ziraat Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş.

SALİM ALKAN
Member of the Board

Salim Alkan graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Political Sciences, Department of Business Administration). He worked as an inspector, branch and department manager and assistant general manager at various banks from 1971. After functioning as Vice President of the Savings Deposit Insurance Fund (SDIF), Advisor to the Chairman of the SDIF, and general manager, board member and chairman of various banks taken over by the SDIF from 2004 to 2010, he held a seat on the Board of Directors of Halkbank from 24 May 2010 until 18 April 2012, as well as on the boards of Halk Gayrimenkul Yatırım Ortaklığı A.Ş., and Halk Yatırım Menkul Değerler A.Ş. Serving as a member of the Bank’s Board of Directors starting from April 2012, he is also Chairman of the Supervisory Board in ZiraatBank BH d.d. Mr. Alkan is also a member of both the Bank’s Credit Committee and the Board of the Ziraat Participation which was established in 2015.

DAVUT KARATAŞ
Audit Board Member

Davut Karataş graduated from İstanbul University Faculty of Political Science, Public Administration Department. Currently serving as the General Director for Laws and Resolutions at the Prime Ministry, Mr. Karataş has been a member of the Bank’s Board of Auditors since March 2013.

DENİZ YILMAZ
Audit Board Member

Deniz Yılmaz graduated from Ankara University (Faculty of Political Science, Public Administration Department) in 2001. He worked at the T.R. Prime Ministry Undersecretariat of Treasury as a Treasury Controller between 2002 and 2007, and as Internal Auditor between 2008 and 2014. He was a member of the Board of Directors of Vakıf REIT between 2015 and 2016. He became a Department Head at the Directorate General of State Owned Enterprises of the Undersecretariat of Treasury in 2015, in which position he still serves. He attended a master’s program in economics at the North Carolina State University in the U.S. between 2010 and 2012, and currently pursues his doctorate studies in banking. Mr. Yılmaz has been a member of the Bank’s Board of Auditors since April 2016.