TR
Advisory Board of the Department
Sector Representatives
- Begüm Şeren Güler, Ph.D.
Economist, Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Directorate for European Union Affairs, Department of Economic, Financial and Social Policies
Begüm Şeren Güler began her career in the Tax Department at Ernst & Young after earning her bachelor's degree in Economics from Middle East Technical University (METU). She then obtained her master's degree in Economics from METU and worked at institutions including ASELSAN, TEPAV and the European Commission. In 2011, as one of the first recipients of a scholarship awarded under the coordination of the then Secretariat General for European Union Affairs with the support of the private sector and civil society organizations, she completed her master's degree in Economic Studies at the College of Europe, and in 2016 she received her Ph.D. from Ankara University with her dissertation titled "The Impact of Reforms on Growth in the European Union." Having taught undergraduate courses as a part-time lecturer at Hacettepe University and Bilkent University, Güler serves at the Directorate for European Union Affairs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and continues her research in areas such as European economic integration, economic criteria, total factor productivity and growth reforms.
- Bengisu Özenç
Founding Director, Sustainable Economics and Finance Research Association (SEFiA)
Bengisu Özenç received her bachelor's and master's degrees from the Department of Economics at Bilkent University. Between 2005 and 2017, she worked at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Türkiye (TEPAV) as a researcher, project manager and, most recently, Program Director of Macroeconomic Studies. During these years, she took part in impact analysis studies across various sectors, and since 2012 she has focused on work at the intersection of energy, economics and climate change. Since 2017, Bengisu Özenç has continued her work as an independent consultant and teaches courses in Environmental Economics.
- Hakan Demirelli
Partner, Transaction Services, KPMG
Hakan Demirelli began his career in independent auditing in 2005 and has been a member of the KPMG Türkiye Advisory team since 2008. He has provided financial due diligence and share purchase agreement review services to more than 100 domestic and international corporate investors and private equity firms. Working with leading global investment funds at KPMG's London office, he gained international experience in this field. He also has extensive knowledge of accounting practices in Türkiye and IFRS. In addition to the oil and gas sector, his areas of experience include energy, services and real estate.
- Arda Tunca
Economist - Columnist, PolitikYol
He graduated from Kabataş High School for Boys in 1988. In 1992, he completed his undergraduate studies at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics, Istanbul University. He completed his master's degree in the Department of Money and Banking at the same university in 1993. Between 1992 and 1996, he carried out academic work, and from 1994 to 1996 he lived in Berkeley (USA) for academic purposes. In 1996, he began working at the European headquarters of DuPont de Nemours International S.A. in Geneva (Switzerland) through an AIESEC scholarship. He returned to Türkiye in 1998, began working in the banking sector and over time held managerial positions in various finance and real sector organizations. He has worked in market research, supply chain management, market development, finance and financial consultancy. In addition to his professional career, he has appeared as a commentator on economic programs on various television channels and has written for professional journals.
Our Alumni
- Canberk Yalçın (Record Currency Management)
Canberk Yalçın received his bachelor's degree in Economics from Bahçeşehir University and his master's degree from the University of Warwick. He works as a fund manager at Record Currency Management.
- Serenay Demir (Calvin Klein Global)
- Fırat Cem Gök (International Borrowing Specialist, Yapı Kredi | Financial Institutions, Treasury Management)
