Bekir Pakdemirli

He completed his undergraduate education in Bilkent University Business Administration Department in 1995, his master's degree in 2000 from Başkent University Business Administration Department and his doctorate in Economics from Celal Bayar University in 2016. During his professional career of more than 20 years, he worked as Turkcell İletişim Hizmetleri A.Ş., BİM United Mağazalar A.Ş. and held senior management positions in important national and international companies, including our Bank. In July 2018, the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry was appointed by the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey. Working as the Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of the Republic of Turkey until March 2022, Dr. Pakdemirli was elected as an Independent Member of the Board of Directors of our Bank in August 2022.