Tayfun Bayazıt

Born in 1957, Tayfun Bayazıt got his bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Southern Illinois University, followed by a master’s degree (MBA) from Columbia University. Having started his career at Citibank in 1983, Bayazıt assumed Executive Vice President and Senior Executive Vice President positions at Yapı Kredi Bank from 1986 until 1995. He was President and CEO at Interbank from 1995 to 1996, and at Banque de Commerce et de Placements from 1996 to 1999. Having served as Vice Chairman at Doğan Holding from 1999 until 2001, Bayazıt was later appointed as CEO and Board member at Dışbank (2001-2005), Fortis Bank (2005-2007), and Yapı Kredi Bank (2007-2009), where he consequently served as Chairman from 2009 to 2011. He has been working as a consultant since 2011. Tayfun Bayazıt complies with all of the independent member requirements, defined in the Capital Markets Board (CMB) Corporate Governance Principles.