Ilhami Keles

Ilhami Keles serves as General Manager at MKE A.Ş. since February 2023, leading the production of weapons and ammunition for defense and civil purposes. Keles holds the position of Vice Chairman of the Board at Yalteksan since 2017 and is a Board Member at Deltav Uzay Teknolojileri, Milteksan CNC A.Ş., and İTÜ İLERİ ARAÇ TEKNOLOJİLERİ VE GÜÇ SİSTEMLERİ GELİŞTİRME MERKEZİ, all since 2020. Keles has also been a member of the Board of Trustees at TEMEL BİLİMLER ÜNİVERSİTESİ since 2019 and serves on the Advisory Council at TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE since the same year. Additional roles include Board Member at TÜBİTAK SAGE and membership in the Defense Industry Assembly at TOBB, both since 2018, and participation as a Board Member at SahaExpo since 2018. Keles holds two master's degrees: one in Economics from Gazi University (1997-2000) and another in Education Management and Supervision from Beykent University (2006-2007).