SAMENA Telecommunications Council
Dr. Mustafa Aykut has extensive experience in programs and public policy, serving at SAMENA Council since April 2015. At Turkcell, Dr. Aykut held the position of Principal and Advisor to the Board of Directors and CEO from January 2016 to October 2023, following a role as International Affairs and Policy Coordinator at Turk Telekom Group from April 2008 to March 2015. Dr. Aykut began career at Turkcell in 2003 as Division Head and possesses a PhD in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi (Middle East Technical University).
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SAMENA Telecommunications Council
SAMENA Telecommunications Council is a tri-regional, non-profit telecommunications association that embodies a community of South Asian, Middle Eastern, and North African telecoms operators, manufacturers, regulatory authorities, and academia. SAMENA aims to be the ultimate promoter of collaboration and knowledge-sharing in the SAMENA region that spans over 25 countries, including Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Nepal, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, and Yemen. The Council is driven by telecoms issues that operators in South Asia, the Middle East, and in North Africa face, and is determined in providing its advocacy expertise to help aid the incubation of novel approaches and ideas that would provide better means for the expansion and utilization of telecommunications in the region.