Hayriye İlhan Cia

Hayriye İlhan has a strong background in IT audit and control. Hayriye İlhan started their career at KPMG as a Senior IT Auditor, where they led the IT audit team on site visits and analyzed compliance of IT controls. Hayriye İlhan then moved on to HSBC as an Assistant Manager in Internal Control, where they prioritized and tested IT controls and supervised the establishment of an internal control environment. Currently, they are the Head of IT Audit at Yapı Kredi, where they manage information security and IT process audits, as well as audits to assess compliance with internal control best practices and regulations. Hayriye İlhan holds several certifications, including CIA, CISA, CEH, and PCI ISA.

Hayriye İlhan obtained their Bachelor's degree in MIS (Management Information Systems) from Boğaziçi University. Hayriye İlhan later pursued a Master's degree in Cyber Law at Istanbul Bilgi University from 2017 to 2019.

In addition to their education, Hayriye İlhan has obtained several certifications. These include the CIA (Certified Internal Auditor) from The Institute of Internal Auditors Inc. in 2017, CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor) from ISACA in 2010, CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker) from EC-Council in 2020, and PCI ISA (Internal Security Assessor) from PCI Security Standards Council in 2016.

Furthermore, they have acquired the Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE) certification from ISACA in 2020 and holds the ISO/IEC 27001:2013 ISMS Lead Auditor certification from CFE Certification, obtained in 2022.