Board of Directors

Ahmet Yaşar EŞMEKAYA

Chairman of the Board / Board Member

Ahmet Yaşar Eşmekaya, elected as a board member for a term of 3 (three) years at the general assembly meeting held on May 11, 2023, graduated from Ankara Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy in 1970. He worked as a financial advisor in Ankara from 1970 to 1975. In 1975, he continued his career with the Ankara branch of Nevşehir Taskobirlik Fruit Juice Cooperative, followed by the Ankara branch of Akkent Fruit Juice Cooperative produced in Akkent, Çal district of Denizli, and the Ankara branch of Kula Mineral Waters. In 1979, he took over the distribution of Ankara Gazozları under Devsan Food Industry Inc. That same year, after the Ankara Gazozları Factory was sold by the manufacturing company, he established his own factory for cola and fruit sodas in Ankara, continuing production until 1995. Between 1980 and 1984, he owned and served as the editor-in-chief of Töre magazine, a monthly literature and culture magazine, earning a Yellow Press Card. From 1995 to 1998, he worked in freelance export and founded Elite Naturel İçecek Sanayi in 1998.

Çağrı EŞMEKAYA

Vice Chairman of the Board / Board Member

While serving as the Company’s Executive President, Çağrı Eşmekaya, elected as a board member for a term of 3 (three) years at the general assembly meeting held on May 11, 2023, graduated from Bilkent University with a degree in English Language and Literature. After completing a Master’s degree in Turkish Language and Literature at Gazi University, he completed his PhD in Comparative Literature at Hacettepe University. In 1998, he became one of the two founders of the Company alongside Ahmet Yaşar Eşmekaya. He continues to serve as Vice Chairman of the Board and Executive President.

Rahmi CEYHAN

Board Member

Rahmi Ceyhan, elected as a board member for a term of 3 (three) years at the general assembly meeting held on May 11, 2023, graduated from Ankara Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy with a degree in Foreign Trade. He served as a senior executive at İller Bankası from 1968 to 1976 and at Asya Fruit Juice and Food Industry Inc. from 1976 to 2013. Since 2015, he has continued to serve as a senior executive at the Company.

Hasan Cebeci

Independent Board Member

Hasan Cebeci, elected as a board member for a term of 3 (three) years at the general assembly meeting held on May 11, 2023, was born in Çankırı on July 20, 1949. He completed his primary, secondary, and high school education in Çankırı and graduated from Ankara Economic and Commercial Sciences Academy in 1973. His career began in 1970 with the Ministry of Trade, followed by roles including Inspector at Vakıfbank’s Inspection Board in 1975, Branch Manager at Vakıfbank from 1982 to 1993, Eastern Anatolia Regional Manager at Vakıfbank from 1993 to 1996, Deputy General Manager at Vakıfbank from 1996 to 1998, and member of the Board and General Manager of Halkbank from 2003 to 2005. He served as Chairman of the Board at Halkbank from 2005 to 2015. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board at HDC YAPI A.Ş.

Kürşad TÜZMEN

Independent Board Member

Kürşad Tüzmen, elected as a board member for a term of 3 (three) years at the general assembly meeting held on May 11, 2023, graduated from the Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences at METU. In 1987, he received training in free zone management at the Liverpool Free Zone. He completed his Master’s degree in International Business at the University of Illinois in the USA in 1991. After holding senior public positions from 1984 to 2002, he served as Undersecretary of Foreign Trade from 1999 to 2002. In subsequent years, he served as the State Minister responsible for Foreign Trade and Customs and as the Minister of Environment.