İlker Aycı

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Mehmet İlker Aycı
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Born1971 (age 50–51)
NationalityTurkish
OccupationFormer chairman of Turkish Airlines

Mehmet İlker Aycı (born 1971, Istanbul) is a Turkish businessperson. Aycı was the advisor of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in 1994 and served as the chairman of Turkish Airlines from 2015 to 2022.

Early and personal life[]

İlker Aycı graduated from the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at Bilkent University before continuing his education at the Department of Political Science at the University of Leeds as a researcher.[1] For a period starting from 1994, Aycı was the advisor of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, then mayor of Istanbul.[2]

On 19 November 2018, İlker Aycı married lawyer and sports commentator Tuğçe Saatman, where president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan acted as one of the wedding witnesses.[3] Aycı speaks Turkish, English and Russian fluently.[4]

Career[]

Aycı held several positions in the Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality and served as the CEO of several insurance companies from 2005 to 2011. In January 2011, he was appointed as the President of the Prime Ministry Investment Support and Promotion Agency of Turkey.[1]

In February 2013, Aycı was appointed as the vice president of the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, and was promoted in January 2014 to be the chairman.[1] He held this position until 2015.[5]

İlker Aycı was a executive board member of Turkish Airlines until April 2015, when he was appointed as chairman of the airline, replacing resigning .[1]

On 26 January 2022, İlker Aycı resigned from his position as chairman of Turkish Airlines.[4] During the board meeting the next day, was appointed to replace him.[6] Aycı held 14 to 17 positions at the same time in the airline and in its subsidiaries.[2][7]

Honors[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Ilker Ayci appointed as chairman of Turkish Airlines". Anadolu Agency. 6 April 2015. Archived from the original on 6 May 2017. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Mehmet İlker Aycı kimdir?". Cumhuriyet. 29 June 2021. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  3. ^ "THY Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı İlker Aycı, Tuğçe Saatman ile evlendi". Hürriyet. 19 November 2018. Archived from the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  4. ^ a b "THY Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı İlker Aycı istifa ediyor". Habertürk. 26 January 2022. Archived from the original on 26 January 2022. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Mehmet İlker Aycı, Türk Hava Yolları Yönetim Kurulu ve İcra Komitesi Başkanı". Turkish Technic. Archived from the original on 9 December 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  6. ^ "Ahmet Bolat THY Yönetim Kurulu Başkanı oldu". Sözcü. 27 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 January 2022. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  7. ^ "İlker Aycı'nın 14 ayrı şirketteki görevi de sona erdi". BirGün. 28 January 2022. Archived from the original on 4 February 2022. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
  8. ^ "İlker Aycı'ya Japonya Devlet Nişanı". Milliyet. 14 November 2021. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
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