SULEYMAN YALCİN
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD DIRECTORS
He graduated from the Ankara University Faculty of Political Sciences with a degree in Business in 1995 and from the International Vision University Faculty of Law in 2022.
After starting his career as an assistant of Inspector in 1996 within our parent bank, T.C. Ziraat Bankkasi A.S., Suleyman Yalcin held various positions within the organization, including Inspector, Assistant of the President of Inspection Board, Branch Manager, Erzurum Regional Director, Denizli Regional Manager, Izmir 1st Regional Manager, Izmir 2nd Regional Manager, and Izmir – Karsiyaka Regional Manager. Since September 2023, Mr. Yalcin has been continuing his role as the Deputy General Manager for Financial Coordination at T.C. Ziraat Bankasi A.S.
Mr. Suleyman Yalcin also served as a Board Member of the Audit Committee of T.C. Ziraat Bankasi A.S. Uskup Branch in North Macedonia from September 29, 2003, to January 1, 2006. He was a Board Member of Ziraat Bank Uzbekistan A.S. in Uzbekistan from September 20, 2010, to June 19, 2012. From October 27, 2020, to April 14, 2023, he held the position of Chairman of the Board of Dircetos at Keskinoglu Tavuk ve Damizlik Isl.San.Tic. A.S. From April 15, 2023, to May 7, 2023, he served as a Member of the Advisory Board. As of October 16, 2023, he was appointed as the Chairman of the Board of Directors for KZI Bank.
EROL BERKTASH
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF «AB «KZI BANK» JSC – INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR
Mr. Erol Berktash was born in 1959 in Malatya, Republic of Turkey. Graduated from the Faculty of Engineering "Mining and Petroleum Engineering" of the Middle East Technical University. Subsequently, he graduated from the Magistracy of the Institute of Banking and Insurance of the Marmara University of the Republic of Turkey, Faculty of Banking. In 2018 he graduated in jurisprudence at the Marmara University of the Republic of Turkey.
In 1986 he began his career at JSC Turkiye Garanti Bankasy in the Department of International Relations. In Turkiye Garanti Bankasi JSC, he held positions such as Head of the Medzhidiyekoy Branch, Head of the Fund Management and Planning Department, Head of the Planning and Budgeting Department, Deputy Director for Customer Productivity Project of the Commercial Marketing Department and the position of Deputy Director of the Budgeting and Planning Department.
In 1999, he was appointed Director of the Department of Accounting, Financial Control and Risk Management of Volkswagen Doğuş Consumer Finance JSC, Republic of Turkey.
From 2003 to 2017, he was a member of the Board of Directors of various financial organizations, such as Ziraat Bankasi Branch in Skopje (Republic of North Macedonia), Portfolio Management Ziraat JSC (Republic of Turkey), JSC Ziraat Bank (Republic of Turkey), JSC "Financial Leasing Ziraat" (Republic of Turkey), JSC SB "Ziraat Bank (Moscow)" (Russian Federation), JSC "Turkmen Turk Commercial Bank" (Republic of Turkmenistan), JSC SB "Ziraat Bank International AG" (Germany), JSC "Ziraat Bank Bosnia DD" (Bosnia and Herzegovina), JSC Bashak Insurance (Republic of Turkey), JSC Ziraat Investment Securities (Republic of Turkey), JSC Bileşim (Republic of Turkey), Liquidated JSC T.Emlak Bankasi (Republic of Turkey), JSC "Demir -Halk Bank" (Holland), JSC "Turkiye Halk Bankası" (Republic of Turkey), Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency of the Republic of Turkey. He held the position of the Chairman of the Board of Directors at the Skopje Branch Ziraat Banka and Portfolio Management Ziraat JSC.
Member of the Board of Directors - Independent Director of «AB «KZI BANK» JSC (from 04.06.2021)
ERHAN GULER
MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS JSC "SB" KZI BANK "
Mr. Erhan Güler was born in 1974 in Orhaneli (Turkey). Mr. Erhan Güler graduated from Ankara University Faculty of Political Science with a degree in Labor Economics and Industrial Relations. Subsequently, he completed a Master's degree in Technology Policy and Innovation Management at the Ankara University of Social Sciences.
He worked as an assistant specialist in the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Turkey. In 2000, Mr. Erhan Guler started working at the T.S. Ziraat Bankasy A.S., as an Assistant Inspector in the Department of Inspectors, then continued his career in various departments of the head office as the Chief Inspector, as the Head of Department, as the Head of Service.
Having worked as the Director of the branch, Commercial Branch and Head of the Financial Management Department at the Head Office of T.S. Ziraat Bankasy A.S., he has been serving as the Director of Credit Operations Department since October 2018.
Member of the Board of Directors of JSC "SB" KZI BANK" ( from January 11, 2024).