Executive management

Kaan Gür brings over 35 years of experience in the banking sector. He holds a degree from Gazi University's Faculty of Banking and Insurance and an Executive MBA from the Middle East Technical University. Gür began his career in a prominent private sector bank, holding positions such as Branch and Regional Manager in Corporate, Commercial, and SME Banking, later transitioning to the role of Director of SME Marketing Coordination.

In 2011, Gür joined Akbank as the Executive Vice President of SME Banking. From 2013 to 2017, he served as the Executive Vice President of the Commercial Banking segment, overseeing the Cash Management and Trade Finance departments. During this period at Akbank, he also held the positions of Chairman of AK Lease and Vice Chairman of AK Investment, both Akbank subsidiaries.

Between 2017 and 2023, Gür assumed the role of CEO and Board Member at another private sector bank, leading transformations across various areas, including corporate, technological, and cultural sectors. As of October 2023, Gür has assumed the position of CEO and Board Member of Akbank. Kaan Gür is also Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Akbank AG and a member of the Supervisory Board of Akbank Ventures BV.

Bülent Oğuz joined Akbank in March 2003 and served as Vice President and Senior Vice President of SME and Consumer Banking respectively. Oğuz was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of SME Banking in July 2013. He served as Executive Vice President of Retail Banking between November 2018 and December 2021. He was appointed as Executive Vice President of SME Banking in January 2022. He has been working at Akbank as Executive Vice President of Human and Culture since May 2025. Bülent Oğuz is the Vice Chairperson of AkÖde and a Board Member of Ak Lease. Before joining Akbank, Oğuz held various managerial positions at Corporate Banking and Loans divisions at different private sector banks.

Oğuz is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Political Science and Public Administration and holds an Executive MBA degree from Sabancı University.

Burcu Civelek Yüce joined Akbank in 2006 and respectively served as Senior Vice President of Strategy Department, Executive Vice President of Human Resources and Strategy, and Executive Vice President of Strategy, Digital Banking and Payment Systems. She has acted as the Executive Vice President of Consumer Banking and Digital Solutions since January 2022. Prior to joining Akbank, she worked in international management consulting and technology companies.

Burcu Civelek Yüce has a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering and an MBA degree from Boğaziçi University, both first in rank. She also participated in courses at Harvard Business School and Koç University. Yüce acts as the Chairperson of Aköde Elektronik Money and Payment Services, Board Member of Aksigorta, Agesa, Sabancı Ageas Health Insurance., Sabancı DX, Akbank Ventures BV, Ak Asset Management, IWF Turkey and MMA EMEA and Endeavor Turkey.

Türker Tunalı joined Akbank in September 2008 as Senior Vice President in charge of Financial Coordination and International Reporting. Prior to joining Akbank, he held various managerial positions since 1999. He was appointed as Executive Vice President (CFO) in charge of Financial Coordination in October 2017. Tunalı is also a member of Corporate Governance Committee. Tunalı is the Vice Chairperson of Ak Investment, also a Board Member and Audit Committee Chairperson of Akbank AG, a member of the Supervisory Board of Akbank Ventures BV, Board Member of AkLease and AkÖde. Türker Tunalı is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration and is a CFA charterholder since 2006.

Yunus Emre Özben, after working at various companies since 1996 joined Akbank in October 2005 as Assistant Manager in Project Finance Division and promoted as Senior Vice President in charge of Investment Banking in March 2011. He was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Credit Allocation in August 2018. He has been working at Akbank as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Investment Banking since May 2025. Emre Özben is the Vice Chairman of AkLease.

Özben is a graduate of Marmara University Business Administration and holds an executive MBA degree from Sabancı University.

Sebnem Muratoglu was appointed as Akbank Treasury Executive Vice President in January 2019. She has been working at Akbank as Executive Vice President of Treasury and FI since May 2025. She has been with Akbank since 1995 and was previously Chief Risk Officer of the bank. Prior to that she held various different positions in the areas of risk management and treasury within Akbank. Sebnem Muratoglu is Chairperson of Ak Asset Management, Member of Akbank AG Supervisory Board and Board Member of Ak Lease.

She is a graduate of University of Kent Economics, holds a Master's degree from Macquarie University and participated in courses at Harvard Business School. Sebnem Muratoglu holds Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certificate since 2003. She is also a member of Women on Board Association Turkey (WOB Turkey) holding independent board membership certicate.

Zeynep Öztürk, after working at various companies in the sector since 1990 joined Akbank in January 2011 as Senior Vice President in charge of Commercial Credits Monitoring and afterwards worked as Senior Vice President in charge of Corporate And commercial monitoring and collection, and Head of Special Restructring Consulting respectively. Zeynep Öztürk was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Special Credits in January 2019. She has been working at Akbank as Executive Vice President of Corporate and Commercial Credits Underwriting since May 2025.

Zeynep Öztürk is a graduate of METU Business Administration and received MBA degree from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.

Gökhan Gökçay joined Akbank in May 2017 as Senior Vice President of Dijital Banking, Payment Systems and Data Technologies Department. He has taken on different roles in the Technology and Operations business family. Since January 2023, he has been serving as Executive Vice President in charge of Technology. Gökçay is the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Aktech and also a member of the Board Member of AkÖde. Before joining Akbank, Gökçay started his career as a software engineer in 1992 and held the positions of managing partner and department head of leader banks and consultancy firms in Turkey and Europe in the field of Financial Technologies. He has over 30 years of experience in technology management, consultancy and system integration in the banking and telecomunications sectors.

Gökçay is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering and he has a master’s degree from the same department

Çetin Düz joined Akbank in 2004 and after taking various responsibilities in Internal Audit division, he worked as Deputy Head of Internal Audit between 2014-2015. He was appointed as Executive Vice President of AKLease in charge of Credit Allocation in August 2015. He worked as General Manager of AKLease since 2019 January. Çetin Düz was appointed as Akbank Commercial Banking Executive Vice President and Chairman of Aklease in February 2023. He has been working at Akbank as Executive Vice President of Credit Monitoring and Collections since May 2025.

Çetin Düz graduated from Boğaziçi University, Department of Political Science and International Relations and he holds an Executive MBA degree from Sabancı University.

Dalya Kohen joined Akbank in 2010 and after taking various responsibilities in Private Banking Division she worked as Senior Vice President of Private Banking between 2018-2023. As of May 2023, she was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Private Banking and Wealth Management. Dalya Kohen is also a Board Member of Ak Asset Management. Prior to joining Akbank, she worked in the Treasury Department of another private sector bank. Dalya Kohen is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Economics.

Alper Bektaş held managerial roles in audit and commercial credit departments at various private sector banks prior to joining Akbank. He began his career at Akbank in 2006 as a Commercial Loan Allocation Manager. Between 2009 and 2017, he served as Regional Credit Manager and subsequently as Regional Manager. From 2017 to 2025, he held the position of Senior Vice President of SME Banking Sales Management. In May 2025, he was appointed Executive Vice President of SME Banking. He is responsible for SME sales and marketing, trade finance and cash management products, as well as value chain management.

Bektaş holds a bachelor’s degree in Labour Economics and Industrial Relations from the Faculty of Political Sciences at Ankara University and has been a certified public accountant since 2006.

Burcu Çalıcıoğlu began her career in 2005 at a different private sector bank where she held various managerial positions in the fields of Credit and Risk. In 2019, she joined Akbank as Vice President of Retail Credits and Decision Analytics. In 2022, she was appointed as Senior Vice President of Credit Analytics and Individual-Micro Credit Approval Department. Since May 2025, she has been serving as Executive Vice President of Consumer Credit Analytics and Consumer/Micro Credits Underwriting

Burcu Çalıcıoğlu received her bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Yıldız Technical University and completed the Executive MBA Program at Istanbul Technical University.

Özlem Atik Kaptanoğlu began her career in 1998, taking on various roles within corporate banking at different financial institutions. In 2002, she joined Akbank, where she made significant contributions to the Corporate Banking until 2005. She then continued her trajectory in the sector, serving as a director in key strategic roles until 2016. That year, she rejoined Akbank as a Corporate Branch Manager and was shortly thereafter appointed Senior Vice President in Corporate Banking, driving strategic growth and client-centric transformation. In May 2025, she assumed the role of Executive Vice President of Commercial Banking.

Özlem Atik Kaptanoğlu holds a bachelor’s degree in Economics from Boğaziçi University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences.