Executive management

Hakan Binbaşgil joined Akbank as the Executive Vice President in charge of Change Management in October 2002. He initiated the Bank's "Restructuring Programme" which has transformed Akbank into one of Turkey's most customer-focused, modern and innovative financial institutions. Hakan Binbaşgil was appointed Executive Vice President in charge of Retail Banking in November 2003, Deputy CEO in May 2008, and since January 2012 as Board Member and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank. He also serves as Chairman of Akbank AG Supervisory Board.

Prior to joining Akbank, Binbaşgil worked as a Management Consultant in the London and Istanbul offices of Accenture, and as Executive Vice President in a different private sector bank. Binbaşgil also served on the boards of directors of numerous companies domestically and abroad.​

After graduating from Robert College, Hakan Binbaşgil graduated from Bosphorus University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Binbaşgil also holds MBA and MS degrees in Finance from Louisiana State University-Baton Rouge, USA.

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 has been in charge of SME Banking since January 2022. Bülent Oğuz is the Vice Chairman 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 was appointed as Senior Vice President of Strategic Management in 2009, Executive Vice President in charge of Human Resources and Strategy in 2014. She served as Executive Vice President in charge of Strategy, Digital Banking and Payment Systems between 2019 and 2021. She has been charge of Consumer Banking and Digital Solutions. Prior to joining Akbank, she worked in international 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 also is one of the first members of IIF Future Leaders Group and mentee in Women on Board Association Turkey. She acts as the Chairwoman of AkÖde, Board Member of Akbank AG, Ak Investment, Aksigorta, Agesa, MMA EMEA and Sabanci DX.

Ege Gültekin joined Akbank in February 2015 as Executive Vice President in charge of Credit Monitoring and Collections. Gültekin is also a Board Member of AkLease. Before joining Akbank, Ege Gültekin held various senior management positions at different banks and asset management companies. Ege Gültekin is a graduate of Middle East Technical University, Department of Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences and holds a Master's degree from John Hopkins University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Information and Telecommunication Systems.

Gültekin is also Board Member of Aklease and Vice Chairman of Kredi Kayit Bürosu (KKB).

Levent Çelebioğlu joined Akbank in May, 2015 as Executive Vice President in charge of Corporate and Investment Banking. Prior to joining Akbank, he held various senior management positions at different private sector banks. Çelebioğlu is also the Vice Chairman of Akbank AG and Chairman of AkInvestment. Additionally, he is Chairman of TUSIAD Banking Group. Levent Çelebioğlu is a graduate of 9 Eylul University, Faculty of Economics, Monetary Economics & Banking Department.

Mehmet Tugal joined Akbank in September 2005 and worked as Corporate Branch Manager and Senior Vice President of Commercial Banking respectively. He was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Commercial Banking in September 2017. Tugal is also the Chairman of Aklease, Board Member of AkInvestment and a Board Member of Endeavor Prior to joining Akbank, he held various senior management positions at different private sector banks. Mehmet Tugal is a graduate of İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, Business Administration and holds an MBA degree from Central Michigan University.

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. In 2022 he is attanded as Corporate Governance Committee Member. Tunalı is the Vice Chairman of Ak Investment, also a Board Member of Akbank AG, AkLease and AkÖde. Türker Tunalı is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Business Administration and is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) since 2006.

Alp Keler was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Wealth Management and Private Banking in January 2018. Prior to this appointment, he was serving as CEO of Ak Asset Management since 2011. Alp Keler has over 20 years of experience in capital markets and asset management. Keler is also the Chairman of Ak Asset Management. Keler is a graduate of METU Civil Engineering Department. He also received an MBA degree from İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, the Master of Law in Economics (LLM) from Galatasaray University, Management Program of Harvard Business School and PhD in Banking from Marmara University. He is a CFA charterholder. He served as a chairman, board and audit member in various local and global capital market associations.

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. 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.

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

Şebnem Muratoğlu joined Akbank in April 1995 as Management Trainee. Muratoğlu has been working at the Risk Management since 2002 and appointed as Vice President in charge of Risk Management in November 2003, Senior Vice President responsible from Risk Management in November 2006 and CRO in March 2017. Lastly, she was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Treasury in January 2019. Şebnem Muratoğlu is Vice Chairman of Ak Asset Management and AkLease. Muratoğlu is a graduate of University of Kent Economics and holds a Master's degree from Macquarie University and FRM (Financial Risk Manager) certificate holder since 2003.

Pınar Anapa joined Akbank in 1999 and after taking various responsibilities in Internal Audit division, she worked as Deputy Head of Internal Audit between 2007-2014. Anapa started to serve as Career Development Senior Vice President in 2014, and she has been serving as Executive Vice President in charge of People and Culture since June 2019. In January 2023, Pınar Anapa has been appointed as the “Coordinator for Consumer Relations”. Her areas of responsibility cover career development, organizational development, training, architectural solutions and operations. Pınar Anapa is a graduate of METU Economics and received an Executive MBA degree from Sabanci University in 2006.

Anapa is also a Board Member of Akbank AG and Women in Technology Association.

Gökhan Gökçay joined Akbank in May 2017 as Senior Vice President of Dijital Banking and Payment Systems Technologies Department. After taking on different roles in the Technology and Operations business family, in January 2023, he was appointed as Executive Vice President in charge of Technology. Gökçay started his career as a software engineer in 1992, 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. Gökhan Gökçay is a graduate of Boğaziçi University, Department of Computer Engineering. He has a master’s degree from the same department.