After graduating from Yeditepe University’s English Business Administration department, he completed Marmara University – BMI’s micro-MBA program in brand management and strategic marketing while continuing his professional career.

He worked for approximately 4 years managing sales processes and 12 years in various management positions in marketing, sales, and corporate communications, at brands ranking among the biggest players in the real estate sector in terms of brand awareness, market share, and revenue.

Across 4 different brands and 7 different mid- to senior-level management positions, with 16 years of management experience leading large, high-performing teams, he took part in product development, sales, and marketing management for more than 40 newly developed, under-construction, or completed projects across 10 regions.

Together with his team, he delivered many awards and successful project management achievements — including the establishment of the real estate sector’s first online sales system, the creation of a sub-brand, top sales performance rankings, best-marketing-campaign finalist placements, the design of innovative campaigns not previously seen in the sector, top brand awareness/favorability rankings, top revenue-growth brand recognitions, and Golden Spider web awards.

After graduating from Uludağ University’s Economics department, he completed his master’s degree at Brooklyn College’s Economics department in the United States. Following early-career business experience in the United States, he served as a mid- to senior-level manager at 6 different companies among the real estate sector’s leading brands, in sales, marketing, product development, site management, and corporate communications.

Over more than 20 years in management, he took part in the product development, sales, marketing, and site management processes of branded real estate projects addressing 21 different mid- to upper-income segments. In the last 5 years of his career, he managed the marketing and sales operations of leading Turkish real estate developers through outsourced and exclusive business models. His career achievements include managing what became the sector’s top-selling project among many Emlak Konut projects, marketing advertising campaign awards, and bulk sales to international buyers.