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.

With over 15 years of experience across many brands in the real estate sector, Funda Akpınar has played an active role at every stage of branded real estate sales management processes. She has deep expertise in sales operations management, customer analysis, market analysis, project launch management, pricing strategies, and after-sales services.

In her sales processes, Funda Akpınar takes a relationship-based approach that is not only goal-oriented but also puts customer satisfaction first. By keeping team motivation high, she builds trust-based relationships with customers and represents the companies she serves in the best possible way, contributing to the brands’ sustainable success.

With analytical thinking skills, an empathetic communication style, and strong coordination ability, she produces strategic solutions that make a difference at every stage of the sales process.

With over 15 years of experience on both the agency and brand side in marketing, corporate communications, and sales development, Gürkan Gürtürk is known for his holistic approach that gives brands strategic vision. Throughout his career he has led standout projects in real estate, technology, food, and manufacturing sectors, successfully uniting different disciplines under a single creative strategy.

Gürkan blends innovative and analytical thinking with creative insight, focusing on increasing both the commercial performance and perceived value of brands. He is inspiring in team management, innovative in business development processes, and always takes a data- and people-driven approach to marketing vision.

With experience in digital marketing, strategy development, brand storytelling, and integrated marketing planning, he helps shape ProLink Consulting’s growth vision — building not just brands’ present, but their future position as well.

A graduate in Business Administration, Hamed Haddadian Shad has more than 10 years of experience in international sales and marketing. With the knowledge he has gained in the global real estate market, he has earned the trust of investors from various countries and managed high-value sales processes.

Combining expertise in professional sales techniques, B2B marketing, digital marketing, and cross-cultural communication, he leads brands in building strong brand awareness in international markets and effectively reaching their sales targets.

With his strategic vision, marketing experience, analytical perspective, and multicultural leadership style, he guides the global sales strategies of the brands ProLink Consulting serves, contributing to their sustainable growth on an international scale.

A graduate in Industrial Engineering, Batuhan Kaya specialized in real estate after gaining experience in various sectors both domestically and internationally. He has strong expertise in domestic and international sales management, after-sales services, business development, and investor relations.

By integrating the engineering perspective from his education into sales management strategies, he makes processes more efficient and measurable. He develops innovative approaches to accurately analyzing customer needs, market analysis, product positioning, sales development, and creating investment value.

With skills in objection handling, sales closing techniques, analytical thinking, and a results-oriented way of working, he produces strategic solutions within the ProLink Consulting team that help brands reach their growth targets.