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Hüseyin Yalçın was born in Kızılca in 1947 and graduated fromMiddle East Technical University, Faculty of
Administrative Sciences, Economics Department. He began his professional career as an elementary school
teacher in 1966. Subsequently, he served as an Officer at Dışbank and Turkish Emlak Kredi Bank. Between 1977
and 1990, he worked as Inspector, Assistant Manager, Branch Manager and Manager of İzmir Region Foreign
Operations at Ziraat Bank. From 1990 to 2000, Mr. Yalçın also served as Deputy Chief Executive and General
Manager Consultant at Development Bank of Turkey. From 2000 until 2002, after the transfer of banks to SDIF
(Savings Deposit Insurance Fund), he served as Senior Deputy Chief Executive at Yurtbank, Deputy Chief Executive
at Sümerbank, Deputy Chief Executive at Kent Portföy and General Manager Consultant at Toprakbank. Mr. Yalçın
was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors on 31 March 2011 and 28 March 2014; he was elected Independent
Member of the Board of Directors on 29 March 2013 and 28 March 2014.
Prof. Dr. Turkay Berksoy was born in 1951 in Elazığ and graduated from İstanbul Academy of Economic and Commercial Sciences.
Subsequently, he completed his master’s degree at Boğaziçi University, and obtained his doctorate fromMarmara University. Prof.
Dr. Berksoy worked as faculty member and assumed administrative posts at various universities in Turkey, and worked as visiting
lecturer at University of East Anglia School of Development Studies. He currently serves as faculty member and head of the Finance
Department at Marmara University, Faculty of Economics. Prof. Dr. Berksoy, who is a chartered accountant, served as Chairman
of the Board at the Finance Research Center at Marmara University, Faculty of Economics and Administrative Science. In addition
to his post at the university, he served as adviser in some banks; Auditor on the Board of İşbank; member of the Board of the Tax
Reform Commission, The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey Private Specialization Commission, Güneş Hayat
Sigorta A.Ş., Petkim A.Ş., Ataköy Otelcilik A.Ş., Türkiye Maritime Facilities Inc. and Paşabahçe Cam Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.; member of
the Ministry of Finance Tax Council; and independent member of the Board at Anadolu Anonim Türk Sigorta Şirketi, Trakya Cam
Sanayii A.Ş. and Türkiye Şişe ve Cam Fabrikaları A.Ş. Prof. Dr. Turkay Berksoy was elected to İşbank’s Board of Directors on 28 March
2014; he was also elected member of the Audit Committee, T.R.N.C. Internal Systems Committee, Corporate Governance Committee,
Remuneration Committee and Alternate Member of the Credit Committee on 31 March 2014 and Independent Member of the Board
of Directors on 31 March 2015.
Murat Vulkan was born in Ankara in 1957 and is a graduate of Hacettepe University, Faculty of Social and
Administrative Sciences, English Language and Literature Department. He started his professional career as
an Officer at Kızılay/Ankara Branch in 1982. Subsequently, Mr. Vulkan became Assistant Section Head in 1987,
Sub-Manager in 1993 and Assistant Manager in 1995 at the Ankara Branch. He was appointed Manager of the
Ereğli/Karadeniz Branch in 1999. From 2001 to 2011, Mr. Vulkan served as Manager of the Kayseri Branch, Regional
Manager of the SME Loans Underwriting Division of İstanbul Maltepe Region, Manager of the Yenişehir/Ankara
Branch and Manager of the Başkent Corporate Branch. Mr. Vulkan was elected Member of the Board of Directors on
30 May 2011 and 28 March 2014.
Kemal Meral was born in 1970, in Ankara and graduated from Southern New Hampshire University, Business
Administration Department. He worked at banking sector from 1994 to 1995, Prime Ministry Press Public Relations
Undersecretariat between 1996 and 1997, various financial institutions between 1997 and 2002 and Prime
Ministry Press Public Relations Undersecretariat from 2002 to 2014. Mr. Kemal Meral was elected to İşbank’s Board
of Directors on 28 March 2014.
Ulaş Moğultay was born in 1979 in İstanbul and graduated from Boston University, Economics Department. He also
completed master’s level classwork in International Affairs and Politics at University of Chicago. He holds a master’s
degree in Economics from Syracuse University and an MBA from Loyola University, Chicago. From 2005 to 2007, Mr.
Moğultay served as Economic Advisor at the World Bank. After completing his MBA at Loyola University between
2008 and 2010, he worked as an Economist at Ülker Group from 2010 to 2013. Mr. Ulaş Moğultay was elected to
İşbank’s Board of Directors on 28 March 2014. He has also served as member of the Corporate Social Responsibility
Committee since 24 July 2014.
Hüseyin Yalçın
Member of the Board
Murat Vulkan
Member of the Board
Prof. Dr. Turkay Berksoy
Member of the Board
Kemal Meral
Member of the Board
Ulaş Moğultay
Member of the Board
